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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 186• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024 •
Chinese vessels ram 2 PCG ships in WPS
Manila hits dangerous, aggressive, escalatory actions By Rex Espiritu, Rachelle Tonelada, Maricel Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta
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WO Philippine Coast Guard vessels sustained serious damage Monday in pre-dawn collisions with Chinese vessels near Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims in the South China Sea. National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea spokesman Jonathan Malaya said the damaged PCG ships – the BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) and BRP Cape Engaño (MRRV-4411) – were tasked to resupply personnel deployed in Patag and Lawak Islands. “These dangerous maneuvers resulted in collisions, causing structural damage to both PCG vessels,” Malaya said. Malaya, who is also National Security Council Next page
Risa: Guo fled PH, reunited with family in SG By Macon Ramos-Araneta DISMISSED Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, who has been linked to illegal POGO operations, has left the country for Malaysia before proceeding to Singapore to meet up with her family, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. The senator said based on the information she received from the National Bureau of Investigation, Next page
Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair improved Pinoys’ livelihood—PBBM By Charles Dantes and Maricel V. Cruz PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos yesterday said the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) has brought essential services like healthcare and livelihood programs directly to communities nationwide. .."Different branches and agencies of the government are working together and united to more effectively and quickly address the needs of the people," the President said in his address at the opening of the three-day BPSF Agency Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center. He cited the many local government units that have been replicating the BPSF with their own 'mini Serbisyo Fair' to assist their constituents. "From our province, Ilocos Norte, all the way to Tawi-Tawi, the BPSF has reached various provinces. The BPSF has served twenty-one provinces in just about a year since we started this less than a year ago. We have provided services worth more than twelve billion pesos and nearly five Next page
A BETTER BPSF. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is joined by House Soeaker Martin Romualdez after his address at the start of the 3-day Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair Summit at the PICC last night. Roy Pelovello
Nationwide dengue outbreak declaration imminent—DOH WPS FLASHPOINT. Two Philippine Coast Guard
vessels were damaged yesterday in collisions with Chinese Coast guard ships near Sabina shoal. Photos show the damage sustained by the PCG ships in the encounters which were triggered by the Chinese vessels, according to National Security spokesperson Jonathan Malaya. PCG
HEALTH Secretary Ted Herbosa on Monday expressed alarm over the rising number of dengue hemorrhagic fever cases around the country, saying a formal declaration of an outbreak of
the mosquito-borne disease is imminent. In a press briefing, he said the latest figures collected by the Department of Health’s (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau indicate
DOH reports 1st Taal spews volcanic smog anew, mpox case since Batangas hands out N95 masks Araja , WHO emergency ByRexRioEspiritu and THE Philippines has recorded its first mpox case since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) over the outbreak. According to the Department of Health (DOH), the new mpox case was initially reported on Sunday. Overall, this marks the country’s 10th mpox case, with the next most recent instance reported in December 2023. “All previous cases were isolated, cared for, and have since recovered,” Next page the DOH said.
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THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Monday reported that Taal Volcano has emitted substantial quantities of volcanic smog or “vog” over the past 24 hours. At least 3,355 tons of sulfur dioxide emission was detected since Aug. 15, the agency disclosed in a statement. Volcanologists also observed an upwelling of hot volcanic fluids at the main crater lake.
Furthermore, Phivolcs detected an emission of voluminous plumes of up to 2,400 meters tall, drifting to the northnorthwest direction. A long-term deflation of the Taal Caldera and a short-term inflation of the general northern and southeastern flanks of the Taal Volcano Island were observed. However, Phivolcs said it had not detected the occurrence of volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours. The Batangas Provincial Government continues to forbid people from setting foot on Taal Volcano Island, which Gov. Hermilando Mandanas earlier called, a “no man’s land.” Next page
that recent dengue infections have reached epidemic proportions. “I will be declaring a dengue outbreak because based on the latest report of the Epidemiology Bureau director, the number of
recent cases has already reached outbreak levels,” Herbosa said in Filipino. The DOH has registered some 136,000 dengue cases from January Next page
TAAL BLOWS SMOG.
Taal Volcano blew smog that spread as far as Calabarzon and Metro Manila yesterday causing the suspension of classes in Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Metro Manila. Phivolcs said the volcano released volcanic gases and smoke reaching up to 2,400 meters high. Cindy Valentin Reyes FB page