[ad_1] FILE – Houston Rockets’ James Harden # leaves the court following their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs on September 12, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista , Florida. Michael Reaves / Getty Images / AFP …
Read More »‘We rage against the red label’: UP CMC criticizes the arrest of a student
[ad_1] The University of the Philippines School of Mass Communication (UP CMC) denounced the arrest of its student, Manila Today editor Lady Ann Salem, and called for her immediate release. (Photo: Denver del Rosario) MANILA, Philippines – “His defense is his identity, even if it is now apparently the reason …
Read More »US FDA Advisors Overwhelmingly Support Authorization of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
[ad_1] A panel of external advisers from the US Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly Thursday in favor of backing the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the agency to authorize the injection for a nation that has lost more than 285,000 lives to COVID-19. The …
Read More »‘Star Wars’, ‘Pinocchio’ and more as Disney leans heavily towards streaming
[ad_1] A significant portion of the presentation was dedicated to Star, which will feature programming from Disney properties like ABC, FX, Freeform, Searchlight and 20th Century Studios, which Rupert Murdoch sold to Disney last year. In Latin America, Star + will launch as a standalone service in June and will …
Read More »7 of 141 NCR hospitals low ‘critical’ level – DOH
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Seven of the 141 hospitals in Metro Manila were labeled “critical” in terms of bed capacity only for COVID-19 patients, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed as of Dec. 9. This figure decreased from 11 hospitals registered as “critical” on December 2, which consists …
Read More »Lacson on DPWH budget: infrastructure funds P83B ‘migrated’, P55B ‘disappeared’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More than P83 billion in funding for infrastructure projects under the 2021 budget of the Department of Public Works and Roads (DPWH) “migrated to new areas” while allocations for P55 billion “disappeared,” it said on Friday. Senator Panfilo Lacson. Lacson claimed that the bicameral conference committee …
Read More »Obi-Wan, She-Hulk and a new Pinocchio: Disney + is about to get a lot bigger and more expensive
[ad_1] Just over a year later, the nascent service has become the focal point of Disney’s beleaguered business, with more than 86 million subscribers since its launch. “We knew this unique service with content that only Disney can create would resonate with consumers and stand out in the marketplace,” Disney …
Read More »CHR launches online legal aid service
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Human Rights Commission (CHR) has formally launched an online lawyer service that seeks to provide real-time legal advice amid government-imposed quarantine restrictions in response to the coronavirus disease pandemic. (COVID-19). . The CHR launched the Human Rights Electronic Advocacy Service (HR-ELS) on Thursday, in time …
Read More »US COVID-19 Deaths Break Daily Record, Sparking Pleas to Cut Christmas
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A patient crosses a bridge connecting buildings within Mount Sinai Hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA, Dec. 3 2020. REUTERS / Mike Segar WASHINGTON / NEW YORK – The daily death toll from COVID-19 in the US …
Read More »Dito hires former soldiers to ease China’s concerns
[ad_1] Manila, Philippines – The telecommunications company, Dito Telecommunity, has hired former military personnel in hopes of easing and even erasing concerns about espionage over its Chinese partner amid a territorial dispute in the Western Philippine Sea. During a press conference on Thursday, Dito’s chief technology officer, Rodolfo Santiago, revealed …
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