[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government’s COVID-19 task force approved pilot studies on the use of antigen tests to detect the novel coronavirus among local travelers. According to a resolution published Friday, the Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Infectious Diseases allowed authorities to use antigen tests “for …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the state of calamity over the entire Philippines for another year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his Proclamation No. 1021, Duterte extended the state of calamity “for a period of one year, effective from September 13, 2020 to September 12, …
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[ad_1] US Under Secretary of State Keith Krach, center, gestures after disembarking from a plane as he arrives at the Taipei Air Force Base Airport, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Krach is in Taiwan on Thursday for the second visit by a high-level US official in two months, prompting a …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines: Can Calvin Abueva finally return to the PBA? In an Instagram post on Friday, Abueva captioned “the comeback is real” a day after the PBA announced that it will resume the season in a bubble configuration in Clark, Pampanga starting October 9. But it has not yet …
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[ad_1] Bahrain gold medalist Hassan Chani celebrates during the victory ceremony of the 10,000-meter men’s athletics event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 27, 2018 (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP). MONACO – Bahrain distance runner Hassan Chani has been banned for four years for doping and …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The vice president and representative of Camarines Sur, LRay Villafuerte, should explain to the Filipino people why the national government has to assume the construction of the Provincial Capitol of his district, which costs more than P420 million. Former Negros Occidental representative Albee Benítez said this …
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[ad_1] Cloie Syquia Skarne with her fiancé Frederik Hill. Image: Instagram / @ cloiesyquia MANILA, Philippines – Gabby Concepción’s daughter, beauty queen Cloie Syquia Skarne, is now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Frederik Hill. “We are engaged!” Cloie wrote on her Instagram post Thursday where she shared a photo of …
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[ad_1] Former Vice President of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden attends a CNN town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper in Moosic, Pa., On Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster) MOOSIC, Pennsylvania – Joe Biden on Thursday attacked President Donald Trump over and over again for his handling …
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[ad_1] Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) jumps to make a pass over Kemba Walker (8), Brad Wanamaker (9) and Jayson Tatum (0) of the Boston Celtics during the second half of a postseason basketball game of the NBA conference, Thursday, September. 17, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (AP …
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[ad_1] Chinese structures and an airstrip on the Subi artificial reef in the Spratly Archipelago in the South China Sea are seen from a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane on Friday. —AP MANILA, Philippines – Citing the Philippine victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, …
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