[ad_1] JAO Group will send report to DOJ on UST bubble formation UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo (UAAP) Officials from the Joint Administrative Order Group are studying whether the University of Santo Tomas violated JAO guidelines when it reportedly conducted a training bubble at Sorsogon during quarantine. Games and Amusement …
Read More »Total PH COVID-19 cases fail 232,000 with 3,714 new infections
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 4) – The country’s COVID-19 case count surpassed 232,000 on Friday with 3,714 new infections recorded, the Health Department announced. The department said total cases nationwide reached 232,072 with 67,786 active or currently ill patients. Metro Manila had the highest number of infected residents …
Read More »Manufacturing production falls for the fifth month as the pandemic affects business operations
[ad_1] The country’s manufacturing output posted its fifth consecutive month of decline this year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to the results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), PSA said that the Production Volume Index (VoPI) contracted 11.9 percent in July 2020. The VoPI …
Read More »DOH: Dengue cases and deaths experience a ‘sharp decline’ in 2020
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The number of dengue cases and deaths in the country has dropped significantly in 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. Dengue cases registered from January 1 to August 15 this year were reduced by 76% compared to the cases registered in the same …
Read More »PMFTC opens IQOS stores in Metro Manila
[ad_1] The newly opened IQOS store in Eastwood Mall, Libis, Quezon City, only allows access to people 21 and older. The first four Philip Morris International (PMI) IQOS stores opened on Friday, making a smoke-free alternative to cigarettes available to Filipino adult smokers, 21 years and older, who would otherwise …
Read More »Fire Duke instead of giving Duterte emergency powers to fix PhilHealth: Lacson
[ad_1] MANILA – Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday rejected a House panel’s plan to grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to correct anomalies reported at the Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), saying it would be better to fire to the Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III, president of the agency’s …
Read More »PMFTC launches IQOS stores in the Philippines
[ad_1] PMFTC Inc., an affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), opened its first four IQOS stores on Friday in the Philippines, making a smoke-free alternative to cigarettes available to Filipino adult smokers 21 years and older than otherwise. they would like to continue smoking or using nicotine-containing products. The newly …
Read More »PH inflation slowdown in August ‘within expectations’: BSP
[ad_1] SLOWER INFLATION. A customer buys vegetables in a public market. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday (September 4, 2020) that the country’s inflation rate slowed to 2.4 percent, down from 2.7 percent in July. (File photo) MANILA – The domestic inflation rate in August slowed to …
Read More »Inflation falls amid falling food prices
[ad_1] The rate of increase in consumer prices slowed last month due to lower costs for heavy food and non-alcoholic beverages, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced today. Headline inflation fell to 2.4 percent in August this year from 2.7 percent in the previous month, but higher compared to 1.7 …
Read More »Source: UST coach Aldin Ayo resigns
[ad_1] UST Coach Aldin Ayo. CONSULTATION PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – Beleaguered Santo Tomas University men’s basketball head coach Aldin Ayo tendered his resignation, the Inquirer learned Thursday night. The development, which was shared by a person closely monitoring the situation, comes in the immediate aftermath of the Philippine College Athletic …
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