[ad_1] More than 200 Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Friday morning. Photo courtesy of the Department of Foreign Relations. MANILA, Philippines – Some 234 Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were brought home to the Philippines on Friday, …
Read More »IBP is committed to leveraging improvements in the legal profession by 2021
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Integrated Bar Association of the Philippines (IBP) is committed to building on the improvements it made in 2020 and continuing to provide rapid service in the legal profession as the country welcomes the New Year. . In his New Year’s message, IBP National President Domingo …
Read More »A stray bullet from the New Year’s revelry kills a 12-year-old girl in Lanao del Norte
[ad_1] ILIGAN CITY – A stray bullet killed a 12-year-old girl during the New Year’s celebration in the town of Sapad, Lanao del Norte province. Major Salman Saad, a spokesman for the Lanao del Norte police, said the girl, Suzzette Abregondo Manamparan, was playing in front of her house with …
Read More »K-pop: SM artists join forces for New Years Day concert
[ad_1] Girl group Red Velvet performs ‘Psycho’ during the ‘SMTown Live: Culture Humanity’ concert, streamed online for free on January 1, 2021. Screenshot MANILA – K-pop acts under SM Entertainment, one of the top companies in South Korea’s idol music scene, ushered in the new year on Friday by gathering …
Read More »Scottie Thompson proposes to Pau Fajardo
[ad_1] Scottie Thompson is already engaged! THOMPSON INSTAGRAM MANILA, Philippines – Scottie Thompson recently secured his fifth championship with Barangay Geneva at the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, but now it was his turn to give a ring. Over the years, Thompson became engaged to his girlfriend Pauline Fajardo in a …
Read More »Moderna to supply COVID-19 vaccine to South Korea in May
[ad_1] Modern AFP-Yonhap via The Korea Herald / Asia News Network SEOUL – The American biotech firm Moderna is scheduled to provide 40 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine starting in May, according to news reports on Friday. The move came after the Korean government on Thursday signed an …
Read More »COVID-19 cases in HP now exceed 475,000 with 1,765 new infections
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen in front of a stock chart shown in this illustration taken on March 25, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File photo MANILA, Philippines – The Health Department recorded 1,765 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the country’s …
Read More »Brazil celebrates 2021 with Copacabana beach almost empty
[ad_1] An almost empty Copacabana beach is seen on New Year’s Eve, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 31, 2020. Brazil rang in the New Year with Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copacabana beach almost empty, the usual swarms of revelers kept away by police due to the pandemic and marijuana …
Read More »DFA Strongly Advises Travelers To Postpone Trip To PH Amidst Travel Ban
[ad_1] Department of Foreign Relations. (Photo from DFA’s Facebook account) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reiterated its advice to travelers coming to or transiting countries that have reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant of postponing their trips to the Philippines. “The DFA strongly recommends that …
Read More »Crowds crowd Wuhan, where the pandemic began, to celebrate the New Year
[ad_1] People wearing masks attend the New Year’s countdown in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, on December 31, 2020. Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP WUHAN – Thousands of New Years revelers packed the center of Wuhan, the Chinese city where Covid-19 was first detected, cheering and launching balloons to …
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