Tag: Philippine

Man Banned By United Airlines For Allegedly Peeing On Sleeping Co-Passenger

January 4, 2025 admin

A man has been banned by United Airlines after he allegedly urinated on another passenger midway into a flight. The unidentified man was travelling aboard UA Flight 189 from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Manila, Philippines last month when he got up from his seat, four hours into the flight and started peeing on…

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Philippines recovers oil from sunken tanker, avoids disaster

September 13, 2024 admin

Philippine government said it had completed the recovery of fuel cargo from a sunken oil tanker on Manila Bay. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Philippine government said it had completed on Thursday (September 12, 2024) the recovery of fuel cargo from a sunken oil tanker on Manila Bay, avoiding an “environmental catastrophe”. The…

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Philippines Confirms 2 New Mpox Cases, Says They Are “Milder Variant”

August 26, 2024 admin

The disease caused by the monkeypox leads to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions (Representational). Manila: The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, its health ministry said Monday, bringing the number of active cases to three. “We continue to see local transmission of mpox clade II here in…

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Court allows Philippine news site Rappler to continue operating: decision

August 9, 2024 admin

Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Rappler CEO gestures as she talks to reporters after being acquitted by the Pasig Regional Trial Court over a tax evasion case in Pasig City, Philippines, on Sept. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A court has ruled that the Philippine news site Rappler can…

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Philippine VP Sara Duterte quits cabinet ahead of midterm election

June 19, 2024 admin

Philippines’ Vice President Sara Duterte. | Photo Credit: AFP Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday she has resigned from the cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos, with tense relations between the two families turning into a public rift in recent months. Ms. Duterte gave no clear reason for her move but she leaves her post…

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Philippine president warns China against ‘acts of war’ amidst South China Sea standoff

June 1, 2024 admin

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has warned China not to cross a red line in the South China Sea, saying If any Filipino died as a result of Beijing’s wilful actions, Manila would consider it as close to “an act of war” and respond accordingly. Addressing the defence-and-security focused Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore on…

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