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[ad_1] Senator Leila De Lima.(File photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquier) MANILA, Philippines – Four senators on Wednesday made a new call for the participation of detained senator Leila de Lima in plenary sessions and commission hearings through teleconferences. While de Lima was serving his fourth year in …

[ad_1] Myanmar was slated for more street protests Wednesday against the military government, while Indonesia’s efforts to emerge from the crisis with the help of other Southeast Asian countries appeared to falter with a diplomatic visit proposal scrapped. Large demonstrations and a general strike took place this week on Monday …

[ad_1] Jennie and G-Dragon. Instagram: @ jennierubyjane / @xxxibgdrgn South Korean idols Jennie of the girl group Blackpink and G-Dragon of the boy band Big Bang are dating, several news sites dedicated to K-pop reported Tuesday. But YG Entertainment, the label that houses both stars, said it could not confirm …

[ad_1] Medical workers make last-minute preparations for the Manila Covid-19 vaccine installation at the Santa Ana hospital in Manila on Tuesday, February 23, despite a delay in the arrival of vaccines to the country. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has expressed dismay at the delay after he signed P38.4 million as …

[ad_1] MOCK JAB An elderly man waits his turn at a mass vaccination drill at Legarda Primary School in Sampaloc, Manila. —RICHARD A. REYES On Tuesday, the Senate passed a measure establishing the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program in final reading, and senators mockingly praised the bill’s passage even if no …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: An armored vehicle is seen on a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 14, 2021. Photo taken on February 14, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer Myanmar’s junta leader has called for energetic efforts to revive a struggling economy, state media reported …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy was projected to grow at a slower rate in the first quarter of 2021, compared to an increase in production in the fourth quarter of 2020, as a result of the decision to maintain the COVID-19 quarantine current restrictions until elusive mass vaccination …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision not to ease the country’s quarantine status without the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine is a “timely” and “responsive” measure, an independent research group said Tuesday. Dr. Butch Ong from the OCTA Research Team said it was correct to postpone the switch …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – It’s better to err on the side of caution than hastily ease coronavirus quarantine restrictions in the country at the expense of the healthcare system, Vice President of Commerce and Industry Wes Gatchalian said Tuesday. Gatchalian said that while he supports the gradual reopening of businesses …

[ad_1] (Clockwise from top left) (G) I-DLE’s Soojin, Seventeen’s Mingyu, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Park Hye-soo, Kim So-hye, Kim Dong -hee, Jo Byeong-kyu and Chuu de Loona (Twitter, Instagram) The Korean entertainment industry is currently under siege as various K-pop actors and stars have been dragged into the …