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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe said Thursday that the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) “cannot escape blame” for the fiasco involving the implementation of the cashless payment scheme on toll roads. Poe, during a Senate public services committee hearing, criticized the TRB for apparently focusing its attention on just …

[ad_1] Andrea Torres and Derek Ramsay. ARCHIVE / Beautiful printed photograph MANILA – Derek Ramsay believes he will eventually find the “right one,” following his controversial breakup with Andrea Torres, his former co-star and girlfriend of a year. Ramsay, 44, spoke candidly of his newfound single status Thursday, in his …

[ad_1] The newly opened Terminal 2 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport operated by GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation in Mactan, Cebu in this photo taken on June 7, 2018. Jonathan Cellona, ​​ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – The general manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), Steve Dicdican, was suspended …

[ad_1] Good News: Expect Lower Electricity Prices From Meralco This Holiday Season (Philstar.com) – December 17, 2020 – 9:49 am MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) today announced another downward adjustment to energy rates, as the overall rate for a typical home decreased by P0.0352 per kWh, from …

[ad_1] BARRIERS ABOVE In this photo taken on December 8, motorists drive PANDEMIC freely through the toll plaza on Mindanao Avenue, where Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian declared a “toll holiday” after suspending the tollway operator’s commercial permit for failing to break the gridlock on the Luzon Expressway keeps the barriers …

[ad_1] SOTTO PRESIDES THE LAST SESSION OF 2020: The President of the Senate, Vicente C. Sotto III, chairs the hybrid plenary session of the Senate, Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The Senate, which is holding its last plenary session of the year, continues its discussions on the Senate Bill No. (SBN) …

[ad_1] Moscow, like many other European capitals, is struggling to contain the virus Several European countries tightened restrictions on Wednesday, as Germany set a record for daily deaths and the United States broke its own daily record for infection numbers. The toughest measures came when EU countries agreed to implement …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds vials labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” on dry ice in this illustration taken on December 5, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration BRUSSELS— The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the poorest countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, which could leave …

[ad_1] LOANS available to the Philippines from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are expected to reach $ 9.4 billion between 2021 and 2023 to increase its funding for infrastructure construction and Covid-19 recovery programs. In a briefing on Wednesday, ADB’s country director for the Philippines, Kelly Bird, announced that the …

[ad_1] Ayala Corp., the country’s oldest conglomerate, announced on Wednesday key organizational changes within the group that will take effect next year. The conglomerate said in a statement to the stock exchange that its board approved the nomination of José Teodoro Limcaoco to succeed Cezar Consing as president and CEO …