[ad_1] Reuters Published in 09 October 2020 09:43 AM MANILA – Converge ICT Solutions Inc on Friday valued its initial public offering (IPO) at P16.80 per share, near the bottom of an indicated range, in the country’s largest inaugural share sale in seven years. Converge, a provider of fiber broadband …
Read More »‘Duterte’s legacy hinges on recovery from COVID’
[ad_1] Amid President Duterte’s record performance and confidence ratings in the latest Pulse Asia poll, a political analyst said the president’s popularity could soon hinge on the country’s economic recovery after the pandemic and the eventual launch of the coveted COVID-19 vaccine, hopefully next year. Yet even with these factors, …
Read More »White House doctor says Trump’s coronavirus therapy is complete
[ad_1] Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the Pérez Art Museum, prior to the arrival of US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for a city hall event in Miami, Florida, USA, on October 5, 2020. REUTERS / Marco Bello WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s doctor said …
Read More »All systems go for the Malolos-Clark rail plan
[ad_1] The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday signed P85 billion in construction contracts for a key phase of the 148-kilometer North-South Commuter Rail (NSCR) system in Luzon, a major infrastructure project moving forward under Duterte’s administration. . The department conducted virtual signing ceremonies with Filipino and international contractors for …
Read More »PAL urges to rethink the layoff plan
[ad_1] Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday allayed fears of a new massive displacement of workers due to Philippine Airlines (PAL) plan to lay off more than 2,000 of its employees due to losses caused by the impact of the pandemic. COVID-19. Bello expressed optimism that the flag carrier …
Read More »Researchers see a downward trend in PH virus cases
[ad_1] A group of independent researchers said on Thursday that coronavirus cases in the Philippines were on a “downward trend,” seven months after the country was blocked from stopping the spread of the COVID-19 pathogen. But the group, OCTA Research, recommended stricter quarantine measures for at least 18 areas of …
Read More »The virus can drive 150 million people into extreme poverty
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The coronavirus pandemic could push 150 million people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, ending more than three years of progress in reducing poverty, the World Bank said Wednesday. Releasing its flagship biennial report on poverty and shared prosperity, the multilateral development lender said that …
Read More »Photobomb: Housefly lands on Pence’s head
[ad_1] BUZZ A fly is seen on the head of the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, as he debates with the Democratic vice presidential candidate, US Senator Kamala Harris. —REUTERS A stray housefly briefly commanded the US national stage on Wednesday, creating a stir when it landed …
Read More »Duterte: End of the house crisis or else
[ad_1] President Duterte threatened Thursday night to intervene to prevent the delay of the proposed P4.5 trillion budget for 2021 if members of the House of Representatives failed to resolve the crisis caused by President Alan Peter Cayetano’s delay in the transfer. leadership to Marinduque. Rep. Lord Allan Velasco under …
Read More »Trump calls Kamala Harris a ‘monster’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, United States – US President Donald Trump on Thursday called Kamala Harris, who is making US history as the first black woman to run for vice president, a “monster.” Trump, long behind in the Nov.3 White House race and performing especially poorly in polls of female voters, used …
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