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Philippine Coast Guard offers to help BuCor transport inmates
The Philippine Coast Guard is offering to assist the Bureau of Corrections in transporting inmates and implementing searches for contraband in the New Bilibid Prison and BuCor’s six other penal colonies, a PCG official said yesterday......»»
Sablayan prisoners undergo skills training
Inmates at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro have been provided skills training to help generate income for the SPPF......»»
PCG eyes transfer to Bilibid
The Philippine Coast Guard is looking into the possibility of transferring its headquarters from Port Area, Manila to the New Bilibid Prison reservation in Muntinlupa City, a PCG official said yesterday......»»
At least 27 people killed in a fire at an amusement park in western India, police say
At least 27 people killed in a fire at an amusement park in western India, police say.....»»
Indonesia floods: At least 34 killed, 16 missing
Datar, Indonesia–At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago’s most active volcanos damaged homes, roads and mosques, officials said Sunday. Hours of heavy rain caused flooding in Agam and Tanah Datar districts in West Sumatra province on Saturday evening, threatening.....»»
Recto sees at least 5.8 percent GDP growth in Q1
The Philippine economy may have expanded by at least 5.8 percent to as much as 6.3 percent in the first quarter as inflation remained a concern for the government......»»
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, April 15
DOHA -- At least 12 people died in weather-related accidents in certain Omani governorates, Oman News Agency reported on Sunday. The victims were killed after their vehicles were swept away by rapidly flowing waters, the search and rescue sector of Oman's National Committee for Emergency Management was quoted as saying. (Oman-Flood-Deaths) - - - - MEXICO CITY -- At least three people were killed af.....»»
Clergy woman tells UN how Anti-Terror Act is used vs rights defenders
Human rights group Karapatan, said there are at least 91 individuals who have been charged with violations of the ATA and Republic Act No. 10168 or the law on the prevention and suppression of terrorist financing. There are also at least 27 political prisoners charged under both laws. The post Clergy woman tells UN how Anti-Terror Act is used vs rights defenders appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, Feb. 11
GAZA -- At least 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombing of a house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Sunday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Gaza-Israel-Bombing) - - - - LIMA -- The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday for at least 96 districts in 15 regions of the country due to damage caused by heavy rains in recent weeks. Th.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 0630 GMT, Feb. 11
GAZA -- At least 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombing of a house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Sunday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. (Gaza-Israel-Bombing) - - - - LIMA -- The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday for at least 96 districts in 15 regions of the country due to damage caused by heavy rains in recent weeks. Th.....»»
At least 5 killed in landslide in southern Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 31 others injured due to a landslide on Tuesday that buried two buses and houses in a mining town in southern Philippines, local authorities said on Wednesday. The landslide took place on Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town of Davao de Oro province, a local disaster agency said. The passenger buses were ferrying workers from the min.....»»
P250 billion needed to provide water for 40 million Pinoys
The government needs at least P250 billion to provide potable water and sanitation to at least 40 million Filipinos with no access yet to clean and safe drinking water, a ranking official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday......»»
Mommy Dionisia, Mike Yamson 10 years nang magdyowa: Thank you, Lord!
SAMPUNG taon nang magkarelasyon ngayon ang nanay ni Manny Pacquiao na si Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao at ang boyfriend niyang si Mike Yamson. Yes, yes, yes mga ka-Marites! Ten years nang magdyowa ang dalawa at in fairness, going strong pa rin ang relasyon at mas lalo pa raw nagiging solid sa paglipas ng panahon. Twenty-seven years.....»»
Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide — study
COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday. This marked a sharp reversal during a decades-long rise in global life expectancy, according to hundreds of researchers sifting through data.....»»
A continuing failure?
Because bringing power plants online from scratch takes at least five years, our current problems with low grid reserves resulting in yellow and red alerts can be blamed on a failure during the Duterte era. But the BBM DOE seems committed to continuing the failed policies......»»
LIST: Tree cover loss in Cebu per area
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Since 2001, Cebu, home to over 5 million people and the largest economic hub outside the capital Manila, has lost thousands of hectares of tree cover. At least 10.1 kilo-hectare, or around 10,100 hectares of tree cover in Cebu, were depleted in a span of 20 years, data from Global Forest.....»»
After 22 years, retirement pay given to 145 employees of IBC-13
MANILA, Philippines — After over two decades, 145 former employees of government-owned media corporation Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC-13) have finally received their retirement pay. In a statement from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Saturday, it said that at least 25 of the retirees have already passed away before they could enjoy the fruits of.....»»
No lottery in PBA draft
A plan to hold a special no-order, computer-generated lottery for PBA draft applicants who would’ve been eligible to join at least four years earlier isn’t pushing through after all. According to PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, any change in format will require approval from the Board of Governors and for the moment, the guidelines for the draft on July 14 remain the same as before, meaning the order will follow the reverse standings of the teams the previous season unless slots are traded......»»
Huge US, Japan investments coming
At least $100 billion in investments from the US and Japan may come to the Philippines in five to 10 years as a result of the historic trilateral summit here that aims to deepen the three countries’ economic and defense ties, an envoy said yesterday......»»