[ad_1] FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, Steve Nash speaks during induction ceremonies at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Brooklyn Nets hired Steve Nash as their coach on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Hall of Fame point guard in charge of the team that …
Read More »Critics See Red in Manila Bay’s ‘White Sand’ Makeover
[ad_1] TO SAVE THE BAY A 500-meter stretch of the 190-kilometer shoreline of Manila Bay will be covered with sand derived from crushed dolomite in an attempt by the government to beautify the landscape and encourage the public to protect it. Environmental activists aren’t exactly happy. —RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, …
Read More »UCPB Leadership Renewed, Crack Finders Sent After Hacking
[ad_1] An excellent team of auditors from Land Bank of the Philippines and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) was ordered to carry out a comprehensive review of the internal workings of United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) as soon as the economic managers were informed from the country. a successful hack …
Read More »38 Filipino sailors lost at sea
[ad_1] ONE FOUND A Filipino crew member from the cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1 is rescued by a Japanese Coast Guard ship during a search and rescue operation in the East China Sea, west of Amami Oshima Island in southwestern Japan. —REUTERS Thirty-eight Filipino seafarers were still missing in icy …
Read More »No immediate release of Pemberton
[ad_1] NO JUSTICE, NO RELEASE Members of the LGBTQ rights group Bahaghari on Thursday expressed their opposition to the early release of former US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton and are demanding justice for transgender Jennifer Laude, whom he suffocated to death in the city of Olongapo in 2014 Pemberton was …
Read More »PSEi ends 5-day decline, gains 0.6%
[ad_1] The local stock barometer reaffirmed on Thursday, ending a five-day recession as investors cheered up on optimistic US markets and hopes for an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine. The Philippine Stock Exchange Major Stock Index (PSEi) added 34.47 points or 0.6 percent to close at 5,772.86, mainly supported by domestic hands …
Read More »Vaccine Group Says 76 Rich Countries Now Committed To ‘COVAX’ Access Plan
[ad_1] (FILES) In this file photo, Dr. Nita Patel, director of antibody discovery and vaccine development, holds up a vial of a possible coronavirus vaccine, COVID-19, at Novavax Labs in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on March 20, 2020 (Photo by ANDREW) CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) LONDON – Seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed …
Read More »BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ soars into the Top 40 as the group’s first radio hit in the US.
[ad_1] Get fanatical followers around the world who are no less fervent in America than anywhere else, add a lively song that will serve as the group’s first single recorded entirely in English, map out a clever way to broadcast it to radio, Top it off with a performance in …
Read More »UST violated lockdown rules – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The embattled men’s basketball team from the University of Santo Tomás (UST) committed a “clear violation” by practicing in distant Sorsogon despite lockdown regulations that require sports not be held across the country, according to the president. of the Higher Education Commission (CHEd), J. Prospero de Vera. 3rd. “Yes, …
Read More »‘The New Mutants’ goes from sizzle to spark
[ad_1] From left to right: Maisie Williams, Henry Zaga, Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton and Anya Taylor-Joy in “The New Mutants” We have always enjoyed the life and death feats of superheroes to defeat any form of evil. But we must admit that we couldn’t help but laugh the first time …
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