[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ), a less restrictive measure, from October 1-31. This was announced by the Secretary of Health, Francisco Duque III, during a televised meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte. Other areas that will be under GCQ during the same period …
Read More »BTS becomes a millionaire with Label Big Hit initial public offering
[ad_1] Photo: Raymond Hall / GC Images Your seven favorite K-pop stars just got seven figures each. The boys of BTS became millionaires today with an impressive 135,000 won initial public offering for Big Hit Entertainment label. That’s roughly $ 115 a share, the biggest debut in the South Korean …
Read More »Duterte Urges Telco Companies to Improve Internet Service with Online Classes Ready to Go
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – “Can you do a better job?” This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to telecommunications companies in a televised speech on Monday night. “With classes starting, our students will be very dependent on their use of electronics,” he said. “But internal complaints, since the telecommunications companies emerged. …
Read More »China expects 550 million tourists in October – The Manila Times
[ad_1] BEIJING: China is expected to register 550 million domestic tourists during the next eight days of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays starting on October 1, and the sector is resuming full operations while normalizing the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. The Ministry of Culture and …
Read More »Covid deaths exceed one million – The Manila Times
[ad_1] PARIS: More than 1 million people have died from the coronavirus, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) issue, after the deadly disease emerged less than a year ago in China and spread around the world. The pandemic has devastated the global economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions and disrupted lives, from …
Read More »Duterte tells Facebook: Why keep operating in PH if you can’t help us?
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte questions the continued operation of Facebook in the Philippines after the social media company removed several government “defense” pages, including those created by the military and police. “What would be the point of allowing him to continue if he can’t help us? Duterte …
Read More »Social media war for COVID-19: the mayor of the city of Iloilo apologizes to Locsin
[ad_1] The Secretary of Foreign Relations, Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr. and the Mayor of the city of Iloilo, Jerry Treñas. INQUIRER archive photos CITY OF ILOILO – Without effort, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas on Monday demanded an apology from Foreign Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr., who had …
Read More »PBA promised to provide a worthwhile fee to interested parties in return
[ad_1] THE PBA IS PREPARING to resume its season at Clark City in Angeles, Pampanga. – PBA By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Senior reporter The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is set to resume its currently suspended season within two weeks and is ensuring that it will be a worthwhile comeback …
Read More »PH’s COVID-19 case count is now 307,288
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country soared to 307,288 as the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 3,073 new infections. Of the sum, 49,242 are considered active, of which 86.4% present mild symptoms, since 8.7% are asymptomatic, 1.5% present severe symptoms and 3.4% are in critical condition …
Read More »Jimmy Butler was easy to get for the Heat heading to the NBA Finals
[ad_1] Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo (13) from left, Tyler Herro (14), Goran Dragic, right forward, Jimmy Butler, from second right, and Andre Iguodala, right, walk off the court celebrating their 112-109 win in Game 4 of an NBA Eastern Conference Basketball Final against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Sept. 23, …
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