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[ad_1] Kathleen A. Llemit (Philstar.com) – January 21, 2021 – 10:33 pm MANILA, Philippines – CNN news anchor Pinky Webb was trending on Twitter last night because of a seemingly unconscious gesture: hair flickering. Webb was interviewing presidential spokesman Harry Roque on the controversial issue of the termination of the …

[ad_1] The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the criminal complaint for alleged violation of quarantine protocols filed against Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III last year. Lawyer Honey Delgado, spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s Office, said that the complaint filed by lawyer Reco Paolo Quicho was dismissed for lack of …

[ad_1] A Philippine police chief was fired for claiming that a flight attendant was gang-raped and killed, but his family insist he was telling the truth. Christine Dacera was found dead in a bathtub at the Garden City Grand Hotel in Makati, Philippines, on New Year’s Day. Eleven men were …

[ad_1] The new variant of COVID-19 is 50% more infectious than previous ones, South African researchers said this week. It has already spread to at least 20 countries since it was reported to the World Health Organization in late December. JOHANNESBURG – The new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa …

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden was expected to unveil his administration’s plans to address the coronavirus crisis on Thursday as he begins his first full day in the White House with the United States facing a host of challenges. Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United …

[ad_1] Real estate developer Filinvest Land Inc (FLI) is expanding the real estate investment trust (Reit) universe in the Philippines as it transitions its subsidiary Cyberzone Properties Inc (CPI) into a Reit company. Following approval by its board of directors, FLI says that CPI is intended to be listed on …

[ad_1] In the race to implement vaccines, regulatory approvals are key to confirming the effectiveness and safety of vaccines and to boosting production. But some poorer countries rely mainly on WHO authorizations, as they have limited regulatory capacity. The WHO is therefore “speeding up” emergency approvals, according to an internal …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and calling for American resistance and unity to confront the historic confluence of crisis in this deeply divided nation. Denouncing a national “uncivil war”, Biden was sworn …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Dick Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), poses in his office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on February 26, 2020. REUTERS / Christinne Muschi TOKYO (Reuters) – Spectators at the beleaguered Tokyo Games are not “essential,” said Dick Pound, a member of the International Olympic …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The agreement between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense (DND) prohibiting the unauthorized presence of police and military on campuses should not be an obstacle to law enforcement, according to Domingo Cayosa, president National Integrated Bar Association of the Philippines (IBP). …