[ad_1] China-backed Dito Telecommunity has finally started providing services, making it the third long-awaited network provider in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte has fervently wanted to shake up the country’s two-player telecommunications industry. The combination of Smart and Globe has been called one of the longest-running duopolies in the world. …
Read More »How did Piers Morgan and Meghan Markle meet? Timeline as presenter’s ‘ghost’ claim video resurfaces
[ad_1] Morgan left ITV’s morning talk show last night (March 9) after facing strong criticism for her comments about the Duchess of Sussex’s recent interview with Oprah Winfrey. In the interview, Meghan revealed that she had experienced suicidal thoughts during her time as royalty. In Good morning Great BritainMorgan said, …
Read More »Defender Replaced as Vice Chair of House Legislative Franchise Panel
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Anakalusugan party list representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday lost his leadership position as vice chairman of the House Legislative Franchise Committee to a majority member. Defender was replaced by Zamboanga Sibugay 1st District Representative Wilter “Sharky” Wee Palma II. Palma was then removed as deputy director …
Read More »San Juan achieves 77-point victory over five-man Makati to win MPBL final
[ad_1] SAN Juan advanced to the MPBL Lakan season finale in the most anticlimactic way, defeating the controversial Makati Super Crunch on Wednesday 131-54 in the league’s return to play at the Subic Convention Center. The Knights, as expected, dominated the exhausted Super Crunch early on to capture the most …
Read More »Active cases of Covid-19 nationwide are the highest in more than 4 months
[ad_1] The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, more than 2,500 new cases of coronavirus infections for the second day in a row, as the positivity rate exceeded 10 percent. The 2,886 new cases brought the cumulative case count to 603,308, and active cases in hospitals …
Read More »Myanmar Security Forces Surround Striking Railroad Workers; The UN does not condemn the coup
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Police stop after seizing Sanchaung district in search of anti-coup protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 8, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer Myanmar security forces surrounded the compound of striking railway workers who oppose the military junta on Wednesday when ousted lawmakers appointed an interim vice president to …
Read More »MMA: Jenel Lausa has a new opponent for the BRAVE CF card
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Jenel Lausa will have a new opponent for his return to mixed martial arts on Thursday’s BRAVE CF undercard in Bahrain. The promotion announced Tuesday night that Afghanistan’s Rahmatullah Yousufzai has withdrawn from his three-round flyweight competition against Lausa for the undercard BRAVE CF 47: Asian …
Read More »LIST: Manila, QC impose lockdowns in various areas after COVID-19 surge
[ad_1] Barangay 315, Zone 35 in the city of Manila will be subjected to a strict blockade starting at 12 midnight on Thursday, March 11. According to the Manila Department of Health, there were 12 active cases of COVID-19 recorded in the area. Screenshot of Radyo Inquirer MANILA, Philippines – …
Read More »80 to 90% of LGUs comply with the provisions of uniform travel protocols
[ad_1] About 80 to 90 percent of local government units have complied with at least three of the provisions of the latest uniform travel protocols, a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said on Wednesday. “We are continuously in dialogue with [the] League of Governors and League …
Read More »Dizon: the government needs to vaccinate 250k
[ad_1] The government must administer a COVID-19 vaccine to 250,000 to 300,000 people per day to meet its goal of vaccinating 50 million Filipinos during the year, the Deputy Chief of Implementation of the National COVID-19 Task Force said Wednesday, Vince Dizon. Dizon made the announcement with vaccine czar Carlito …
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