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Volume 33 - No. 5 • 12 Pages
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DATELINE Biden appoints Fil-Am community leader to regional role at Small Business Administration FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
PRESIDENT Joe Biden recently appointed a Filipina American community leader to a key regional leadership role at the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). Geri Sanchez Aglipay was named SBA regional administrator for region 5, according to the White House announcement on Thursday, January 27. The region covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Aglipay, a second-generation American and a daughter of a veteran, has over 20 years of experience in workforce, entrepreneurship, and economic development and is passionate about strengthening collaborative innovation across sectors and industries to create more equitable paths to financial security for small business owners and the self-employed, especially to create a level playing field for socially and economically disadvantaged communities. Prior to the SBA, she served as Director
CDC warns against travel to PH for ‘very high level’ of COVID-19 by AJPRESS THE United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning individuals against traveling to the Philippines, citing the “very high level” of COVID-19 in the country.
The CDC on Monday, January 31 updated its guidance for countries, with the Philippines listed in the Level 4 tier, the highest COVID-19 risk level. Travelers are advised to “avoid travel to the Philippines” amid the current virus surge.
TAX season officially opened Jan. 24, but early birds will have to wait for refunds until March, as the Internal Revenue Service is barred from issuing payments before Feb. 15. “It is our intent that filing is as smooth and easy as possible. We want to make certain that consumers are getting all the credits and refunds they are eligible to receive,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig, at a Jan. 28 briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services. Rettig strongly recommended filing electronically, and using direct deposit so that funds are deposited directly to a bank account. Paper returns have the greatest number of delays, he said. Refunds are usually issued 21 days after the tax return has been processed, but not before Feb. 15. Tax returns and payments are due by April 18, and the IRS is not considering extensions this year, as it did for the past
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Moderna vaccine receives full FDA authorization Full FDA authorization allows for more physician flexibility when prescribing the vaccine by KLARIZE
MEDENILLA AJPress
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Though the agency said that if individuals must travel to the country, they should ensure they are vaccinated. “Even if you are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, you may still be at risk for getting and
REOPEN. People flock to the Promenade Des Dasmariñas, a public urban garden in Cavite, as it has resumed operations on Tuesday, February 1, during Lunar New Year. Public parks have been allowed to reopen under Alert Level 2 but only at 70% capacity for fully vaccinated individuals and are required to abide by minimum health protocols, including temperature check upon entry, wearing of masks, and physical distancing. PNA photo by Gil Calinga
NEARLY two years after the earth-shattering coronavirus pandemic began, the Moderna COVID19 vaccine has become the second major coronavirus vaccine to be permitted for full use, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday, Jan. 31. Previously, the Moderna vaccine — now known as Spikevax — was made available by the FDA under emergency use authorization. The announcement made on Monday follows months of rigorous review by the agency, a standard practice for all vaccines designed for widespread inoculation. Under the Moderna vaccine’s emergency authorization use period — which began in December 2020 — the biotechnology company administered hundreds of millions of doses, according to the FDA. The coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech
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Philippines sets new COVID-19 rules for arriving travelers by GAEA
KATREENA Philstar.com
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THE Philippines is enforcing new protocols for arriving travelers as the government suspended its COVID-19 risk classifications for countries and territories. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Philippines suspended the “greenyellow-red list” system, which is used to classify countries, territories and jurisdictions based on their COVID-19 risk levels. Starting February 1, fully-vaccinated
travelers will be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin. Upon arrival in the Philippines, they will no longer be required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine. But they will need to self-monitor for any signs or symptoms for seven days with the first day being the date of arrival and report to the local government unit of destination upon the manifestation of symptoms, if any. Nograles said fully-vaccinated travelers must have any of the following proofs of Presidential aspirtant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (elft) and running mate Davao City
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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio face supporters in Tagum City, Davao del Norte in November last year. Photo from the Facebook page of Marcos
Dream come true: Philippines qualifies for FIFA World Cup Quiboloy endorses Bongbong by NIEL
VICTOR MASOY ManilaTimes.net
THE Philippine women’s football team on Monday, January 31 booked a ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup by outlasting Chinese Taipei in a cliffhanger penalty shootout in the quarterfinal round of the Women’s Asian Cup in India. No Philippine football team, men or women, had made it to football’s most prestigious tournament. The Filipinas, ranked 64th in the world, were on the attack early in the match, but the 39thranked Taiwanese stood their The Philippine women’s national football team celebrates after qualifying for the 2023 FIFA ground. Women’s World Cup for the first time.
Photo courtesy of the Asian Football Confederation
At the 49th minute, the Philippine team finally cracked Taiwan’s defense, as Quinley Quindoza delivered the first goal of the match from inside the box off an assist by Katrina Gillou. The Philippine advantage disappeared when Zhuo Li-Ping converted a fantastic arcing shot from way outside the box to equalize the game at the 82nd minute. Neither team was able to score during the remainder of regulation time and the extra 30-minute period, setting the stage for the shootout. The score remained tied after the first two penalty kicks as
Marcos – Sara Duterte tandem by NEIL
ARWIN MERCADO Inquirer.net
KINGDOM of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy endorsed on Tuesday, February 1 the pridential and vice presidential bod, respectively, of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Quiboloy made the remark as he prayed over Duterte-Carpio during the send-off ceremony for the “Mahalin Natin Ang Pilipinas Ride” national caravan from u PAGE 2 Davao City to to Ilocos Norte.
The send-off was done at the compound of Quiboloy’s church in Davao City. “Marami ang nagtatanong kung ano ang susuportahan ng Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Sabi ko, maghintay tayo sa tamang panahon. At ngayon na ang panahon para lahat sa inyo ang aning suporta. 100 percent ako ay sumusuporta sa UniTeam (A lot of people are asking which candidates the Kingdom of Jesus Christ will support. I said, let’s wait for the right time. Now is the time for to support
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