Tropical Storm “Huaning” has left the Philippine Area of responsibility as of 5 p.m., a bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday. Based on all available data, the center of “Huaning” was estimated at 585 kilometers (km) north northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It had sustained maximum winds of 65 km per hour near the center. PAGASA still expects “Huaning” to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat) in Batanes, the Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, and Abra. Rough to very rough seas are also expected in the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon and
Carlo Paalam may have failed in his bid to snare a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics but his family couldn’t care less. To them, he will always be a winner. “It doesn’t matter that he ended up with a silver medal. For us, my son will always be a gold medalist. My son, you are the gold in our lives,” Paalam’s father, Pio Reo, said in the vernacular minutes after the first-time Olympian’s split decision loss to Great Britain’s Galal Yafai in the flyweight division at the Kokugikan Arena Saturday afternoon. Paalam’s family, relatives, and friends watched the bout
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Undersecretary Kristian Ablan and Assistant Secretary Omar Romero are among the first batch to complete the Executive Master in National Security Administration (E-MNSA) Program of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). In a press statement, the NDCP said it has produced 42 graduates who completed the pioneer class of –E-MNSA this school year. The 42 graduates, composed of officials and leaders from national government agencies, local government units, international development organizations, academe, and the private sector, graduated in a simple ceremony at the Lapu-Lapu Grandstand in Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on Aug. 5.
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has deployed its mobile catering assets to help Metro Manila residents affected by the ongoing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. said their Mobile KTB (Kusina, Tele-Eskwela and Barangayanihan) rollout began on Saturday, the second day of the ECQ that will last until Aug. 20. “Our Mobile KTBs are providing hot meals, health kits, and mineral water to the street children, homeless, and street sweepers around the Metro. The aim is to extend help and assistance to the severely affected families and individuals during this current health crisis,”
More than 20,000 individuals were apprehended, fined, and warned for various violations of public health and safety guidelines on the first day of implementation of the stricter quarantine classifications in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, collectively known as “NCR Plus bubble”. The Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield data released late Saturday showed that 5,781 of the 20,511 violators were sanctioned in relation to the implementation of uniform curfew hours while 14,775 violated minimum public health standards. In the National Capital Region (NCR) that is under the most restrictive enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20, the JTF
Yuka Saso fired an eagle-spiked six-under-par 65 on Saturday but her last-ditch run fell just short of a medal at the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympics’ women’s golf competition at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. The 20-year old Fil-Japanese caught fire in her final nine, going six-over over a seven-hole stretch as made five birdies and an eagle at the drivable par-4 17th, which she reached in two before making a short putt. In all, the ICTSI-backed Saso went a scorching 13-under par over her last three rounds on a 68, 67, and a 65, but an opening round of three-over
