[ad_1] WUHAN (AFP) – China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to cast doubt on the pandemic’s origin story as it aims to tap into the narrative at a time of growing global mistrust of Beijing. The public relations barrage is manifested daily in comments by …
Read More »The changing landscape of the beauty industry in times of pandemic
[ad_1] Despite the pandemic, Filipino women are not putting their beauty regimen in the back seat, only that demand has shifted towards skincare and hair color products rather than makeup. Supriya Singh, Managing Director, L’Oréal Philippines L’Oréal Philippines CEO Supriya Singh told Business Bulletin that the change in the beauty …
Read More »Trump News – Live: Biden Condemns “Deplorable” Comments Mocking Veterans As President Says Kelly May Have Been Source of Report | The independent
[ad_1] Related Video: Trumps Says Kelly May Have Been Source For Atlantic Article(Fake images) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has criticized Donald Trump as “unfit” for the presidency after a report that the president allegedly mocked American veterans as “losers” and “fools.” Biden told reporters Friday that Trump’s comments, if …
Read More »Parojinog’s death in jail is a huge blow to the Kuratong gang
[ad_1] ILIGAN CITY – Former Ozamiz City Councilor Ricardo Parojinog, believed to be the leader of the notorious Kuratong Baleleng gang, was found dead inside his holding cell at the Ozamiz City Police Station on Friday, according to the Philippine National Police. Parojinog’s death appeared to be a crippling blow …
Read More »Metro Manila ‘early Christmas gift’ project for Filipinos – Tugade
[ad_1] TUNNEL DRILL. This Japan-made TBM, the first of six to be shipped to the country, will be used to excavate tunnels for the 17-station Metro Manila project. —PHOTO COURTESY OF DOTR MANILA, Philippines – Transportation officials are one step closer to construction of the 17-station Metro Manila Project, as …
Read More »FDC to offer US dollar bonds through Cayman SPV
[ad_1] Filinvest Development Corporation announced that its planned international bond offering will be conducted through Filinvest Development Cayman Islands (FDCI), a special purpose offshore vehicle, and will be guaranteed by FDC. Through FDCI, the investment arm of the Gotianun family intends to offer and issue Reg-S only USD-denominated senior unsecured …
Read More »Don’t joke this time: are you Harvard stuff?
[ad_1] “What, like it’s difficult?” That was “Legally blonde” heroine Elle Woods’ response to her ex-boyfriend when he expressed surprise at her entry to Harvard to study law. In the real world, getting into Harvard is really tough – the college acceptance rate for 2019 was 4.7 percent. That means …
Read More »From the 1st medical student to the youngest law graduate
[ad_1] The prestigious Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has produced Filipinos who have made an impact in the fields of law, the arts, science, business, and politics. Among them was the late National Scientist and renowned pediatrician Fe Del Mundo, who led the way by being the first woman and …
Read More »BSP expects softer prices in the short term
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang welcomed as a “positive development” the reduction of the country’s headline inflation to 2.4 percent in August from 2.7 percent last July, although the figure also suggests that economic activity continued slow as the country went through its worst recession in decades. Presidential spokesman Harry …
Read More »August inflation drops to 2.4%
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The ample food supply amid the COVID-19 quarantine helped bring inflation down to a three-month low of 2.4 percent year-on-year in August, the government reported Friday. In particular, National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Map said at a news conference that the rate of increase in fish …
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