[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Commerce Secretary Ramón López said Monday that quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and the surrounding provinces should be eased, as the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could slow down if people had ” self-discipline. “ López told a press conference that he believed …
Read More »Perception problem of the new telecommunications company
[ad_1] After a six-month delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dito Telecommunity, the company chosen by the government to compete with PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom, recently announced that it would be operational in March 2021. Dito is the government’s response to decades-long complaints about poor and inadequate services from …
Read More »The dispute in the house dates back to the uneven ‘slices of pork’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – What’s the House lawmaker’s problem with pork in the 2021 budget? The bone of contention in the P4.5 trillion budget proposal for next year is Malacañang’s “uneven distribution of pork auctions” amounting to P397 billion in lump sum funds stationed at the Department of Public Works …
Read More »Cimatu impresses Duterte with white sand completion of Manila Bay
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte praised Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Monday for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay with its layer of artificial white sand made from crushed dolomite, which people “now enjoy.” “Let’s start by congratulating Secretary Cimatu. You know I remember that meeting [in Davao City] …
Read More »Stay and serve Filipinos as pandemic ‘will happen’, president urges health workers
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appealed to healthcare workers who were not exempted from the overseas deployment ban to only focus on serving Filipinos, saying the COVID-19 pandemic “would come to pass. “. Duterte had already allowed health workers with contracts sealed as of August 31 …
Read More »We are going to ‘spray pesticide’ on the PH to ‘exterminate COVID-19’, Duterte tells Robredo
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – “Spray pesticides” on the Philippines, or simply Metro Manila, to get rid of COVID-19, said a sarcastic president, Rodrigo Duterte, addressing Vice President Leni Robredo, in a prerecorded speech broadcast Monday night . Do not believe them, especially these Yellows, I hate to mention her name, …
Read More »A new reality TV contest will send the winner into space
[ad_1] SpaceX launched a space shuttle on May 30, 2020. Image: AFP / HO / NASA / Roscosmos via AFP Relaxnews Reality TV is definitely an interstellar trend! Following the surprise announcement last week of the finale of the star reality TV show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” a new …
Read More »Locsin tells lawmakers PH will not address Chinese demand to keep Western powers out of the South China Sea
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the Philippines will not comply with China’s insistence to keep Western powers, including the United States, out of the South China Sea. “China’s demand to exclude western powers from the South China Sea, which I will never allow,” Locsin said …
Read More »Locsin renews its call for compliance with international law on territorial disputes during the 53rd AMM
[ad_1] The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Teodoro Locsin Jr. (center), delivers his intervention during the 53rd Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers, held on September 9, 2020. Photo courtesy of DFA MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has again reiterated the importance of adhering to international law by pushing …
Read More »Go to PBA: follow protocols
[ad_1] SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go told the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to follow health protocols before resuming his 45th season in a bubble at Clark Freeport and the Special Economic Zone in Pampanga on September 26. A huge fan of the PBA since 1983, particularly Crispa’s famous Atoy Co, …
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