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[ad_1] (Big Hit Entertainment) An economic effect estimated at 1.7 trillion won ($ 1.43 billion) is expected to be created by conquering K-pop sensation BTS from the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week, government data showed Monday. Last week, BTS debuted at number one on Billboard’s top singles chart with …

[ad_1] Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) celebrates with Anthony Davis during the second half of an NBA conference semifinal basketball game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – LeBron James had …

[ad_1] THE LONG ROAD BACK TO NORMALITY A passenger boards a bus at Monumento in Caloocan City as more buses roll out Sunday. On the right, a man receives a full body massage at a Manila facility that has been able to reopen. —CHILD JESUS ​​ORBETA / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, …

[ad_1] Photo from the Philippine Coast Guard Facebook page MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. rejected the request from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to open 11 archipelagic sea lanes. “Why did I reject the Coast Guard’s insistence on opening 11 archipelagic lanes instead of 3 the DA, …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Filipinos queue for a government cash grant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Aug. 27, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila is still a few months away from a manageable number of coronavirus disease 2019 …

[ad_1] Miami Heat’s Goran Dragic beats Milwaukee Bucks’ Wesley Matthews during the second half of an NBA conference semifinal basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill ) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Milwaukee Bucks lost the first three …

[ad_1] Bank loan growth slowed for the fourth month in a row as fewer businesses and individuals were able to maintain their appetite for borrowing due to uncertainties triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that outstanding loans Extended by universal and commercial …

[ad_1] On Sunday, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson added his voice to the opposition chorus against the early release of former US Marine Joseph Pemberton, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing transgender Jennifer Laude in 2014. Lacson, chairman of the Senate defense committee, said the higher courts …

[ad_1] Francisco Duque III Vicente Sotto III – PRIB SENATE MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte may change his mind about keeping Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in his cabinet once he finishes reading the Senate report on the multi-million dollar fraud that nearly paralyzes the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation …

[ad_1] POTENTIAL DAMAGE Dumping white sand on the shoreline of rehabilitated Manila Bay may have seemed like a fantastic idea to government officials until marine experts and academics screamed about the dangers it posed to the bay’s ecosystem. —RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural …