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April 24, 2024
Filipino workers vaccinated in the Philippines will be allowed entry to Hong Kong starting Aug. 30 upon presentation of Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) vaccination certificates, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Sunday. In a news release, DOLE said the HK government has already agreed to let overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who received Covid-19 vaccines in the country to come and work provided they have vaccine certificates issued and validated by the BOQ. Some 3,000 OFWs who are awaiting deployment to HK will benefit from the development. OFWs will undergo quarantine in specified hotels, the cost to be
Silay City in Negros Occidental joined the mourning for Pfc. Christopher Alada, a Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) member who died during a clash with communist terrorists in Barangay Kapitan Ramon on Aug. 20. The remains of the 31-year-old Alada have been brought home to his family in Barangay Indorohan, Badiangan, Iloilo on Saturday afternoon. “The City of Silay mourns the passing of a great soldier who embodied bravery, selflessness, and heroism,” Silay Mayor Mark Golez posted on Facebook over the weekend. Alada, a father of two, died following a 35-minute firefight with about 10 Communist Party of the
Manny Pacquiao failed to reclaim the World Boxing Association welterweight title that was stripped away from him after falling prey to Cuban pug Yordenis Ugas in their showdown at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (Philippine Time). In a battle pitting boxers who saw their original opponents backing out due to various eye injuries, the 42-year-old Pacquiao looked sluggish in his first bout in two years, and the 35-year-old Ugas banked on his reach advantage to connect jabs eventually swelled Pacquiao’s face a bit early on. The fighting senator would put up a gallant fight, even turning the
Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao failed to show his old forms as he lost to Yordenis Ugas of Cuba by a unanimous decision in the battle for the World Boxing Association super world welterweight title at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on Sunday (Philippine time). “His old moves never came back, of course he’s getting older,” boxing promoter and manager Brico Santig of Highland Promotions. For referee-judge Silvestre Abainza, it is time for Pacquiao to retire, saying the boxer-turned senator has brought so much honor for the country. “It’s really time to retire. He is old. Eighth division world champion even
Amid reports of blatant quarantine violations in passenger buses and jeepneys, the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday warned drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) to strictly follow the minimum public health standards or else face citation tickets. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said police forces, particularly from the Highway Patrol Group (HPG), have already been instructed to issue traffic violation tickets to the operators and drivers of PUVs especially in the National Capital Region and nearby provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal, and Cavite. Eleazar ordered Joint Task Force Covid Shield commander Lt. Gen. Israel Dickson to monitor the situation
Aside from being anti-development, the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) is also against the community and family, and will do everything it can to break up these bonds. This, according to National Security Adviser, Secretary Hermogenes Esperon, Jr., during an interview with the Cabinet Report program hosted by President Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar on Aug. 20. “Alam mo itong NPA na ito, masabi ko lang ay anti-family ito. Pinaghihiwalay ang asosasyon ng magsasaka, asosasyon ng kababaihan, asosasyon ng kabataan. Bine-break up nila iyong pamilya, may hatred, itong anak hindi na kailangang sumunod doon sa magulang
