[ad_1] Following comments from UFC President Dana White about Conor McGregor facing Diego Sanchez at the UFC 253 post-fight press conference, McGregor responded on Twitter. ‘Notorious’ had recently leaked his private conversation with White on his Instagram DMs, which included a conversation about the first who wanted to fight UFC …
Read More »16 Filipino sailors left in China return home
[ad_1] File Photo / DFA MANILA, Philippines – Sixteen Filipino seafarers, who have been stranded in China for months, will return home on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Three land-based overseas Filipino workers will also join the repatriation. The DFA, in a statement Monday, said the Filipinos …
Read More »Coronavirus cases in India exceed 6 million
[ad_1] Issued on: 09/28/2020 – 06:26Modified: 09/28/2020 – 06:24 New Delhi (AFP) India reported on Monday that the number of coronavirus cases in the country had surpassed six million, as the pandemic spread across the vast South Asian nation. With 6.1 million infections according to the Ministry of Health, India …
Read More »Miss Universe Philippines Candidate Positive for COVID-19: ‘I apologize if I ever put you at risk’
[ad_1] Image: Facebook / @ MariaIsabelaGaleriaOfficial A candidate for Miss Universe Philippines announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is now isolated. Sorsogon’s beauty queen, María Isabela Galeria, revealed the results of her COVID-19 test yesterday September 27 through Instagram. “This news breaks my heart deeply …
Read More »India Must Learn From Duterte’s UN Speech: The Statesman, Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Washington and his friends around the world will be delighted with the return to the American fold of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who in the years after his election in 2016 was believed to have embraced Beijing to the point …
Read More »Carpio: Will Duterte talk about PH’s referee victory against China?
[ad_1] This combination of file photos shows retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte. ARCHIVE PHOTOS OF INVESTIGATOR AND PRESIDENTIAL MANILA, Philippines – Will President Rodrigo Duterte lead by example? Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio posed this question on Monday after Duterte affirmed before the United …
Read More »Change in quarantine status is not yet certain – DOH – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Health Department said Monday that “there is nothing certain” about the possible change of quarantine status in Metro Manila next month despite the decline in the number of cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Anthony Leachon, former Vice Chair of the Interagency Task Force, and the UP …
Read More »World News Day: coronavirus thrives and dies in rapid spread infodemic
[ad_1] People wearing masks cross a street in Seoul on September 11, 2020. South Korea’s initial success in containing the pandemic was thwarted by a mid-August demonstration that sparked another massive outbreak in the country. AFP via The Straits Times / Asia News Network SINGAPORE – When they caught the …
Read More »PH may ‘strengthen’ PCA ruling by forging pact with other coastal nations – Carpio
[ad_1] Map showing the disputed areas in the Western Philippine Sea (South China Sea), including the Spratlys Islands and Scarborough Shoal. (Image from AFP) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines may consider entering into an agreement with Vietnam, Malaysia and several Western countries to “strengthen” the July 2016 ruling of the …
Read More »Finally, Frank Vogel of the Lakers prepares to watch the NBA Finals
[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel was smiling when asked how it felt to finally reach the NBA Finals for the first time, after entering the league in 2001. “I actually came in ’98,” Vogel said, offering a polite correction. Either way, the point …
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