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[ad_1] Subsidies granted by the national government to state-owned companies decreased in August, data from the Treasury Office showed, and most of it was extended to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Twenty-one government owned and controlled corporations obtained a total of P4.98 billion in assistance during the month, a reduction …

[ad_1] Pope Francis warned against “myopic, extremist, resentful and aggressive nationalism” in some countries and a “growing loss of sense of history” in a major document outlining his worldview. Fratelli Tutti, the third encyclical, a pastoral letter addressed to the entire Catholic Church, from his papacy, was published on Sunday, …

[ad_1] If an air of inevitability has lingered in the National Basketball Association Finals, it’s because the Lakers boast that they have the two best players still in the bubble. More importantly, it’s because these players – LeBron James and especially Anthony Davis – have found it convenient to shift …

[ad_1] Earlier last month, a Facebook software engineer, Ashok Chandwaney, resigned and published a public letter criticizing the company for failing to address hate. “Facebook is choosing to be on the wrong side of history,” Chandwaney warned in the letter, which was posted on the company’s internal message board. “I …

[ad_1] Atty. Clint Aranas on Saturday unveiled his full ticket to the upcoming Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) elections on November 27. The archery chief previously announced POC incumbent president Steve Hontiveros for handball, Philip Ella Juico for athletics as first vice president and Ada Milby for rugby as second vice …

[ad_1] White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted another memo from the president’s doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, who claims that President Trump “continues to do well, having made substantial progress since diagnosis.” In the memo, Conley says Trump completed his second dose of remdesivir on Saturday and “remains fever-free and …

[ad_1] Oil exploration in the air as prices fall (Agence France-Presse) – October 4, 2020 – 2:09 pm LONDON – The coronavirus pandemic that has hit demand and oil prices is forcing big energy companies to tighten their belts on exploration, even if finding new deposits remains essential to their …

[ad_1] MANILA— The operations of the Consular Office of the Department of Foreign Relations in the city of Tuguegarao will be suspended from October 5 to 16 after the implementation of the modified improved community quarantine in the area. In a notice on its Facebook page, the DFA said that …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: United States Vice President Mike Pence wears a protective face mask while attending ceremonies marking the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the 911 Memorial & Museum in the district of New York City Manhattan, New York, USA, September …

[ad_1] Just hours after telling attendees of the Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation’s annual dinner that the end of the pandemic was looming, the name of Donald Trump was added to the long list of those affected by it. Like many of the momentous announcements he has made during his …