[ad_1] SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has begun planning its 46th season and has targeted April 9, its founding date, as its tentative opening date. “We are still looking at other options, which will depend on a variety of factors,” PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial told …
Read More »Worse slowdown than during the Marcos era
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic not only ended decades of steady growth for the Philippine economy, it also plunged the country into its most severe recession since after World War II and even worse than the 1984 economic crisis that led to the removal of then President Ferdinand. Frames. The inter-agency …
Read More »Mayors, doctors agree: minors stay home
[ad_1] Minors are still banned from shopping malls this Christmas season, Metro Manila mayors decided Wednesday night after two groups of pediatricians recommended keeping children home for the holidays to minimize the risk of contracting the new coronavirus and Reduce the danger of COVID-19 transmission . The general manager of …
Read More »Duterte asks Putin to visit him and welcomes new envoys
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the credentials of new ambassadors from Russia, India and five other countries on Wednesday during a virtual ceremony in Malacañang. Accepting the credential letter from Russian Ambassador Marat Ignatyevich Pavlov, Duterte, speaking from Malago Club House, said that the Philippines considered Russia …
Read More »There is no truce with the Reds, AFP urges Duterte
[ad_1] The Armed Forces of the Philippines see no point in recommending the usual Christmas truce with the communist rebels this year due to the insincerity of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) during the previous ceasefire. “AFP, even though it wishes and longs …
Read More »Pacquiao ‘praying for’ plans for 2022
[ad_1] Sen. Manny Pacquiao said Thursday that he continued to “pray for” his political future as rumors circulated that he planned to run for top national office in 2022. In a Viber message sent by his staff, Pacquiao, who was installed as the new chairman of the Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng …
Read More »Going into Game 3, the numbers show an alarming trend for TNT – a tendency to collapse on the stretch
[ad_1] Both Barangay Geneva and TNT believe that this is where great teams and players emerge. TNT believes it a little more. “If you want to be cool, you would have to face adversity,” Bong Ravena, Tropang Giga’s designated coach, told reporters here at Smart Clark Giga City in the …
Read More »‘India continues to love K-Pop’: Spotify India MD
[ad_1] Amarjit Singh, MD, Spotify India The Covid-19 crash gave the audio streaming industry a boost as people stayed indoors with free time. Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify, which launched in India in February 2019, posted 29% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its global monthly active users (MAUs) in the third …
Read More »IQIYI Produces First Korean Original Drama ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’
[ad_1] iQIYI will air its first Korean original drama ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’ in 2021. iQIYI In 2020, Singapore-based global entertainment service iQIYI Intelligence quotient International, aired a total of 29 Korean shows, including the exclusive broadcast of the dramas. Backstreet rookie, starring Kim Yoo-jung and Ji Chang-wook, and …
Read More »HRW to PH: Taking a photo of a war dead is fine, but desecrating a corpse is wrong
[ad_1] Jevilyn Cullamat. Photo of Representative Eufemia Cullamat’s office MANILA, Philippines – An international human rights organization has reminded the Philippine government that while there is nothing wrong with taking photographs of war victims for documentation, getting the dead to pose for photos is another problem. According to Human Rights …
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