[ad_1] The local stock market barometer soared to the 7,000 mark on Tuesday, further testing pre-lockdown levels as US drug maker Pfizer’s announcement of the COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough made people euphoric. global markets. The Philippine Stock Exchange Major Stock Index (PSEi) rallied 349.63 points, or 5.23 percent, to close Tuesday …
Read More »Bloomberry incurs net losses due to casino closures
[ad_1] Bloomberry Resorts Corp., the operator of Solaire Resort and Casino, said it incurred a net loss of P2.5 billion from January to September, a reversal from last year’s profit of P3.9 billion, as its casinos They were closed during closing. Solaire continued to operate in a limited trial as …
Read More »Radio host shot dead in Pangasinan
[ad_1] Virgilio Maganes VILLASIS, Pangasinan, Philippines – A radio commentator and columnist for a local newspaper was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle here Tuesday morning, four years after he survived the first attempt on his life, police said. Virgilio “Vir” Maganes, 62, was about to enter the …
Read More »COVID-19 not so scary with vaccine development almost complete – Duterte
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – COVID-19 is no longer very scary with the development of a vaccine approaching development in the United States, President Rodrigo Duterte said in a prerecorded speech broadcast Tuesday night. “Pfizer of America already has it. So COVID is no longer scary, ”Duterte said in Filipino. According …
Read More »Drug trafficker, 3 other deaths in Bilibid riots identified
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A drug trafficker was one of four killed in last Monday’s riot at the Maximum Security Complex of New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa. The Justice Department identified the inmate as Calvin D. Tan. He was serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2012 of running …
Read More »Pagasa: Bicol will begin to feel the strong winds of Ulises, rain on Wednesday morning
[ad_1] PREPARATION Residents of the city of Legazpi, Albay province prepare and evacuate before Typhoon Rolly enters the Bicol region. Photos taken on October 31, 2020, Saturday. MARK ALVIC ESPLANA / INQURER SOUTHERN LUZON MANILA, Philippines – Parts of the Bicol region may begin to feel the strong winds and …
Read More »‘Ninja, narco policemen’ under the command of the head of the PNP, Sinas
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Drug Control Units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will closely monitor so-called “ninja policemen” and narco-police, newly appointed PNP police chief Gen. Debold Sinas revealed on Tuesday. “In the campaign against illegal drugs, we will revitalize different Drug Control Units to focus their operations …
Read More »Brazil suspends trials of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] Sinovac Biotech vaccines, one of 11 Chinese companies approved to carry out clinical trials of potential coronavirus vaccines, are displayed at a press conference during a press tour of a new factory built to produce Covid-coronavirus vaccines. 19, in Beijing on September 24, 2020 (Photo by WANG ZHAO / …
Read More »PET reissues warning to Marcos, Robredo camps: observe gag order or else
[ad_1] Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo. CONSULT PHOTOS FROM THE FILE MANILA, Philippines— The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), again warned both the sides of Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos of the existing gag order issued …
Read More »How the Pfizer Vaccine Could Be a Cold Solace for Some Asian Nations
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Pfizer logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken on November 9, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration TOKYO / SEOUL / MANILA— With tropical heat, remote island communities and a shortage of ultra-cold freezers, many Asian countries are …
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