[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies in the House of Representatives are ready to grant him emergency powers to tackle corruption at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) amid doubts about the state insurer’s ability to fund vital health care services during the coronavirus pandemic. The chairman of the …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente Sotto III insisted on Wednesday that criminal charges should be brought against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III for the corruption scandal at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and that he should be replaced by someone “who has a greater will to fight …
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[ad_1] NEW Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Camilo Cascolan will continue to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic while targeting high-value drug targets and misguided police officers during his brief stint. Cascolan, currently the PNP’s deputy director of administration, will succeed outgoing PNP chief Archie Gamboa, who retired on September 2, …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Three Filipinos are still recovering in a hospital from injuries sustained during a restaurant gas explosion in Abu Dhabi on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a brief statement Wednesday night, the DFA said there were a total of eight Filipinos reported injured …
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[ad_1] Children who had just graduated from high school, classes 41-44, died in North Africa, in the mountains of Italy, and on the coral reefs of Tarawa. Death by telegram knocked on his neighbor’s door, if not his own. From our seats in 2020, we know how this Second Act …
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[ad_1] THE CENTRAL BANK expects net inflows of foreign direct investment to reach $ 4.1 billion this year. – REUTERS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS in the Philippines increased 42% in May, reversing three months of decline due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on investors.bedencia, the central bank said Wednesday. Data …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Several senators on Wednesday opposed “squarely” the idea of discussing the call made by certain groups to establish a revolutionary government. President Rodrigo Duterte, who previously dismissed the call for a revolutionary government, recently said that it should be discussed publicly and not in secret. “We …
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[ad_1] In partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC, Waze is bringing superhero voices to the traffic navigation app. Through October 31, Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy) and The Riddler (voiced by Wally Wingert) will assist motorists on their commute. Available globally in English, Spanish and Portuguese, users can …
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[ad_1] It’s the little things that doom the Houston Rockets For the Houston Rockets, Game 6 was the same story, a different cast of characters (ish). The game tensed and they melted. Russell Westbrook hit the lane without a plan, threw errant passes, and a fatigued / passive James Harden …
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[ad_1] Chadwick Boseman, photographed for CNET magazine in 2017. CNET In 2017, Chadwick Boseman lit up the cover of CNET magazine as he geared up for an unprecedented lead role in Marvel’s Black Panther. “This movie is about how you use power. What do you do when you get power?” …
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