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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Freelance writer Sng Ler Jun has been taking on more writing assignments since March to earn extra money for himself and his family. His 55-year-old mother was fired from a part-time job as a food promoter in February and his father, a 59-year-old taxi driver, has seen …

[ad_1] INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año favors the deployment of more public utility vehicles (PUVs) rather than reducing physical distancing measures amid the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Year, vice president of the National Task Force against COVID-19, said that he personally …

[ad_1] DISTANCE BETWEEN US Transportation officials’ move to lower the 1 meter rule for physical distancing in public vehicles has raised fears of more coronavirus infections and deaths. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE MANILA, Philippines – The government will reduce physical distancing in public vehicles on Monday, as advocates for passenger safety …

[ad_1] The 48 savings banks supervised by the central bank remain stable amid the COVID-19 pandemic despite declining deposits and portfolio, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno. “During the first half of 2020, we noticed a decrease in assets, loans and deposits from savings banks. …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – House Vice Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. on Saturday urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release stimulus funds to prop up the economy after President Duterte signed the Bayanihan of P165 billion to recover as an act, or Bayanihan 2. Villafuerte said the …

[ad_1] Top line Millions of acres of forest and land continue to burn along the West Coast through the weekend, displacing thousands and filling cities with dangerous smoke. Resident Margi Wyatt arrives to find her mobile home destroyed by a wildfire after she and her husband … [+] evacuated from …

[ad_1] EARLY VISIT On Sunday, a resident lights a candle at the grave of a loved one inside the Barangka Municipal Cemetery in the city of Marikina. —JOAN BONDOC MANILA, Philippines – The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed in Metro Manila another tradition followed religiously by millions of Filipino Catholics …

[ad_1] WITH the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 now enacted, the leadership of the House of Representatives was urged to create an oversight committee to ensure that the 165 billion pesos allocated by Congress are “used appropriately, prudently and fast. “ Vice President Luis Raymund Villafuerte …

[ad_1] The Aboitiz Group Supports the Department of Commerce and Industry’s Call to Prioritize the Use of Philippine-Made Materials in the Administration’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) ​​Program to Help Boost the Economy and Keep Jobs for Filipinos amid the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic. “As the country recovers and slowly recovers …

[ad_1] With data from the Department of Health often lagged and ‘adjusted’, it is difficult for the average person to control the true Covid-19 situation in the Philippines. As with all data examinations, the higher the number, the less likely it is that accurate conclusions can be drawn. So it …