[ad_1] The representative of the city of Zamboanga, Manuel José Dalipe, swears in the new members of Lakas-CMD (Photo from the Office of the Majority Leader, Martín Romualdez) MANILA, Philippines – The Lakas-Muslim Christian Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party gained six more members in the House of Representatives with the addition of …
Read More »Robredo calls for a more urgent reconstruction of Marawi City
[ad_1] Vice President Leni Robredo (screenshot from her Facebook account) MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo is calling for more urgent rehabilitation efforts and initiatives in Marawi City three years after local terrorists besieged the city. Robredo remembered and honored the residents and government forces who lost their lives …
Read More »TWICE’s Jeongyeon to skip upcoming album promotions due to anxiety
[ad_1] Nine-member K-pop girl group TWICE’s Jeongyeon will not be joining their upcoming second studio album promotions and activities due to anxiety. TWICE will release the album “Eyes Wide Open” on October 26, which will be headlined by the title track “I Can’t Stop Me.” In an announcement aired on …
Read More »Singapore’s First Facial Scanning Scheme Raises Privacy Fears
[ad_1] People view the Merlion statue in Singapore on October 14, 2020 (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) SINGAPORE – Singapore will become the first country in the world to use facial verification in its national identification scheme, but privacy advocates are alarmed by what they say is an intrusive …
Read More »Lopez stuns Lomachenko in lightweight unification title fight
[ad_1] Teofimo Lopez (File Photo / Getty Images / AFP LOS ANGELES – Undefeated Teofimo Lopez stunned Vasiliy Lomachenko by unanimous decision on Saturday to become the undisputed world lightweight champion in Las Vegas. Lopez defended his 135-pound IBF lightweight title and snatched the WBC, WBO and WBA belts from …
Read More »UP’s Juan GDL makes a long-awaited return to 3×3
[ad_1] Juan Gómez de Liaño will play for Nueva Ecija in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 President’s Cup. Photo of the brochure. MANILA, Philippines – After three years, University of the Philippines standout Juan Gómez de Liaño will return to the version of basketball he loved at first: 3×3. The 6-foot-1 …
Read More »France will unite in solidarity and defiance after teacher beheading
[ad_1] People stand in front of flowers and candles next to a sign that reads ‘I am a teacher, I am Samuel’ at the entrance of a secondary school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 30 km northwest of Paris, on October 17, 2020 , after a The professor was beheaded by an attacker …
Read More »New Zealand opposition dares to win for Ardern
[ad_1] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Labor Election Day party after the Labor Party won the New Zealand general election in Auckland on October 16, 2020 (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP). WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The New Zealand opposition said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s landslide …
Read More »Trump sets a frenzied campaign pace, while front-runner Biden stays home
[ad_1] MUSKEGON, MI – OCTOBER 17: United States President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally on October 17, 2020 in Muskegon, Michigan. President Trump has increased his schedule of public events as he continues his campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election. Rey Del …
Read More »Weather forecast for Sunday: rain showers, cloudy skies due to LPA
[ad_1] Stock Photo MANILA, Philippines – Several areas of the country are expected to have scattered rains on Sunday due to depression or extension of a low pressure area (LPA) and surface wind flow from the northeast. The Philippine Astronomical, Geophysical and Atmospheric Services Administration (Pagasa) said the Eastern Visayas, …
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