By: L.N. Reklai Koror, Palau — Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to expand air travel between the Philippines and Palau, launching a new twice-weekly direct service that will double the current flights on the route. Peter Polloi, Director of Palau’s Bureau of Aviation, confirmed that PAL has submitted its application to operate the Manila-Koror route, […]
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UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offenders and to disband private and state-backed paramilitary groups. The U.N. rights office chronicled long-standing concerns about state-backed and vigilante violence that it says has worsened in the Philippines under […]
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Filipino prospect Kai Sotto signs with G League
ATLANTA (AP) — Kai Sotto, a 7-foot-2 center from the Philippines, has become the fourth player to sign with the new G League select team for next season. Sotto’s signing was announced Wednesday. He joins five-star high school recruits Jalen Green, Isaiah Todd and Daishen Nix on the new team, one that will be unaffiliated […]
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Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Thursday after authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency shelters. The first typhoon to hit the country this year rapidly gained force as it blew from the Pacific then barged ashore in […]
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Stress builds for Palauans in PI as situation worsens
Plight of Palauan citizens stuck in the Philippines is becoming more stressful as COVID-19 situation in the Philippines worsen and restrictions tighten up according report to the Minister of State Faustina Rehuher-Marugg by Palau Embassy in the Philippines. Keith Sugiyama, Charge ‘d Affairs at the Palau Embassy in Manila reported that Palau citizens, 5 patients, […]
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Hospitals in Manila already overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients
At least four major hospitals in the Philippines are already overwhelmed with the coronavirus pandemic and announced that it can no longer receive COVID-19 patients. St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon and Taguig, Makati Medical Center, and The Medical City in Pasig City said the hospitals are in overcapacity. Palau’s Medical Referral Program refers patients who require medical […]