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DOH warns of health risks from Bataan oil spill, lists hazards
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday cautioned the public against the dangers of oil spi̾lls to the human body. In a Facebook post, the DOH said that oil spi̾lls can harm people in various ways through direct physical contact, contamination, destruction of food sources and habitats, and even reproductive health problems in some cases. Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1967630/doh-warns-of-health-risks-from-bataan-oil-spill-lists-hazards
8 years after sham inquiry,' a different House welcomes Leila de Lima
INFO The legislative body that was hostile towards Leila de Lima in 2016 now welcomes her with a spirit of collegiality, acknowledging her for who she is — a subject matter expert on the pattern of vigilante killings that persisted under Duterte's leadership It was a scene that was unimaginable during the previous administration: former senator Leila de Lima being warmly welcomed and even lauded by members of the same chamber that had vilified her nearly eight years ago. The former lawmaker, jailed for nearly seven years on trumped-up charges during the administration of her political nemesis Rodrigo Duterte, attended the House of Representatives investigation into the former president’s bloody drug war. She had been invited by human...
Koko asks Marcos not to use climate change as scapegoat
Pimentel questioned the continued floods that inundated Metro Manila and other areas last week despite billions of funding allocated to flood control. “Let us also not use ‘climate change’ as the scapegoat…What I instead propose is for us to look at the possibility of ‘character change’,” he said. Source: Koko lauds Marcos ban on POGOs; asks him not to use climate change as scapegoat
'Most secured VP in history': Lawmaker says 31 cops still assigned to Sara Duterte
Vice President Sara Duterte attends the 2024 National Brigada Eskwela kick-off program at Carmen National High School in Carmen, Cebu on July 17, 2024. Facebook / Inday Sara Duterte MANILA, Philippines — A House lawmaker on Tuesday cut through the furor of two senators calling for volunteers to be Vice President Sara Duterte's security detail, emphasizing that Duterte was not stripped of all her security personnel when the Philippine National Police redeployed cops previously assigned to her. Rep. Joel Chua (Manila, 3rd District) said in a press conference that 31 personnel remain assigned to Duterte’s security detail after 75 PNP personnel were redeployed to the National Capital Region Police Office to beef up the number of cops in...
VP Sara, family fly to Germany amids typhoon
Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio flew to Germany with her family and mother early morning on Wednesday, July 24. The Vice President was seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 with her husband, their children and her mother Elizabeth Zimmerman. The plane left at 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, and is expected to land in Dubai for a connecting flight to Munich, Germany. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has yet to confirm the travel.
IRR for expanded CP of public school teachers inked
The implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the establishment of an expanded career progression (ECP) system for public school teachers have been signed on Friday. Under the CT track, teachers can advance through multiple stages: Teacher I to Teacher VII, and then Master Teacher I to Master Teacher V. As for SA track, teachers holding Master Teacher I positions can advance to School Principal I to School Principal V. Source: IRR for expanded career progression of public school teachers inked | Philippine News Agency
Vivamax Data Breach 2024
I thought the email I received could be a spam but the sender's email domain is legit. Nasa archived ko rin kaya hindi ko kaagad nabasa. I did my research and to my surprise, I found quite a few articles posted 2 to 3 days ago about this data leak. I don't even remember registering for an account sa Vivamax, but whatever.. I tried logging in, did a forgot password and I was able to login to the account. Although walang active subscription, I don't know.. baka kasama sa data breach ang ilan sa mga information ko. Yun pa namang email address ko using my own domain ang naka-register dun. BTW, here's one of those articles na nakita ko --> Vivamax Subscriber Identities Spreading Now After Data Leak| PhilNews Tell me.. where do I (we)...
Rental rates go down by 50%: Condo market seen to suffer the most from POGO ban
Property sector expert David Leechiu said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s blanket ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) would force rental fees in a specific market to go down by as much as 50%. Source: https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/07/28/rental-rates-to-go-down-by-50-find-out-the-condo-market-segment-seen-to-suffer-the-most-from-pogo-ban/property/
PAGCOR be dissolved if POGO ban not fully implemented - Pimentel
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Saturday threatened to push for the abolition of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) if it refuses to fully comply with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to shut down all Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos). Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1966572/pimentel-pagcor-going-around-pogo-ban
Flood control projects are money machines of NCR politicians & DPWH-MMDA
MMDA chair and concurrent DPWH secretary Bayani Fernando ordered the transfer of all flood control projects to MMDA’s jurisdiction to stop these modus operandi. But after he left the agency, the corruption still continued and even went back to its old ways. Source: https://opinion.inquirer.net/175535/flood-control-projects-are-money-machines-of-ncr-politicos-and-dpwh-mmda-officials
Sara Duterte on personal trip overseas' as PH grapples with severe flooding
INFO What's the trip for? Filipinos online are quick to speculate that she and her family flew to Germany to watch the Taylor Swift Eras Tour. On Wednesday, July 24, as the country was grappling with a heavy downpour brought by monsoon rain enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi), a photo of Vice President Sara Duterte wearing a hoodie inside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 went viral on social media. This triggered speculation about the reasons why she was flying overseas when a lot of Filipinos in the northern provinces, Metro Manila, and central and souther Luzon were caught in the middle of a typhoon that eventually developed into a super typhoon by Wednesday afternoon. But did she really leave the country...
Trillanes: ICC notifies PH gov't of EJK suspects, led by Bato
Former police chiefs Sen. Ronald dela Rosa and Oscar Albayalde, along with three other former and current police officials, have been formally tagged as suspects in the ongoing drug war investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said yesterday. Source: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/26/2373109/icc-notifies-philippine-government-ejk-suspects-led-bato

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