[ad_1] Since COVID-19 is not yet contained in the Philippines, the World Bank expects gross domestic product (GDP) to contract by 6.9 percent this year, the worst drop in 35 years, even as the chief economist of the The country expects a slower-than-record contraction in the third quarter. fall to …
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[ad_1] A New York Times story based on Donald Trump’s coveted tax data shows that he avoided paying income taxes for most of the past two decades and paid only $ 750 the year he was elected president. That doesn’t mean he’s not a billionaire. By pairing money-making companies with …
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[ad_1] Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual Covid-19 vaccine will be insured for delivery to the poorest countries in 2021, health groups announced Tuesday, as the virus showed no signs of regressing after cashing in more than a million euros. lives around the world. The announcement doubles …
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[ad_1] RESPONSE TO THE EXPLOSION Police investigators cordon off the scene of the blast at the Roxas night market in Davao City in this photo taken after the September 2016 bombing. —KARLOS MANLUPIG MANILA, Philippines – A Regional First Instance Court (RTC) in Taguig City on Tuesday convicted 11 men …
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[ad_1] The Miami Heat represent a new challenge to the Los Angeles Lakers’ defensive versatility, one that will require a new strategy and a new adaptation. The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Miami Heat in the upcoming NBA Finals. Coming from a conference where they had to battle teams …
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[ad_1] MANILA: The floor mat and cabin trims of future Jaguar and Land Rover units will basically use waste, or more appropriately, recycled plastic waste into Econyl fiber by circular economy company Aquafil. This plastic waste comes from industrial manufacturing, clothing manufacturers’ fabric clippings, fishing nets from the agricultural industry, …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Is President Rodrigo Duterte losing interest in the war on drugs? Senator Panfilo Lacson posed this question Tuesday while noting the “ridiculously insignificant” P2 billion allocated in the proposed 2021 budget for the Philippine Illegal Drug Strategy (PADS), which involves various government agencies. Lacson said the …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte seeks to meet with Facebook representatives after he questioned the social media platform’s decision to remove pro-government and promilitarian “promotion” pages and accounts, saying he sees no use for it if it doesn’t help the government in the “struggle of ideas”. Presidential spokesman …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night that he would want to “punish” and “slap” those responsible for a teaching module that used “obscene names,” especially after the content went viral on Facebook. “About a good percentage of our students really depend on Facebook and whatever learning …
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[ad_1] An organization of jeepney drivers on Tuesday petitioned the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional several issues from the Interagency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and other government agencies that prohibit traditional jeepneys from driving on roads as part of the measures of security to prevent the spread …
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