July, 2020
Gordon, family go on home isolation after 10 Senate, Red Cross staff catch coronavirus
July 24, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
Ten members of Senator Richard Gordon’s “immediate” staff at the Senate and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) tested positive for COVID-19, prompting him to get tested as well. In a statement, Gordon said he, his wife, and their household staff all tested negative, but have decided to go into a self-imposed home isolation. As for […]
Read More...Human Trafficking is a Global Challenge
July 24, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Human Trafficking is a Global Challenge Fr. Shay Cullen 24 July 2020 When the group of eight teenagers was first referred to the Preda Home for Girls, they were still in shock having been taken into police custody during a rescue. What they did not realize was they had been victimized and exploited by unscrupulous […]
Read More...Vatican pushes for uniform approach in handling clerical abuse
July 22, 2020 · By Elise Ann Allen for cruxnow.com
ROME – In a bid to universalize the Catholic Church’s approach to handling clerical abuse cases, the Vatican Thursday issued a new handbook outlining the procedures to follow when an ordained minister is accused of abusing a minor. The request for a manual was made during the Feb. 21-24, 2019, global summit on the protection […]
Read More...US aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions
July 22, 2020 · By JAMES PEARSON, Reuters for www.gmanetwork.com
US aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions HANOI, Vietnam – For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the US Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region. […]
Read More...Philippine court rejects OceanaGold’s bid to keep mining on expired permit
July 22, 2020 · By Mongabay.com on 16 July 2020 for news.mongabay.com
Philippine court rejects OceanaGold’s bid to keep mining on expired permit The Philippine Court of Appeals has dismissed a bid by a Canadian-Australian mining company to allow it to continue operating after its mining permit expired last year. OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) was challenging a provincial directive encouraging residents to block the operations of the […]
Read More...Filipino fishermen welcome US decision on South China Sea row
July 22, 2020 · By Jamela Alindogan for www.aljazeera.com
The US says it is ready to support countries that believe China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea are illegal. Filipino fishermen welcome US decision on South China Sea row The United States says it is ready to support countries that believe China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea are illegal. It comes […]
Read More...Masks prevented major coronavirus outbreak at hair salon – study
July 22, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
WASHINGTON – Two US hair stylists who wore masks while infected with the coronavirus did not pass on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to nearly 140 clients they saw over the course of several days, a study said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released the report, said the findings added weight […]
Read More...Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans
July 21, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U-turn comes just one week after the policy announcement. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University sued the government over […]
Read More...Harvey Weinstein: Judge rejects $18.9m settlement
July 21, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Harvey Weinstein: Judge rejects $18.9m settlement A US judge rejected a proposed $18.9m (£15.3m) settlement of misconduct cases against abusive Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday. The fund would have been distributed between dozens of female claimants. However various other accusers had called it unfair, saying it “absolved” Weinstein, his producer brother and the company […]
Read More...China rejects Philippines’ call to comply with Hague ruling
July 21, 2020 · By SOFIA TOMACRUZ for rappler.com
China says its ‘territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea will under no circumstances be affected’ by the historic award China on Monday, July 13, refused to heed the Philippines’ recent call to comply with the 2016 Hague ruling, once again rejecting the historic award as “illegal and invalid.” The […]
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