[ad_1] The Department of Commerce and Industry (DTI) said it will impose a provisional safeguard duty in the form of a cash bond amounting to P70,000 per unit for imported passenger cars and P110,000 per imported unit for light commercial vehicles. In a statement on Monday, the DTI said that …
Read More »More local governments willing to buy vaccines
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More local governments are inclined to make their own purchases of COVID-19 vaccines even as the Department of Health discouraged them from taking this initiative. Makati Mayor Abby Binay said Monday that the city government had allocated P1 billion to buy vaccines developed by various pharmaceutical …
Read More »Tape Revealing Trump Threats to Get Votes
[ad_1] Donald Trump – AFP The release by US media Sunday of an impressive audiotape of US President Donald Trump pressuring Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his electoral defeat there to Democrat Joe Biden, caused a stir throughout Washington. The tape, a rebellious push by …
Read More »Azerbaijani grandmaster beats Armenian rival to win prestigious chess tournament
[ad_1] Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Teimour Radjabov claimed the Airthings Masters title after beating his Armenian rival, Levon Aronian, in a two-day final of the tournament on Sunday. Radjabov took the lead in the first match of the final on January 2 with a win in one game and a draw …
Read More »3 arrested in flight attendant rape and murder
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 4) – Authorities arrested three suspects who are allegedly involved in the rape and murder of Christine Angelica Dacera, a 23-year-old flight attendant during a New Years Eve party at a Makati city hotel. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said John Pascual …
Read More »100,000 Chinese in PH vaccinated, says Chinoy leader
[ad_1] Teresita The Headquarters MANILA, Philippines – Some 100,000 Chinese based in the Philippines were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in December, according to prominent Chinese-Filipino civic leader Teresita Ang-See. Ver made the disclosure on Monday, amid a controversy over the vaccination of troops from the Presidential Security Group (PSG), …
Read More »No increase in COVID-19 cases yet
[ad_1] Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III. Screenshot of Kapihan in a video interview from Manila Bay. MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) will not know until January 15 if there has been an increase in coronavirus infections in the country due to the Christmas and New Year …
Read More »Senators back a new franchise for ABS-CBN
[ad_1] Senate President Vicente Sotto III spearheaded a new proposal from senators to grant ABS-CBN Corp. a new franchise by introducing an enabling bill on Monday, a move that garnered strong support with several senators who They indicated that they would vote in favor of renewal. Sotto also said he …
Read More »Radjabov beats Aronian to win the Airthings Masters – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Azerbaijan’s Grandmaster Teimour Radjabov defeated Armenia’s GM Levon Aronian to clinch the Airthings Masters championship and the $ 60,000 (P2,880,450) top prize and qualified first for the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour scheduled for September. Radjabov, number 10 in the world rankings, just behind GM Wesley So of the United …
Read More »PHL imposes safeguard duties on imported cars, light commercial vehicles
[ad_1] The Department of Commerce and Industry (DTI) has imposed an additional unit duty of P70,000 on passenger cars and P110,000 on light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to protect local assemblers from increased imports. The DTI issued its preliminary determination on Monday to the petition filed by the Philippine Metalworkers Alliance …
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