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Bay Area Fil-Am father in desperate need for Filipino stem cell donor People of color, including Filipinos, are less likely to find a stem cell match on national registry ALAMEDA, CA — In a year marred by crises of varying proportions, everything feels a little bit precarious. Political divisions layered over a global health crisis and the quick erosion of socioeconomic normalities continue to shake the public consciousness. And just because the COVID-19 remains
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Throngs of people gathered along Roxas Boulevard on September 20, for a chance to view the Manila Bay white sand. Inquirer.net photo by Marianne Bermudez
Also published in LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTY/INLAND EMPIRE, LAS VEGAS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
IMF: PH to suffer biggest blow from COVID-19 in region by RITCHEL
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THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, October 13, downgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for the Phil-
ippines this year following the slowdown in private investment and consumption due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In its October 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the multilateral lender said the country’s GDP is expected to con-
tract by -8.3 percent, which is a decline from its -3.6 percent projection in June. The contraction is deeper compared to Thailand’s -7.1 percent, Singapore’s -6 percent, and Indonesia’s -1.5 percent. China
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COVID-19 cases in Philippines rise to 346,536 with nearly 2,000 new infections by GAEA
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MANILA — The Department of Health reported 1,910 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to over 346,000. To date, the new coronavirus has infected 346,536 people in the Philippines, of which 13% were active cases or people still undergoing treatment or quarantine. This was the second consecutive day that additional COVID-19 cases were fewer than 2,000. Wednesday’s figure was based on the submission of all but 11 testing laboratories.
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RAIN OR SHINE. A man sells face shields and alcohol displayed at the trunk of his car amid heavy rains along Mother Ignacia Avenue in Quezon City on Wednesday, October 14. Tropical Depression Ofel brought light to moderate rains over Metro Manila and parts of Luzon throughout the day. PNA photo by Joey O. Razon
DENR: Manila Velasco is new PH House US Census count cut short Bay dolomite Speaker, Cayetano resigns after Supreme Court ruling not washed out AJP by RITCHEL
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THE Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday, October 14, maintained that dolomite “white sand” along Manila Bay was not washed out by the recent rains. “Wala pong na wash out, hindi po nabawasan yung ating white dolomite ang
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THE Philippine House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 13, ratified the election of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as the new speaker, unseating Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano. In a plenary session inside the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, a total of 186 House members voted to ratify Velasco’s election in a
bid to remove doubts over the legality of Monday’s plenary session at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City where the same number of lawmakers elected Velasco for speakership. “This is for our people, for this august body and the institution we call Congress, for the word of honor of our beloved President Duterte, and for God who makes all this happen, we will not let you down!” Velasco vowed as the new House leader.
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IN the latest debacle over the decennial enumeration, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to halt all counting efforts on Thursday, October 15, two weeks before the deadline. The high court on Tuesday, October 13 approved
the administration’s request to suspend a lower court’s order that extended the census’ deadline to the end of the month. Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the only dissenter, saying that “the harms associated with an inaccurate census are avoidable and intolerable.”
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