[ad_1] HE WILL IMPOSE FINES, EVEN ON HIS WIFE Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, pictured here addressing City Hall workers during a recent flag-raising ceremony, has to give some explanations after a party held at one from the main hotels in the city on January 17. , and that he …
Read More »PhilHealth funds liquidated does not mean they are ‘legally disbursed’ – Lacson
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Liquidated funds do not mean they have been “legally disbursed.” Senator Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday after Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Chairman Dante Gierran said 92 percent of the P15 billion allegedly “stolen” has already been settled. “The settlement is different than the audit,” Lacson said …
Read More »Senate passes resolution to ratify treaty banning nuclear weapons on second reading
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Senate adopted a resolution Wednesday at second reading that would express the House’s agreement on ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). No senator objected when the Senate Majority Leader, Juan Miguel Zubiri, proposed to adopt Senate Resolution No. 620, expressing the …
Read More »Melecio, Oftana enter the PBA Draft; Baltazar stays in La Salle
[ad_1] Former La Salle guard Aljun Melecion. FILE PHOTO FOR CONSULTATION MANILA, Philippines – A pair of La Salle standouts made contrasting decisions just before Wednesday’s deadline for the 2021 PBA Rookie Draft application. Guard Aljun Melecio has decided to give up his last year at UAAP with the Green …
Read More »Cirilito Sobejana is the next head of AFP – Palace
[ad_1] (FILE PHOTO) Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana. INQUIRER Mindanao file photo / JULIE S. ALIPALA MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has elected Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana as the next head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacañang announced on Wednesday. “The Palace confirms …
Read More »‘Urong-sulong’? Palace denies changing after Duterte refused to ease age restrictions
[ad_1] Presidential spokesman Harry Roque during his regular online briefing. MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte’s decision to reverse the recommendation to allow children ages 10-14 to leave their homes in modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) areas cannot be construed as a fickle mindset or a sea change in the implementation …
Read More »PRC – saliva test as accurate as nasal swab test
[ad_1] CHEAPEST TEST Philippine Red Cross President and CEO Richard Gordon leads the launch of the saliva test in the city of Mandaluyong on Monday. —NINO JESÚS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos now have the option to get an accurate test for the novel coronavirus without fear of having to …
Read More »BLACKPINK member Rosé to perform solo song during virtual concert
[ad_1] BLACKPINK’s Rosé is having her own solo project, and it’s about time! On January 25, YG Entertainment officially announced new details about Rosé’s solo debut. Soompi reported. According to the company, Rosé has already completed filming for her music video, and will be performing her debut solo song for …
Read More »Bontoc, Mountain Province may extend localized lockdown due to Covid variant
[ad_1] (Photo of the municipality of Bontoc, photo taken by Sir Ross A. Kiat-ong) MANILA, Philippines – The Municipality of Bontoc in Mountain Province may extend the localized lockdown it imposed on several villages due to the new Covid-19 variant beyond January 31, Mayor Franklin Odsey said Monday. Odsey said …
Read More »Comelec stays ‘behind target’ of 4 million new registered voters
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Elections Commission (Comelec) is far behind its goal of registering 4 million new voters for the general election on May 9, 2022. Since voter registration was resumed on September 1, 2020, after the coronavirus shutdown, Comelec had received 1,117,528 voter applications as of January 14. …
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