[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan has expressed “serious misgivings” about the appointment of former Director of the National Bureau of Investigation Dante Gierran as the new director of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). This, as the senator said, believes that the person who should take the helm …
Read More »BIR extends new deadline for online business registration until September 30
[ad_1] More than 5,600 online businesses have met the extended deadline to register their operations with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), which on Tuesday (September 1) moved the deadline even further to September 30. As of Sept. 1, at least 5,650 online businesses are already registered as taxpayers, Deputy …
Read More »Salceda believes Gierran qualified to be head of PhilHealth
[ad_1] Former NBI director now head of PhilHealth Dante Gierran. File photo from INQUIRER.net / CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines – Albay’s representative, Joey Salceda, believes that the newly appointed director of PhilHealth, Dante Gierran, is qualified for the position. Salceda said that the minimum qualifications for the position are at …
Read More »Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic, reopens all schools
[ad_1] Beijing, China – Students wearing masks returned to classes on Tuesday in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged last year, when the city opened schools and kindergartens for the first time in seven months. Almost 1.4 million students resumed their classes in some 2,800 kindergartens, elementary …
Read More »Junk food is linked to an age marker on chromosomes
[ad_1] People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk food are more likely to show an aging-related change in their chromosomes, according to research presented Tuesday at an online medical conference. Three or more servings of so-called “ultra-processed foods” per day doubled the chances that strands of DNA and …
Read More »Senate panel wants Duque, Morales and other executives to be sued over PhilHealth funding mess
[ad_1] This combined photo shows the Secretary of the Department of Health, Francisco Duque III (left), and the recently resigned director of PhilHealth, Ricardo Morales. INVESTIGATION FILES MANILA, Philippines – The Senate Committee of the Whole recommended the filing of charges against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, the recently resigned …
Read More »Ravena and Alas sign contract extension with NLEX
[ad_1] Instagram photo of Kiefer Ravena MANILA, Philippines – It is safe to say that NLEX’s future is secure for the next three years. The Road Warriors officially signed star guards Kiefer Ravena and Kevin Alas to a contract extension on Tuesday. “God is good! 3 more years with my …
Read More »UST Officials Present Findings of ‘Bubble’ Investigation to IATF Panel
[ad_1] Hopefully CLARITY will be around the corner when the University of Santo Tomas presents its findings on the alleged Bicol bubble training of its men’s varsity team to a government-created investigative body Tuesday afternoon. Findings about the Tigers’ alleged offseason training at Capuy, Sorsogon under the supervision of coach …
Read More »PhilHealth’s new boss says he’s ‘scared but not intimidated’ by the task
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – “I am afraid but I do not flinch.” Former Director of the National Bureau of Investigation Dante Gierran admitted this Tuesday after being appointed the new head of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). “I would like to be successful. I was telling you about …
Read More »BTS becomes 1st Korean band to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s chart with ‘Dynamite’, Entertainment News
[ad_1] With their new single ‘Dynamite’ BTS has created history. The song has topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in the United States, the first time a K-pop band has debuted at # 1. The song is BTS’s first English-language single and has so far garnered 33.9 million views …
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