[ad_1] The Department of Finance (DOF) wants President Rodrigo Duterte to have a direct role in granting tax incentives to investors who would attract more investments during the COVID-19 contagion. The Secretary of the Treasury, Carlos G. Domínguez III, at a meeting of the Inter-institutional Working Group on Emerging Infectious …
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[ad_1] Published May 12, 2020, 2:10 PM By Reuters Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson continued to tease boxing fans about a possible return to the ring by posting another training video on Instagram on Monday that ended with the message, “I’m back.” Mike Tyson (AP Photo / Kamran Jebreili) …
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[ad_1] The changes to the country’s strictest form of quarantine allows more industries to resume operations while giving local governments the power to declare hard lockdowns in barangays with COVID-19 cases Published 2:02 PM, May 12, 2020 Updated 2:57 PM, May 12, 2020 NEW MEASURES. Policemen enforce a ‘total lockdown’ …
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[ad_1] CHECKPOINT. Cebu City Police Office personnel man a checkpoint in Cebu City. File photo by Gelo Litonjua / Rappler CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 16 police officers from the San Nicolas Police Station, located in Barangay Sawang Calero, tested positive for coronavirus, local health officials confirmed on Tuesday, …
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[ad_1] Over the weekend, six new cases were reported in the city, the first on 35 consecutive days. None of the new cases were imported from abroad, raising concerns that the infection may still be spreading in the city where the virus is believed to have first emerged. In response …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation. USA And cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research to develop a coronavirus vaccine, two newspapers reported Monday. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are planning to issue a warning about Chinese hacking as governments and …
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[ad_1] MANILA – Craving for pancakes and coffee from McDonald’s? The fast food chain now offers these and other “cook-it-yourself” ingredients to go and take away at select locations around the country. In a statement posted on its website, McDonald’s said the products aim to “help customers access food ingredients …
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[ad_1] (CNN) – The pilot’s brother in the helicopter crash that killed all nine people on board, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant, says the passengers failed and were negligent, according to recently filed court documents. Berge Zobayan’s attorneys, listed as successors of interest to pilot Ara Zobayan, allege that “any …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Nearly 2 million poor families have yet to receive cash aid from the government, one day after the final distribution deadline set for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local governments expired on Sunday. DSWD data showed that as of noon Monday, at …
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[ad_1] Participants advanced despite the rain during the Metro Manila Pride March held at the Marikina Sports Center on June 29, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Organizers of Metro Manila Pride, the largest annual gathering of the LGBTQ community in the country, said Monday that the event will …
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