[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling on the public to stop criticizing the daughter of Police Sergeant Major Jonel Nuezca, emphasizing that the child is also a “victim.” “The child is also a victim of this situation. We call on the public to refrain …
Read More »Most Filipinos are hopeful for 2021, but many hope to be poorer during the holidays: survey
[ad_1] Revelers light sparklers in the final minutes of the year on New Years Eve in Sta. Cruz Manila, December 31, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – Most Filipinos will celebrate Christmas as they did last year, while 91 percent will welcome the New Year with hope …
Read More »Lakers coach Frank Vogel handles minutes from LeBron James, Davis
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – After the Los Angeles Lakers earned their championship rings, the Los Angeles Clippers gave a performance that showed this renewed team is determined to compete for its own jewels several months from now. Paul George scored 26 of his 33 points in the second half, Kawhi …
Read More »Duque backs down and defends UK travel restrictions
[ad_1] TWO days after saying that it was not necessary to ban inbound travel from the United Kingdom, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III defended on Wednesday 23 December 2020 the recommendation of the Inter-institutional Working Group on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID ). suspend all flights from the UK until the …
Read More »Jupiter and Saturn line up at the ‘great conjunction’
[ad_1] Image by Bradley Allweil via Unsplash Jupiter and Saturn lined up on December 21, so close together they looked like a bright star. Many referred to her as the “Christmas Star”. It’s the closest the two planets have appeared together in about 800 years, and it won’t happen again …
Read More »SSS will raise monthly income contribution rates to 13% starting in January 2021
[ad_1] MANILA – Monthly contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) will increase to 13 percent of members’ income starting in January 2021. This is higher than the current 12 percent contribution drawn from members’ salaries, the Social Security Commission (SSC) said. For the monthly minimum wage credit (MSC) of …
Read More »9 Things We Learned After Talking With The Hollywood Actor On Zoom About ‘The Midnight Sky’
[ad_1] George Clooney is everything we have seen, heard and read. He’s cool, he’s charming, he’s trying to be funny, he’s often successful; George Clooney is smart, and even in Zoom, he’s disarming. But it turns out he’s also so much more than the smooth Hollywood gentleman we all know …
Read More »Paul George and Clippers spoil Lakers’ ring night in season opener
[ad_1] By Johnny Askounis / [email protected] The Los Angeles Clippers lost an early 22-point lead but still outscored the Los Angeles Lakers, 116-109, on Tuesday night. Paul George made 26 of his 33 points, the game-high in the second half of the opening night contest of the 2020-21 NBA regular …
Read More »DOT supports UK travel ban
[ad_1] Pedestrians pass a roadside public health warning sign amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, December 22, 2020. REUTERS / Toby Melville MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Wednesday backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to impose a temporary ban on all flights …
Read More »Duke on the Pfizer vaccine question: ‘What we did was right’
[ad_1] Video courtesy of Kapihan sa Manila Bay MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III defended himself again on Wednesday amid accusations that he had “dropped the ball” to ensure the immediate supply of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to the country, saying the department The health department followed the proper protocol …
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