[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks during a Latinos for Trump event at the Trump National Doral Miami resort, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Doral, Florida (AP Photo / Evan Vucci) ATLANTA, Ga. – With less than 40 days to go before the election, President Donald Trump unveiled his second policy …
Read More »Celtics control the second half and lead the Heat to win Game 5
[ad_1] Jayson Tatum (0) of the Boston Celtics directs a play during the second half of an NBA conference postseason basketball game against the Miami Heat on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Jayson Tatum and …
Read More »Consensus against delaying the 2022 elections grows
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Apart from the Electoral Commission (Comelec), senators, their fellow congressmen and even Malacañang rejected on Friday the call of the representative of Pampanga, Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo to postpone the elections of May 9, 2022, apparently for the COVID-19 Pandemic. “We should not use the current …
Read More »Coronavirus vaccine likely to be ready by April next year – FDA
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – If everything goes according to schedule, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that a COVID-19 vaccine could be available in the country starting in April next year. But FDA Director General Eric Domingo noted that this schedule is totally dependent on manufacturers being able to …
Read More »López firm obtains permission to build LNG terminal in Batangas
[ad_1] Liquefied natural gas may be introduced to the Philippine market as early as the third quarter of 2022, as First Gen Corp. and its partners have obtained a permit from the Department of Energy to build an LNG terminal in Batangas. First Gen said in a statement that its …
Read More »Watchdog and election attorney say pandemic is no reason to postpone 2022 elections
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – An election watchdog and election attorney have insisted that even the COVID-19 pandemic is not a sufficient reason to suspend the 2022 presidential elections, adding that it may be premature to speak about such measures. Lawyer Romulo Macalintal said in a statement on Friday that the …
Read More »The AFF Suzuki Cup will take place in the second quarter of 2021
[ad_1] The return of the largest soccer competition in Southeast Asia is now set in stone. In an announcement made on Friday, the ASEAN Football Federation shared that the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now take place from April 11 to May …
Read More »PH COVID-19 Case Count Nears 300,000 Ticks
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The total coronavirus disease count in the country in 2019 is approaching the 300,000 mark as of Friday, as the Health Department recorded 2,630 more recently reported infections. The count as of Friday is 299,361 with 61,766 active cases. Of the active cases, 86 percent have …
Read More »34 of 136 NCR coronavirus hospitals low ‘danger’ – DOH data
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Thirty-four of 136 hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) were placed below the “danger” level in terms of bed capacity solely for patients with the novel coronavirus disease, data from the Department of Health (DOH). The category of “danger” means that the beds for COVID-19 …
Read More »Biden’s low-key campaign style worries some Democrats
[ad_1] FILE – In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during a Biden for President Black economic summit at Camp North End in Charlotte, NC The final leg of a presidential campaign is typically a non-stop mix of travel, caffeine …
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