[ad_1] by Carlos Alberto Colodro 11/25/2020 – The knockout stage of the Skilling Open is about to begin after eight contestants qualified from a 16-player single round robin preliminary stage. Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura topped the standings with 9 of 15; Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Levon Aronian finished …
Read More »Remedios Salazar-Fernando appointed Presiding Judge of CA
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Staff, Nov 25) – President Rodrigo Duterte appointed the deputy judge of the Court of Appeals, Remedios Salazar-Fernando, as presiding judge of the CA. The appointment was confirmed by presidential spokesman Harry Roque in a message Wednesday. A photo shared by the Supreme Court’s Office …
Read More »Philippines fans disappointed by fast food beverage chain’s merger with Godiva
[ad_1] Chocolates sold in a store from this photo uploaded to GODIVA’s Facebook page on November 3, 2019 (Photo by GODIVA via Facecbook). The joy of the Filipinos was short-lived when they realized that the limited edition of a fast food chain Godiva drinks were only available in the Land …
Read More »American tech company discovers strong presence of Chinese vessels near PH-occupied island
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Chinese ships continued to freely enter an area near Pag-asa (Thitu), a Philippine-administered island in the Western Philippine Sea, according to a US technology firm. A report from the South China Sea Rapid Alert Simularity Service, a Florida-based technology company, said there were at least 20 …
Read More »Hugnatan hits the lead basket as Bolts forces a Game 5
[ad_1] Reynel Hugnatan delivered in the clutch to lead Meralco to a narrow 83-80 victory over Barangay Geneva, forcing a life and death match in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Wednesday at the AUF Sports Arena and Cultural Center. Hugnatan sank the eventual game winner for the Bolts …
Read More »PAL Craft Plan for Final Restructuring – Manila Bulletin
[ad_1] PAL craft plan for final restructuring Philippine Airlines Inc. is working on a “comprehensive recovery and restructuring plan,” according to the airline owned by billionaire Lucio Tan. The plan will allow it to “emerge financially stronger” from the global crisis, it said in a statement. He did not provide …
Read More »Experts Label 7 High-Risk Areas for COVID-19 in Latest Report
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 25) – OCTA research team experts have classified some parts of Luzon and Mindanao as high-risk areas for COVID-19 due to the high positivity rate, high attack rate, and decreased hospital capacity to care for patients with coronavirus. In its report released Wednesday, OCTA …
Read More »US Delivers P710 Million PH Spy Drone to Boost Maritime Defense and Security
[ad_1] The drone system is part of the U.S. support for the AFP modernization plan, the U.S. Embassy said. Photo from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines. MANILA – The US embassy in Manila on Wednesday delivered a 710 million pesos unmanned drone system to the Philippine Navy in a …
Read More »ONE Championship: Danny Kingad to face Kairat Akhmetov at ONE Big Bang
[ad_1] Flyweight Danny “The King” Kingad will face a career-changing fight when he takes on Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov in ONE: BIG BANG on December 4 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Kingad is looking to redeem himself after losing to ONE World Flyweight Champion Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes and ONE World …
Read More »PH Navy receives ‘eye in the sky’ from US: 8 drones worth P710M
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy has received eight drones worth P710 million from the United States, a set of equipment that, according to Navy officials, would serve as an “eye in the sky” for better maritime patrols across the country. . The Insitu ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial systems …
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