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SWS: 4 out of 10 Filipinos expecting harder times
By John Clifford Lintao LIFE would be more difficult for the next 12 months, according to 36 percent of adult Filipinos in a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). In its July 3 to 6, 2020 National Mobile Phone Survey, 30 percent of Filipinos surveyed said they are expecting their quality of life…
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Another Ampatuan massacre suspect arrested
By Fernan Angeles IT took 11 long years for police to catch up on one of the many suspects behind the carnage of 57 individuals, including 31 journalists, in Maguindanao. The 45-year old Nasser Adam y Mangalen, also known as Umar Kasim y Bansuan, was arrested by authorities on Friday for murder of Quezon City…
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28 Nueva Ecija students to receive scholarship grants from CDC
By Mar T. Supnad CLARK FREEPORT — Twenty-eight students from the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) will receive scholarship grants from Clark Development Corporation (CDC) after an agreement was signed between the state-owned firm and the local government of Sta. Rosa town in Nueva Ecija in a simple ceremony held recently. The…
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Rizal town eyes one isolation facility per barangay
By Fernan Angeles TAYTAY, Rizal – The local government would have completed an isolation facility for COVID-19 response for each of their barangay by September, said Mayor Joric Gacula. In a statement issued after meeting the town’s five barangay captains, Gacula hinted at the isolation facility as the place where they intend to house the…
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Eve Echoes: First impression
By Trixie Dauz So, this game is a continuation of the Eve universe which started with Eve Online (EO). EO was released in 2003 by CCP Games and is in the MMORPG genre. Even now, after almost two decades, the PC game has many active players, some having spent more than 10,000 hours on it.…
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Broadway’s Tony Awards to go digital this fall
Two weeks after The Hollywood Reporter asked the question “How do you solve a problem like the Tonys?” we have an answer. The 74th Tony Awards ceremony, which was scheduled to take place at Radio City Music Hall on June 7 before the pandemic cut short the 2019-2020 Broadway season it was to recognize, will…
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Ynares mulls use of religious places, schools as quarantine facilities
MANILA – Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the Cabinet member assigned to help the local government of Rizal in fighting the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), has supported the proposal of Rizal Governor Rebecca Ynares to convert schools and some religious places as quarantine facilities for the province. Cusi called for a meeting with Rizal local government units…
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Joe Biden to ‘shut [country] down’ to prevent spread of COVID-19 if elected
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Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir on Friday that as president, he would shut the country down to stop the spread of COVID-19 if the move was recommended to him by scientists. “I would shut it down; I would listen to the scientists,”…
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Hong Kong to offer free COVID-19 tests to everyone
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will offer free coronavirus tests to its residents starting Sept. 1 as it grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began, leader Carrie Lam said Friday. The testing program, which will last up to two weeks, will allow every Hong Kong resident to be tested on a voluntary basis,…
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Musician-journalist turns to e-book writing
Writing has always been a weapon for entertainment journalist Yugel Losorata whether in quickly delivering articles to meet deadlines or seeking inner peace under the stress of a forced lockdown. The Manila-based musician-scribe turned to e-book writing while on lockdown and produced three e-books with the guidance and support of ePublish Book Hub. The first…