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(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday announced it has already closed the online registration for the educational aid program for indigent students amid the influx of applicants.

In a media briefing, DSWD spokesperson Romel Lopez said the agency has listed over two million registrants for the payout.

“Eh hindi na po kaya noong aming sistema,” Lopez told reporters. “[M]edyo luma na po ‘yung ginagamit naming sistema, and then ngayon lang po ito nakaranas ng ganitong volume ng mga aplikante.”

“Pero huwag po silang mag-alala, dahil ‘yung pong mga nakapag-register na ay patuloy po naming ipo-proseso,” he added… Read More

(InquirerPh) MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala earned a shot at her first-ever girls’ singles Grand Slam title as she staved off Canada’s Victoria Mboko, 6-1, 7-6(5), in the US Open Juniors semifinals on Saturday (Manila time) at USTA Billie Jean King Center in New York.

The 17-year-old Filipino unleashed a strong first set and bucked a lethargic start in the second to outlast the ninth-seed Canadian in a grueling one-hour and 21-minute match.

Eala, the tenth seed in the tournament, is marching to her first singles Grand Slam finals, surpassing her previous semifinal exit in the 2020 French Open and a quarterfinal finish in last year’s US Open.

“One more [win],” posted Eala in Filipino on her Facebook account.

Eala faces the tournament’s second seed and Juniors World No. 3, Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic for the US Open championship on Sunday at 12 a.m. (Manila time).

Havlickova, who ruled the 2022 French Open singles, took down Diana Shnaider of Russia, 6-4, 6-4, to book a ticket to the finals… Read More

(BusnissWorld) PHILIPPINE health authorities want to keep the country’s face mask mandate amid a coronavirus pandemic.

“The position of the Department of Health (DoH) is for us to continue on masking,” office-in-charge Maria Rosario S. Vergeire told the ABS-CBN News Channel on Thursday.

The plan to do away with face masks, which President Ferdinand R. Marcos verbally approved, is meant to boost tourism, she said.

“We need to balance health and the economy,” Ms. Vergeire said, adding that as a compromise, the Health department had agreed to remove the mask mandate among low-risk people and under low-risk settings.

“This will only be done outdoors, in settings where it is not crowded, in settings where there is good ventilation, and this will be done among low risk individuals — meaning not the senior citizens, not those with comorbidities, not the children, and definitely not those having symptoms of COVID-19,” she added… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Philippine government asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber to deny the request for the resumption of the probe into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

The country formally submitted its comment on the call of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to look into the alleged crimes against humanity committed during the anti-drug campaign, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said in a statement Thursday.

According to the OSG, the Philippine government argued that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the situation in the country. It stressed that the complaints lodged before the court are already being investigated by concerned local agencies… Read More

(Journal Online) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, Vice Mayor Yul Servo and City Administrator Bernie Ang will lead this

year’s celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the ‘Moon Festival’ or the ‘Mooncake Festival’.

The lineup of activities during the celebration on September 10 of what is considered to be the second most important festival in China next to the Chinese New Year, will be highlighted by the formal opening at 7:30 p.m of September 9, of the newly-rehabilitated Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch, which greets those visiting Binondo, home of what is touted as the world’s biggest Chinatown in the world.

Lacuna said the said arch, which is at the tip of Jones Bridge, will sport a new look with the installation of impressive, colorful lights to make it more attractive and as the latest addition to the city’s Instagrammable spots.

According to Lacuna, the rehabilitation of the landmark arch comes at no cost to the city and had been shouldered by youthful Chinese entrepreneurs led by the officers and members of the Filipino-Chinese Youth Business Association, Inc. (FCYBAI) and the Filipino-Chinese Youth Business Association, Inc. (FCYBAI), whose members she thanked for having volunteered to beautify, maintain and preserve the iconic arch… Read More

(Palawan News) WEnergy Global has signed a Qualified Third Party (QTP) Service Contract to energize over 7,100 households and 300 small local businesses through 16 microgrids spread over 14 barangays in seven municipalities across the service area of of the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO)

The QTP was signed jointly with Maharlika Clean Power Holdings and Clean Grid Partners, collectively referred to as the Maharlika Consortium, through their Special Purpose Vehicle, Archipelago Renewables Corporation.

The consortium announced in a joint statement that it had won the recently concluded QTP tender of the PALECO to support its mandate for total rural electrification in the province.

In a competitive selection process authorized by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in March 2021, and undertaken by PALECO’s Bids and Awards Committee beginning November 2021, the consortium was able to meet the stringent eligibility and renewable energy smart microgrid capability requirements… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Inter-Agency Task Force has recommended the optional wearing of face masks outdoors nationwide, Malacañang announced on Wednesday.

Department of Health Officer-in-Charge Ma. Rosario Vergeire said the recommendation was verbally approved by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who is currently in Singapore.

“Doon sa IATF, ang kanilang rekomendasyon ay pag-liberalize ng ating mask wearing mandate and make mask wearing outdoors voluntary across the country. Ito po ay magiging optional in open spaces or non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation,” said Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles in a press briefing.

[Translation: The IATF’s recommendation was to liberalize the mask wearing mandate and make mask wearing outdoors voluntary across the country. It will be optional in open spaces or non-crowded.. Read More

(BusinessMirror) Tuesday, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) signalled it will take further action to curb inflation, even after back-to-back hikes in recent months.

The statement came after the government announced that local inflation hit 6.3 percent in August, easing slightly from the 6.4 percent in the previous month.

Despite his projection of inflation peaking in the third quarter, Diokno said they still expect inflation to settle within

the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) projected range for this year.

“Inflation is still expected to remain elevated for the rest of 2022, peaking in Q3 but slower in Q4, but is seen to fall within the 4.5-5.5 percent DBCC assumption for 2022,” he said in a tweet on Tuesday following the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) report on the August inflation.

The 6.3 percent in August is slower compared to July’s 6.4 percent but remained higher than the 4.4 percent posted in August 2021.

Year-to-date, inflation averaged 4.9 percent, still beyond the government’s target band of 2 to 4 percent… Read More