Philippines
Philippines Votes for President With Ex-Dictator’s Son Leading Opinion Polls
Millions of Filipinos are heading to the polls on Monday to choose their next president in a pivotal election that could bring the son of the country’s former dictator to power more than 3½ decades after his father’s kleptocratic regime was overthrown in a popular uprising. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., 64 years old, held a commanding …
Philippines’ Michelle Arceo is 1st runner-up in Miss Environment International 2022
Belgium’s Kayra Wouters is the pageant winner MANILA, Philippines – Philippine bet Michelle Arceo finished as first runner-up during the Miss Environment International 2022 finals in Mumbai, India on Saturday, April 2 (Sunday, April 3 in Manila). The Miss World Philippines organization shared a post of the ALV Pageant Circle greeting Arceo. “You made us …
Philippines man dies after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking Covid-19 curfew
On April 1, Darren Manaog Peñaredondo, 28, left his home in General Trias, a city in Cavite province, which is under lockdown due to rising Covid-19 cases, to buy water, his family said, according to CNN affiliate CNN Philippines. But he was stopped by police and told to do “pumping exercises” 100 times, according to …
Philippines typhoon: Super typhoon Goni makes two landfalls after mass evacuations
Typhoon Goni is the strongest storm recorded anywhere in the world so far this year, and ahead of its landfall in the Philippines was gaining further strength with 225 kph (140 miles per hour) sustained winds and gusts of up to 310 kph (190 mph). In terms of strength, it is the equivalent of a …
Vlogger posts apology video for breaking Hawaii quarantine
HONOLULU (AP) — A YouTube vlogger who was arrested for violating a state quarantine rule released a court-ordered public service announcement on social media. Mika Salamanca, 20, posted the online message that included an apology as a condition of her deferred guilty plea, KITV-TV reported Tuesday. The video script required approval by Hawaii judicial officials …
After more than a century, did the Philippines finally break free from the United States?
But will this decision actually mark a significant break from the United States and its military? The answer is unclear, and even if it does, it may not mean the Philippines is free from having a foreign overlord. No other country, except perhaps Spain, is as linked to the Philippines as the United States. For …
Health Officials – NBC New York
What to Know There are currently no coronavirus cases in New York City, according to city health officials. As of Wednesday, the six city residents that were under observation for possible coronavirus all tested negative for the disease. One New York City non-resident also tested negative, according to the city’s health department. There are no …
BREAKING: Philippines officially terminates VFA with US
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has officially sent the notice to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement to the United States. Malacañang on Tuesday confirmed that the notice has been signed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. and sent to the US government on the same day. “The President directed the Executive Secretary …
11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in U.S. as worldwide numbers grow; First death outside China reported in Philippines
Three more cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed in the U.S. on Sunday, all in California, bringing the total number of people in the country with the disease to 11. The weekend also saw the first death blamed on the the flu-like outside of China. As of Monday morning there were at least 17,205 …
Coronavirus Live Updates: Death in Philippines Is First Outside China
Chinese officials on Sunday reported a surge in new cases. ◆ The death toll in China rose to at least 304. ◆ More than 2,000 new cases were also recorded in the country in the past 24 hours, raising the worldwide total to nearly 14,380, according to Chinese and World Health Organization data. The vast …
