[ad_1] HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURE In this photo taken on September 6, the streets of the city of Bacolod are empty as border checkpoints were established as part of efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. —PHOTO FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE BACOLOD CITY OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION For …
Read More »Leonardia issues EO placing Bacolod under MECQ
[ad_1] MAYOR Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order (EO) 60, placing the city of Bacolod under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from September 8 to 30 in accordance with Resolution 69-A, 2020 Series dated September 7 of 2020 of the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID). …
Read More »Senate addresses ban on foreign entities that incite ‘intrusions’ into Philippine maritime territories
[ad_1] The Senate is ready to address a resolution that asks the Duterte administration to prohibit receiving government contracts or conducting business in the country, “foreign entities that are involved or instigated activities that infringe on the country’s sovereignty” over the West. Philippine Sea and other areas within its territorial …
Read More »Philippine President pardons Marine convicted of killing trans woman
[ad_1] Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted in 2015 for the 2014 murder of Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman in the Philippines. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pardoned Pemberton on Monday. At the time of the clemency, Pemberton had recently been granted early release from his 10-year sentence, although the decision had …
Read More »Gaming coverage is growing at Bloomberg, The Washington Post, and Wired
[ad_1] But the video game industry has long been a multi-billion dollar business. In 2011, research firm Gartner reported that the gaming industry was worth $ 74 billion that year, a 10% increase from $ 67 billion the previous year. In May this year, an analyst at esports and gaming …
Read More »Australian journalists evacuated from China after five-day diplomatic standoff
[ad_1] The exodus leaves Australian media without journalists working in China for the first time in nearly 50 years. The diplomatic confrontation began when the two men, Bill Birtles, Beijing correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), and Mike Smith, Shanghai correspondent for the Australian Financial Review (AFR), were told …
Read More »BSP Says Filipinos Are Poorly Prepared Financially For Retirement, Offers ‘Digital Pera’
[ad_1] The central bank on Tuesday (September 8) urged Filipinos to take advantage of an “underutilized” law to fatten up their pension programs, noting that Filipino citizens are among the worst prepared in the region for the financial challenges of retirement. . Speaking at the online launch of the Personal …
Read More »‘Only in PH!’ Lacson says Duterte ‘virtually’ cleared Duque of wrongdoing
[ad_1] Senator Panfilo Lacson. File photo / Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte “virtually” acquitted Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III of any wrongdoing in alleged anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) after the former refused to fire his boss. Designated health, said Senator Panfilo Lacson. …
Read More »The Bucks hope Giannis Antetokounmpo can play in Game 5, but they won’t know until hours before the tip.
[ad_1] Both are nightmare scenarios, capable of scaring even the most seasoned and twisted basketball coach awake in the middle of the night, yelling, shaking, and calling “Mom!” So what’s worse: Losing your superstar player unexpectedly in the heat of a playoff game and having to adapt and improvise on …
Read More »Coca-Cola will transition to 100 per rPET in the Netherlands and Norway
[ad_1] Coca-Cola European Partners has announced that it will transition to bottles made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) from the end of the year in the Netherlands and Norway. Announced today (September 7), Coca-Cola European Partners stated that in the Netherlands it will transition all small plastic bottles produced locally …
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