[ad_1] Yuka Saso of the Philippines plays her shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the 75th U.S. Open Women’s Championship at Champions Golf Club Cypress Creek Course on December 13, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Jamie Squire / Getty Images / AFP MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Yuka …
Read More »WHO Sees ‘Strong Commitment’ From Pfizer To Affordable COVID Vaccine
[ad_1] A healthcare worker holds a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the Memorial Healthcare System in Miramar, Florida, on December 14, 2020 (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP). GENEVA – A senior World Health Organization official said Tuesday that the agency was in talks with Pfizer to list its COVID-19 vaccine …
Read More »Peace talks are important, but OVP is not part of them: spokesperson Robredo
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday recognized the importance of returning to the peace negotiating table to find lasting resolutions to the communist insurgency that has raged for decades in the country. But, he also made clear, that he is not and will …
Read More »Amidst Still Unused P148B, Senate Extends Validity of 2020 Budget, Bayanihan 2
[ad_1] Sen. Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate finance committee, sponsors two separate measures in plenary that seek to extend the availability of funds under the 2020 national budget and the Bayanihan to Recover as One Law. Photo courtesy of Senator Angara’s office. MANILA, Philippines – The Senate on Tuesday …
Read More »Cebu Resort Stakeholder Resigns After Autism Comments
[ad_1] CEBU CITY –– A luxury resort executive in the city of Lapu-Lapu resigned just a week after receiving criticism on social media for his handling of a customer complaint and comments about autism. Manny González, a resident shareholder of Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, vacated his position effective Tuesday, …
Read More »Pangilinan: ‘A little worrying’ that it took the ICC ‘more than 4 years of daily killings’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan said Tuesday that it was “a little worrying” that the International Criminal Court (ICC) “took more than 4 [four] years of daily murder ”under the Duterte administration’s war on drugs to find“ reasonable grounds to believe ”that crimes against humanity were committed in …
Read More »Duterte invites Japanese Prime Minister Suga to visit the Philippines
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte invited Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to visit the Philippines “as soon as circumstances allow.” Duterte extended his invitation during a 25-minute “tele-summit” between the two leaders on Monday, according to a press release released by the Office of the President (OP). “Japan …
Read More »Palace: most of Isabela province is under GCQ again until December 31
[ad_1] Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News Published in December 15, 2020 12:31 pm | Updated as of December 15, 2020 1:12 PM President Rodrigo Duterte chairs the 49th Cabinet Meeting at the Malacañan Palace on December 14, 2020. The president called a meeting to discuss urgent issues and updates from government …
Read More »Singapore to launch segregated lane for business travelers who will not need to be quarantined
[ad_1] Those using the lane will be transported from the airport to specific facilities where they will stay and work. The Straits Times / Asia News Network SINGAPORE: As of the second half of January 2021, short-term business travelers from all countries arriving in Singapore will no longer need to …
Read More »Now the use of face shield is required in public places
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Interagency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has required that the public wear face shields and face masks at all times outside of their residences to stop the spread of COVID- 19. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, who is also the official …
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