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Meghan Markle: It’s ‘good to be home’ after years abroad
Duchess Meghan and her family relocated to the West Coast amid a period of great turmoil for the country, though she said Friday, “It’s good to be home.” In a conversation with The 19th co-founder Emily Ramshaw, the Duchess of Sussex reflected on her homecoming, which occurred amid the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery…
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Belarus authorities free detainees amid protests
MINSK, Belarus — Tens of thousands of people flooded the heart of the Belarus capital of Minsk on Friday in a show of anger over a brutal police crackdown this week on peaceful protesters that followed a disputed election, and authorities sought to ease rising public fury by freeing at least 2,000 who were jailed…
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Toddler, 2, found walking barefoot and alone
FBI officials are asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing Georgia mother whose toddler was found walking barefoot and alone in South Florida last month. Authorities found Leila Cavett’s 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, wandering all by himself near an apartment complex on July 26 in Miramar, Florida, about 20 miles north of Miami,…
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Eminent rice scientist joins CHED
By Fernan Angeles THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has appointed Dr. Glenn B. Gregorio, Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), as Chairperson of the CHED Technical Panel for Agriculture (TPA). CHED said it “has appointed new technical panel members in the fields of public administration…
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US DOJ accuses Yale of discrimination
The Department of Justice has accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants. A two-year civil rights investigation, in response to a complaint by Asian American groups, found that race was a factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year, officials said. It also found Asian American and white applicants have…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber says he’ll take experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Acclaimed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, like many in the entertainment industry, is looking forward to the day when theaters can reopen safely. He has made it known that he will do anything to save live theater. MORE: Broadway will remain closed through 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemicThe Tony winner announced Wednesday he’s volunteered to help…
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DepEd moves school opening to October 5
By Fernan Angeles THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday announced moving the opening of School Year 2020-2021 from August 24 to October 5 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said they submitted the recommendation to the President last August 6 after Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal were reverted to modified…
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Duterte ally Dennis Uy quits as Dito-CME president
By Fernan Angeles A STAUNCH supporter and ally of President Rodrigo Duterte wanting his Dito CME Holdings to become the third telecommunications company in the country has resigned from his corporate post as President. Billionaire businessman Dennis Uy, however, will remain on the board as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Replacing him as President is…
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PhilHealth to members: Don’t worry
By John Clifford Lintao EMBATTLED Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) told its members not to be worried over the suspension of the agency’s interim reimbursement mechanism as benefits for COVID-19 patients would not affect their services. In an advisory posted in the social media, PhilHealth said that “regular COVID-19 in-patient benefits, testing and community isolation…
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Teacher due for retirement this year dies of COVID-19
By John Clifford Lintao A 61-year-old public school teacher from Isulan, Sultan Kudarat would no longer be able to get and enjoy her retirement benefits due this year after succumbing to COVID-19 , Mayor Maritess Pallasigue said. The teacher’s remains were immediately cremated. Pallasigue said that the retiring teacher was rushed to the hospital after…