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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Rather than withdraw funds from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday that it would be better to replace his head with a “qualified” one. Gatchalian reiterated his call for the removal of TRB’s executive director following the warning from the chairman of …

[ad_1] Homegrown fintech startup SquidPay raises P200 million in funding (Philstar.com) – Dec 14, 2020 – 10:20 am MANILA, Philippines – Local startup SquidPay Technology Inc. recently signed P100 million in Series A and a P100 million credit facility organized by Eastern Securities Development Corporation (ESDC) for its first round …

[ad_1] Bloomberg Vaccines that might need an injection in the arm (Bloomberg opinion) – In a pandemic, trust is everything. Beijing and Moscow early saw the potential benefits of advancing the race to produce an effective Covid-19 vaccine. Aside from the public health benefits and the heightened awareness in both …

[ad_1] The government has already collected P162.8 billion in consumption taxes and import duties applied to oil, since all the inventory in the country has been marked with fuel, said Finance Secretary Carlos Domínguez III. “Our goal is to have 100 percent of the fuel oil inventory checked at any …

[ad_1] After cutting the policy rate by a cumulative 200 basis points (bp) to a record low of 2 percent this year to keep the economy afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bangko Sentral is expected to ng Pilipinas (BSP) will stop further easing during their last monetary policy meeting …

[ad_1] Construction and engineering firm Megawide Construction Corp. has committed to building a 5-kilometer elevated railway that will link the three terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), a feature required by the government to consider granting a 25-year concession to a proponent from the private sector. . Megawide, …

[ad_1] Shortly after testing positive for COVID-19, Nonito “The Flash” Donaire Jr. requested a confirmation test from the Showtime boxing network, but it was rejected. So he made the next best thing: he paid for the confirmation test himself. To her relief, she tested negative. By then, however, he had …

[ad_1] Instead of banning athletes 17 and under from combat sports, Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramírez said the country’s sports leaders should focus on strict enforcement of health and safety guidelines. safety in all competitions, particularly in age group play. “In basketball, if a child falls you can get …

[ad_1] Revenues collected by the government from tariffs and taxes applied to fuel have amounted to 162.8 billion pesos since the implementation of the fuel marking program. Data shared by Carlos Domínguez, secretary of the Finance Department, for financial reporters over the weekend showed that the government marked 16.43 billion …

[ad_1] In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Moncef Slaoui, director of the federal vaccine initiative Operation Warp Speed, said Moderna’s vaccine “would likely be approved on Friday.” On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the two-dose vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use. Slaoui repeated …