[ad_1] Subsidies awarded to state corporations during the 10 months through October have already exceeded the 2019 record total, as the national government disbursed financial support to programs and projects to combat the economic and health consequences of COVID-19. The latest data from the Treasury Office showed that subsidies to …
Read More »Toll operators criticized for traffic jams on motorways
[ad_1] SLOW LANES Motorists endure traffic along the North Luzon Expressway on December 1, as cashless transactions are implemented there for the first time. —CHILD JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines – Toll operators may lose their concession contract with the government unless they fix flaws in the implementation of mandatory cashless …
Read More »1,000 militants linked to IS will join Bangsamoro
[ad_1] HIDEOUT Members of the separatist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) at their hideout in the remote village of Datu Unsay in Maguindanao province. Some 1,000 BIFF men are reportedly ready to join the Bangsamoro government. —JEOFFREYMAITEM DAVAO CITY – More than a thousand pro-Islamic State (IS) militants have decided …
Read More »Duterte proclaims San José del Monte as a highly urbanized city – Bulacan solon
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has proclaimed San José del Monte in Bulacán as a highly urbanized city, the representative of San José del Monte Florida Robes announced Saturday during the inauguration of the San José del Monte Convention Center in Barangay Sapang Palay. “I am very honored …
Read More »Son of murdered peace consultants has a message for Sinas
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A recently assassinated son of peace consultants from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said Saturday that his elderly and ill parents could not have exchanged gunfire with police and that he could have fought for them in court if they would have. taken …
Read More »Trump says ‘we are winning this election’ at first post-election rally
[ad_1] VALDOSTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 05: President Donald Trump attends a rally in support of Senator David Perdue (R-GA) and Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) on December 05, 2020 in Valdosta, Georgia. The rally with the senators comes ahead of a crucial second-round election for Perdue and Loeffler on Jan. 5 …
Read More »It will take a big win for Tropang Giga to be on an equal footing with Gin Kings
[ad_1] Troy Rosario (right) finally finds his groove and the Tropang Giga finds his way around Japeth Aguilar and the Gin Kings. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF PBA IMAGES There are a lot of folks at TNT who think they should be in control of the show if it weren’t for the …
Read More »Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to receive COVID-19 vaccine ‘in weeks’: reports
[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Great Britain (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) LONDON, UK – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech in a few weeks, after UK regulators grant emergency approval and the world’s first deployment begins next week, according to …
Read More »Police say the arrested union leader is a high-ranking NPA officer
[ad_1] CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – Police said on Saturday that labor organizer José Bernardino, who was arrested the day before, was a high-ranking New Popular Army (NPA) officer wanted for rebellion and had a reward of P4.8 million in his head. Brig. General Valeriano de León, the chief of …
Read More »$ 5 trillion budget for 2022
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Even before Congress approved the government budget for 2021, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has begun planning to spend a record P5.024 trillion in 2022 to reactivate and hopefully stimulate the the country’s economy of P18.2 trillion. . Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said DBM …
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