SunStar Cebu Newsletter for August 4, 2020

	CEBU DIGEST
Cebu City health office: Covid-19 test kits still plenty August 3, 2020 AMID concerns on a possible sudden spike in the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases after Cebu City was placed on general community quarantine, the City Health... FULL STORY Monday traffic torment THE heavy traffic as far as Liloan in north Cebu and Naga City in the south on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, seemingly transported motorists and commuters back in time—as if they were moving in the pre-pandemic days.Images and videos of the... More → Over 1,000 protocol violators caught since start of GCQ MORE than 1,000 individuals were apprehended by the police and the Cebu City government's Prevention Restoration Order Beautification Enhancement (Probe) just three days after the city shifted to general community quarantine (GCQ).The... More → No fanfare, guv's Sopa on Capitol's 451st anniversary THE 451th founding anniversary of Cebu Province on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, will be a simple affair.Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia made the announcement during a press conference in the southern town of Barili on Sunday, Aug. 2."We can't call it... More → Minglanilla town hall temporarily closed for disinfection THE municipal hall of Minglanilla, Southern Cebu will be closed to the public from Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, to Friday, Aug. 7, after 16 personnel working in four departments were found positive for Covid-19.Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Editorial: Grab leaders by the ear THE problem with incompetence is that there is always its opposite that magnifies it. Each time a... Briones: State of things THE island of Siquijor went for more than four months without reporting a single case of the...
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The Manila Times Newsletter | August 04, 2020

View in browser MECQ will reduce infections by 70,000 Putting Metro Manila under a hard lockdown would prevent as many as 70,000 persons from getting infected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)... Metro Manila under tight lockdown again Public transport will be halted, business that had reopened will be shuttered again and... 'Include frontliners' benefits in Bayanihan 2' President Rodrigo Duterte called on Congress to include in the proposed... Concepcion: Private sector backs return to MECQ Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Jose... Palace releases list of 2021 holidays MALACAÑANG released a calendar of regular holidays and special (non working) days for 2021... More news > FAQ SUPPORT Opinion View all OPINION ON PAGE ONE History favors petitioners vs anti-terror law at SC This point has not been raised in the public conversation, so, far about the chances of the multisectoral petition against Republic Act 11479, or the... OPINION ON PAGE ONE Nuclear power will improve our economy AMONG the highlights in President Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte's State of the Nation Address was the possible resurrection of the Bataan Nuclear... The Manila Times Publishing Corporation 2/F Sitio Grande Building, 409 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros, Manila Philippines You received this email because you signed up on our website. Unsubscribe

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Daily Wrap 3 August 2020 © UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani 'No silver bullet' to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head There is "no silver bullet" to combat COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency told journalists on Monday, adding, "and there might never be".   Health WFP/David Fernandez Storms, coronavirus pose 'double threat' for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF Across Central America and the Caribbean, the more than 70 million children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon face another threat – catastrophic hurricane storms, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.  Health Giles Clarke/ Getty Images Reportage Six years after genocide, international community must prioritize justice for Yazidi community Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary. Peace and Security Joe Hobbs First Person: Turning 'apathetic people into climate activists'; a young person's view An 18-year-old environmental campaigner from the United States has told UN News how she wants to "turn apathetic people into climate activists". Sophia Kianni, whose family originally comes from Iran, is one of seven young people from across the world who have been selected to participate in the UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. The group which was launched at the end of the July aims to engage young people in "an open and transparent dialogue" about climate issues. Climate Change Coronavirus Portal & News Updates Readers can find information and guidance on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from the UN, World Health Organization and UN agencies here. For daily news updates from UN News, click here. unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences