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Taal Volvano: Staying at Alert Level 3

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It has been a rough two weeks for the victims of the Taal volcano eruption. Some of them haven't recovered yet from the disaster that happened to them. The relief operations are still ongoing and non-governmental organizations are continuing on helping our fellow Filipinos.  Taal Volcano on Wednesday, January 29, remained at Alert Level 3, which was proclaimed 3 days prior when it began to show a "d ecreased tendency towards hazardous eruption. ."  The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its 8 am notice on Wednesday that it watched "moderate to voluminous discharge of white to filthy white steam-loaded tufts 600 to 800 meters tall" from the primary hole during the previous 24 hours.  The tallest crest expressed in Phivolcs' announcement daily back, on Tuesday, January 28, were additionally 800 meters tall.  Meanwhile, the sulfur dioxide (SO2) outflow was estimated at a normal of 64 tons for each day, a

Coronavirus Philippines

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Coronaviruses (CoV) are a huge group of infections that cause sickness going from the regular virus to progressively serious diseases, for example, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is another strain that has not been recently distinguished in people. Twenty-four individuals are intently being observed for conceivable Wuhan coronavirus disease, the Department of Health said Monday. Three of them have been released after they tried negative for coronavirus contamination. Among them is a five-year-old kid from Wuhan in Cebu City who at first tried positive for an unknown coronavirus. He was in the end freed from contamination with the new strain called 2019-nCoV. It's indistinct where the two different patients were observed before their discharge. A large portion of the individuals under scrutiny for the new coronavirus are Chinese nationals, the DOH said. There is still no affirmed

Kobe Bryant and His Daughter Died in a Helicopter Crash

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NBA legend Kobe Bryant and one of his daughters were among nine people killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, a source confirmed to ESPN. Bryant was 41. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569438/kobe-bryant-daughter-gianna-die-helicopter-crash
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James surpassed Bryant's scoring total in 104 fewer games. https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28563822/lebron-james-surpasses-kobe-bryant-third-all-scoring-list
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For some, the holiday means an excuse to gorge on as much tikoy as your body can handle, for others, especially for the Filipino-Chinese community, it’s the beginning of a new year and new fortunes. Ever wondered where to celebrate Chinese New Year for the year 2020? Here's a list of popular destination to indulge ourselves to the Chinese-Filipino culture: https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-and-culture/249944-where-to-celebrate-2020-chinese-new-year-metro-manila

Tax hike for vices

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Vices are hard to break, and many people who have them are not even aware they possess them. We encounter them everywhere. We read them on the social media, in the comments left by Filipinos on a timely and popular post on Facebook, on a blog, or on a news website. President Rodrigo Duterte has marked another law forcing higher charges on liquor, warmed tobacco and fume items that is relied upon to get billions incomes that will be utilized to execute the Universal Health Care Law.  Under the law, the prescriptions for diabetes, hypertension and elevated cholesterol will be liberated from esteem included duty.  The exclusion will likewise apply to medication and physician endorsed drugs for malignant growth, psychological sickness, tuberculosis and kidney malady by 2023. https://manilastandard.net/news/national/315640/new-law-hikes-taxes-on-vapes-alcohol-wines-p22-billion-tax-seen.html

Novel Coronavirus No Cases Yet

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Fortunately, there are still no cases of Novel Coronavirus in the philippines. The Department of Health clarified this statement. Will the virus find its way on our country? What will the government do if suddenly an outbreak occur? Can we handle such situations? "The Department of Health wishes to explain that it is yet to get the outcomes for the five-year-old under scrutiny for 2019-nCoV," it said in an announcement.  " As such, the child will remain as a person under investigation,"  it included.  The DOH was alluding to a Chinese youngster who indicated influenza like manifestations after landing in Cebu from Wuhan City in China, where the new infection is thought to have begun, not long ago.  The patient previously tried negative for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Example from the kid was sent to Australia to distinguish the particular coronavirus strain included. ht