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Kirk Taray holds onto a bat that was caught on a mist net as Ryan Llamas holds up a torch during field work at Mount Makiling in Los Banos, Laguna province, Philippines (Reuters)
Researchers wearing headlamps and protective suits race to untangle the claws and wings of bats caught up in a big net after dark in the Philippine province of Laguna.
The tiny animals are carefully placed in cloth bags to be taken away, measured and swabbed, with details logged and saliva and faecal matter collected for analysis before they are returned to the wild.
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Published April 16, 2021, 5:44 PM
Some state colleges and universities (SCUs) are implementing various measures to keep students and their employees safe amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country.
Isabela State University (ISU), for instance, extended its campus lockdown due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the province as directed by its President Dr. Ricmar Aquino.
In a Facebook post on April 14, it was announced that the Office of the University President issued a memorandum extending the university-wide lockdown until April 30, 2021.
OFFICIAL | Earlier this afternoon, the Office of the University President issued Memorandum no. 98 s. 2021, extending…Posted by Isabela State University on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Human rights group Karapatan on Monday (April 5) called for an immediate investigation on the reported death of a male curfew violator in General Trias City, Cavite province, who allegedly died after he was forced to undergo a body pumping exercise 300 times before he was freed.
Karapatan secretary-general Cristina Palabay said they were distressed by the report circulating on social media, and if it were true, it should be investigated as possible violations of the anti-torture law, among others .
Earlier, the League of Filipino Students from University of the Philippines Los Banos reported on its Facebook page the death of Mr Darren Manaog, whose age was not provided. He was allegedly made to perform more than 300 strenuous body pumping as punishment after allegedly violating curfew hours.
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