September, 2020
Archbishop Oscar Cruz, prelate who spared no president, dies of COVID-19
September 3, 2020 · By PATERNO R. ESMAQUEL II for rappler.com
Archbishop Oscar Cruz, prelate who spared no president, dies of COVID-19 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (4th UPDATE) Archbishop Oscar Cruz, 85, spared not even the Catholic Church from stinging criticism Archbishop Oscar Cruz, a Filipino Catholic leader who spared no president from criticism, died of COVID-19 at the age of 85 on Wednesday, August 26. Cruz […]
Read More...Fight rages on to save centuries-old giant Philippine rosewood tree
September 3, 2020 · By Bong S. Sarmiento on 26 August 2020 for news.mongabay.com
Fight rages on to save centuries-old giant Philippine rosewood tree Officials in the southern Philippines have decided to cut a centuries-old Philippine rosewood tree (Petersianthus quadrialatus) that’s believed to be the oldest and tallest of its species. The decision comes after assessments showed extensive fungal rot and termite damage in the trunk, presenting a risk […]
Read More...Philippines insists Hague ruling must be in South China Sea code
September 3, 2020 · By SOFIA TOMACRUZ for rappler.com
Philippines insists Hague ruling must be in South China Sea code MANILA, PHILIPPINES This marks a furthering strengthening of the Philippines’ posture in the South China Sea Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr vowed the government will push to ensure that the landmark 2016 Hague ruling against China will be incorporated in the South […]
Read More...Four charged in Handsworth human trafficking inquiry
September 3, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Four charged in Handsworth human trafficking inquiry Four people have been charged in connection with a police inquiry into human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Birmingham. Officers on Sunday found three Eastern European women, aged between 18 and 25, at a house in the Handsworth area of the city. They are believed to be trafficking […]
Read More...Catholic college hotel becomes Philippine quarantine center
September 2, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Catholic college hotel becomes Philippine quarantine center A Philippine diocese has thrown open the doors of a college hotel it owns for use by health authorities to “hopefully ease the burden on hospitals” dealing with a spike in coronavirus patients needing isolation. Iba Diocese in Pampanga province, north of Manila, says it has agreed to […]
Read More...Duterte: Doc said Barrett’s esophagus may lead to Stage 1 cancer
September 2, 2020 · By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
Duterte: Doc said Barrett’s esophagus may lead to Stage 1 cancer President Rodrigo Duterte’s doctor has warned that his Barrett’s esophagus may lead to Stage One cancer, the Chief Executive has said. Duterte made the remark while assuring the public that he “will not allow corruption” in the management of funds for the Bayanihan Law […]
Read More...In the Philippines, A Community Fights to Protect Its Ancestral Lands
September 2, 2020 · By Yale Environment 360 for e360.yale.edu
In the Philippines, A Community Fights to Protect Its Ancestral Lands In “This Is Our Land” — the second-place winner in the Yale Environment 360 Video Contest — a Filipino filmmaker chronicles how after years of worsening air and water pollution, Indigenous communities near the mammoth Didipio gold and copper mine decided to fight back. […]
Read More...Church asked to help curb rising Philippine suicide rate
September 1, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
The Philippines’ justice secretary is urging “spiritual leaders” to help address a rising number of suicide cases due to retrenchment and job loss caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Menardo Guevarra, also a member of the country’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), said he had received a call from its […]
Read More...Philippines: Mindanao Humanitarian Situation as of 21 August 2020
September 1, 2020 · By reliefweb.int
Philippines: Mindanao Humanitarian Situation as of 21 August 2020 MARAWI CONFLICT 127,000 displaced population According to UNHCR Mindanao Displacement Dashboard as of 31 July, 2,954 families are staying in transitory sites in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte provinces while more than 22,400 families are staying with host communities. WASH remains an essential need […]
Read More...Ayala energy unit to build solar plants worth P6.1 billion
September 1, 2020 · By Ian Nicolas Cigaral(Philstar.com) for www.philstar.com
MANILA, Philippines — Ayala Corp.’s energy unit is planning to build two new solar plants in Central Luzon in a bid to become Southeast Asia’s largest renewables platform by 2025. In a disclosure to the stock exchange on Wednesday, Ayala-led AC Energy Philippines Inc. said the company board has approved the solar projects cumulatively worth […]
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