[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The four-day special session called by President Duterte to approve the P4.5 trillion national budget for next year may not be enough and should be extended for another four days, opposition representative Edcel Lagman said on Saturday. . Also Saturday, senators said they would resume earlier …
Read More »Lakers and Heat set the stage for high-stakes NBA Finals drama
[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 09: Jimmy Butler # 22 of the Miami Heat defends LeBron James # 23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the fourth quarter of Game Five of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena on ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October …
Read More »‘Feeling great’, Trump seeks COVID-19 campaign comeback
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 10: United States President Donald Trump addresses a rally in support of law and order on the South Lawn of the White House on October 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump invited more than 2,000 guests to hear him speak just a week after …
Read More »Indonesia and 2 other people caught in a bomb plot
[ad_1] ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces attacked a house in Jolo, Sulu, before dawn on Saturday and arrested three women, including an Indonesian, who are believed to be part of a plot to organize another terrorist attack. Brig. General William Gonzales, commander of Joint Task Sulu, identified the women as …
Read More »New reopening of public transport observed
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government is expected to further reopen the public transportation sector in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Saturday. Roque said the cabinet will meet Monday to discuss quarantine restrictions, including those on utility vehicles. “I think it’s safe to …
Read More »Phase 3 of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Set in November, DOH Says
[ad_1] In this image taken on April 29, 2020, a package of the experimental vaccine test for the COVID-19 coronavirus is shown at the Quality Control Laboratory at the Sinovac Biotech facility in Beijing. Sinovac Biotech, which is conducting one of four clinical trials that have been licensed in China, …
Read More »Locsin in China for bilateral talks
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is in Beijing, China, this weekend for bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in a statement on Friday, said that Locsin’s visit to China is his first official …
Read More »PSC assures Alex Eala that he will get financial aid
[ad_1] ARCHIVE – Alex Eala makes history in Paris. Photo of the Rafael Nadal Academy MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Sports Commission said Saturday that French Open women’s singles semi-finalist Alex Eala will receive the financial aid she was promised. PSC CEO Guillermo Iroy said that he will personally ensure …
Read More »Filipinos support the death penalty to feel safe from crime, CHR investigation shows
[ad_1] FILE – View from inside the lethal injection chamber at the Manila National Penitentiary, January 9, 2004. AFP PHOTO / Joel NITO (Photo by JOEL NITO / AFP) MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos support the restoration of capital punishment in the country because they would like to feel safe from …
Read More »San Francisco Shock Wins 2020 Overwatch League Championship
[ad_1] Photo by Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment For the second year in a row, the San Francisco Shock has been crowned the Supervision League champions. The team took home the 2020 trophy today after a 4-2 series with the Seoul Dynasty. This makes Shock the first team to Supervision …
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