[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian angered the administration of the North Luzon Expressway on Saturday for “lack of concrete plans” to fix the expressway cashless payment system, which had been causing traffic jams in that area of your city. “The suffering has to end. It is already …
Read More »WHO: Stay alert even with the COVID-19 vaccine about to be released
[ad_1] SIGN OF HOPE Expectations are high following Britain’s approval on Wednesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for general use. —REUTERS GENEVA – World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to lower their guard against the COVID-19 pandemic even with vaccines about to be launched, saying …
Read More »Suspend toll collection without cash, Valenzuela legislator asks DOTr
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Valenzuela representative Wes Gatchalian wants the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to halt implementation of the cashless toll collection system until operators resolve flaws in their radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, which have caused a lot of traffic in the past. Few days. Gatchalian made the call …
Read More »The speed of COVID-19 vaccine development is an extraordinary feat
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – In less than a year, scientists were able to develop candidate vaccines against COVID-19, raising hopes that the end of the pandemic is near, even as health experts still call for caution. This extraordinary feat, however, is being undermined by an avalanche of falsehoods that even …
Read More »Lawmakers Still Wary of Legalizing Marijuana
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers remained wary of legalizing cannabis use in the country even after the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) downgraded marijuana. Several senators and congressmen were skeptical that the CND’s decision to reclassify marijuana from List IV (the most dangerous) to List I (the least …
Read More »Fishermen rescue sea turtle from tiger shark attack
[ad_1] Kai Survance (left) and his friend Bronson Russell save a turtle from a tiger shark attack. Images: YouTube Screenshot / Kai Owen Fishing Two men saved a turtle from the jaws of a tiger shark during a fishing trip on the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. Kai Survance and …
Read More »QC shortens curfew from December 16 for Simbang Gabi
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City shortened the curfew from midnight to 3 a.m. from December 16 to allow people to attend Simbang Gabi, although basic health protocols will continue to be strictly enforced for holiday celebrations. In a statement, Mayor Joy Belmonte said churches should only absorb 30 percent …
Read More »‘Biggest fan’ Maine proud of BF Arjo’s victory at the Asian Academy Creative Awards
[ad_1] MANILA – Maine Mendoza couldn’t have sounded more excited after her boyfriend, Arjo Atayde, won the best actor award at the 3rd edition of the Asian Academy Creative Awards this Friday. Atayde became the first Filipino to win the award, bringing it home for his role in ABS-CBN’s “Bagman,” …
Read More »NBI to investigate murder of Los Baños mayor
[ad_1] Facebook photo MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to collect the cases and identify the perpetrators of the December 3 murder of Los Baños Mayor César Pérez. In a memo dated December 4, but shared this Saturday, the Department of …
Read More »US Health Secretary Attacks China Over Coronavirus Information
[ad_1] Los Angeles County set records Friday for the most new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations for the third time in a single week. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday’s numbers would have been unimaginable just a few weeks ago and called the increase “the greatest threat to life” the …
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