[ad_1] Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro (14) and Miami Heat’s Andre Iguodala (28) celebrate during the second half of an NBA conference postseason basketball game against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 in Lake Buena. Vista, Florida (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) lyrics LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – …
Read More »Global deaths from coronavirus surpass the 1 million mark: AFP Tally
[ad_1] More than a million deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded worldwide. Paris France: The global death toll from the new coronavirus, which emerged less than a year ago in China and has spread across the world, surpassed 1 million on Sunday. The pandemic has devastated the global …
Read More »Mayor Sara Duterte on sick leave, ‘Baste’ is acting mayor
[ad_1] Davao Mayor Sara Duterte (right) and her brother, Deputy Mayor Sebastián Duterte (File Photo / ARJOY M. CENIZA) MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio applied for a one-week medical leave and appointed her younger brother, Deputy Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, as acting mayor for the term. An …
Read More »Drilon exceeds P49 billion cut in 2021 Department of Health budget
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Franklin Drilon criticized the Duterte administration for cutting the Department of Health (DOH) budget by P49 billion despite hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The proposed national budget for 2021 was drawn up as if there was no pandemic that we had to deal with,” …
Read More »Unused oil rigs viewed as observation posts
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy plans to convert two retired oil rigs near Recto Bank in the Western Philippine Sea as observation posts. Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo on Saturday inspected the Nido and Matinloc platforms located northwest of the Palawan coast. The two oil fields closed in …
Read More »Robredo sounds alarmed by Chinese meddling in FB
[ad_1] What is China’s interest in our national affairs? Vice President Leni Robredo asked this question on Sunday, when she voiced alarm over Beijing’s possible role in the recently eliminated Facebook propaganda network, designed to garner support for, among other things, a possible 2022 led by the president’s daughter and …
Read More »Police cracked down on drinking venues
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Police officers across the country have been ordered to monitor bars and other drinking spots within their areas that could become “ground zero” for massive COVID-19 infections. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, commander of the Covid Shield Joint Task Force, issued the order Sunday after two …
Read More »Rat wins the animal hero award
[ad_1] In this undated photo issued by PDSA, People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, Cambodia’s landmine detection rat, Magawa is photographed with his PDSA gold medal, George Cross’s animal equivalent, in Siem, Cambodia. On Friday 25 September 2020, a British animal charity awarded its highest civilian honor to a rat for …
Read More »Despite the provision, Monico wants the POC elections to restart
[ad_1] Former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Monico Puentevella believes that postponing the upcoming POC elections to a later calendar can be beneficial to everyone. Puentevella, president of Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas and a voting member of the local Olympic body, will present a motion to the POC general assembly …
Read More »‘Supermajority Coalition’ in the Chamber Supports Cayetano’s Continued Participation
[ad_1] The plenary hall of the House of Representatives. (File photo from INQUIRER.net) MANILA, Philippines – House of Representatives leaders crossed party lines to express their support for Alan Peter Cayetano’s tenure as speaker, though that meant going against his shared term agreement with Marinduque representative Lord Alan Velasco. In …
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