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IN the inclusive rider era of Hollywood, it’s almost become a pedestrian party line to pledge support for diversity but the actual outturns thus far of that proclamation still leaves more to the imagination. But the world of animation — a space governed by entertainment bigwigs, Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks — is a space where…
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YES, BIDEN-HARRIS 2020! “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, announced on Twitter on Tuesday, August 11. This personally excited me…
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The Philippine government has run out of funds to help those directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Monday, August 10. This comes after medical front-liners have called on the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until the end of the month. However, the president said the government would…
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by Rachel Bluth California lawmakers are barreling toward an end-of-month deadline to pass or kill bills amid the biggest public health crisis the state has faced in a century. Yet even in a year consumed by sickness, they’re considering significant — sometimes controversial — health policy measures that aren’t directly related to COVID-19. Much of…
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Small business owners in Los Angeles’ 13th council district can apply for a grant program starting this week. Led by Council member Mitch O’Farrell and the city’s Economic and Workforce Development Department, $1 million of discretionary funding has been allocated to help small businesses pay bills while the safer at home orders continue to be…
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MANILA, Aug 10 (Mabuhay) — The number of Filipinos injured in last week’s deadly blasts in Beirut, Lebanon has increased to 47, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
An embassy report said there were five more Filipino casualties in the explosion that killed at least 154 people, including 4 Filipinos, and injured 5,000. The blasts were triggered by ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse for years.
A chartered plane on August 16 will bring back around 400 Filipinos who sought repatriation assistance from the embassy in Beirut. The same flight will also carry the remains of the Filipino fatalities, the DFA said.
“The repatriation of our kababayans from Lebanon is free,” DFA Undersecretary Sarah Arriola said.
The DFA said it expects the number of affected Filipinos in Beirut to rise due to the magnitude of the destruction.
Lebanon is home to around 33,000 Filipinos, 75% of whom are in the greater Beirut area.
“We are still thankful that the injuries sustained by our kababayans are not life-threatening. We also thank our embassy personnel for taking prompt action,” Arriola said.
Embassy officials said they continue to monitor the situation and assured affected members of the Filipino community in Beirut of assistance. (MNS)
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All passengers traveling on Philippine Airlines will be required to wear face shields, on top of the mandatory face masks, starting August 15. The new measure is in compliance with the latest guidelines that the Philippine Department of Transportation set for the public transport sector. “Passengers are required to wear masks and face shields during…
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