[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The ABS-CBN franchise issue is not about restricting press freedom, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday. After the House of Representatives met in a general House committee to address House Bill 6732 that gives ABS-CBN a provisional franchise to operate until the end of October …
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[ad_1] Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas. The | Photo taken from Samsam Gullas Facebook page CEBU CITY, Philippines – Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas said he plans to meet with stakeholders to discuss the recommendation of the Interagency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to …
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[ad_1] Supreme Court ready to reject immunity argument in Trump tax return case The US Supreme Court convened remotely on Tuesday to discuss Trump’s tax returns and looked likely to reject the president’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear …
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[ad_1] A general view of The Mamba Sports Academy on May 12, 2020 in Thousand Oaks, California. The Sports Academy announced on its website on Tuesday that they will remove “Mamba” from its name and launch a new website and a new logo name. Maxx Wolfson / Getty Images / …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives approved on Wednesday at second reading the bill that gives media giant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise to operate until the end of October 2020. The lower house approved on second reading House Bill No. 6732 or “A Law that grants the ABS-CBN …
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[ad_1] The Chinese city of Jilin imposed travel restrictions, closed residential areas and banned meetings after several cases of coronavirus were confirmed. Support for United States President Donald Trump has declined in the past month as the number of victims of the coronavirus has increased, according to a Reuters / …
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[ad_1] TOKYO / HANOI – A speedy rollout of mass testing for the coronavirus appears to be a crucial yardstick in determining the human and economic toll inflicted on various Asian countries by the pandemic. Vietnam, which reacted quickly, has reported just 288 cases so far, with no deaths. But …
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[ad_1] Published May 13, 2020 6:07 PM By Field Level Media-Reuters After a call from the Board of Governors with Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, the NBA is “increasingly positive about the league’s momentum” to resume the 2019-20 season, reported ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. (REUTERS / Tingshu Wang / File Photo) …
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[ad_1] Medical staff members (in blue robes) guide visitors waiting to be tested for coronavirus in Itaewon, Seoul, on May 12, 2020. AFP via The Straits Times / Asia News Network SEOUL – It is still too early to declare victory against the coronavirus pandemic. The new groups have resurfaced …
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[ad_1] MANILA – Actor Xian Lim defended his girlfriend and “Love Thy Woman” co-star Kim Chiu, who is now criticized after she voiced her support for ABS-CBN during the online protest “Laban Kapamilya” last Friday. Chiu reached the main trending topics on Twitter due to her “classroom” analogy and the …
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