[ad_1] A trader exits the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Election Day in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA, November 3, 2020. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly LONDON / NEW YORK – Investors were quick to adjust portfolios for a tighter and delayed US election result than many had assumed …
Read More »Sara Duterte visits 5 typhoon-hit provinces with Imee Marcos
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor and Presidential daughter Sara Duterte visited five Typhoon Rolly provinces with Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday. A photo shared by Marcos’ office showed the senator and Duterte posing for a selfie inside a helicopter, which they used to visit areas to “help residents” …
Read More »Biden in 238 electoral votes, Trump in 213
[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets supporters after speaking during election night at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, early Nov. 4, 2020. – Democrat Joe Biden said early Wednesday that he believes he is “on the way” to defeat the president of the United States, Donald Trump. and …
Read More »US-PH ties ‘won’t change’ to ‘flourish’ regardless of survey results
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The alliance and friendship between the Philippines and the United States will “not change” and will only continue to grow in the future regardless of who sits in the White House. The Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, John Law, assured this when the US …
Read More »Meralco endures Blackwater, remains in the top 8
[ad_1] PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines – Meralco used a strong early start and held off Blackwater to emerge with an 89-85 win over Blackwater and stay in the thick of the PBA Philippine Cup playoff quest on Wednesday at the Foundation of the University of Angeles. The Bolts took a …
Read More »Trump shows new strength with Latinos, losing some older voters – exit polls
[ad_1] People fill out their ballots at a polling place on Election Day in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, USA on November 3, 2020. REUTERS / Bryan Woolston As polling places closed across the United States on Tuesday, exit polls conducted by Edison Research provided insight into the top issues driving the presidential …
Read More »Palacio: Duterte may again delay the repeal of the VFA
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte may postpone the repeal of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States for another six months, Malacañang said Wednesday. “That has the option of being extended for another six months. So my opinion is that maybe the president will invoke the …
Read More »Straight to the vaccine czar Gálvez: Assemble your ‘Justice League’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto recommended to the government vaccine czar that he “rally his Justice League” to ensure an effective COVID-19 vaccination program, saying “a Superman” cannot assume responsibility alone. “No mission is more difficult and no challenge is greater than providing vaccines for …
Read More »Roman is upset after a critic mentions necrophilia and pedophilia in the SOGIE bill debates
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A critic brought up the issue of necrophilia and pedophilia on Wednesday by questioning the Sexual Orientation Equality and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) bill, drawing the ire of the former’s representative Bataan district, Geraldine Roman. During the House committee on women and gender equality online …
Read More »Palace accepts the use of funds from the anti-communist task force for Rolly’s response
[ad_1] Sorsogon ‘cleaning teams’ deployed to make Albay’s roads accessible MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang sees no problem in the proposal to reallocate a portion of the anti-communist task force’s proposed budget to relief and rehabilitation efforts in communities hit by Super Typhoon Rolly. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said using the …
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