[ad_1] Residents living in flood and landslide prone areas in three Cordilleras provinces have been preemptively evacuated as the government accelerated preparations for Siony, which had been forecast to escalate into a typhoon as it passed over Batanes on Friday. The evacuation of threatened residents in Kalinga, Apayao and Benguet …
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[ad_1] Former director of NBI now director of PhilHealth Dante Gierran. File photo from INQUIRER.net / CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has launched another wave of payments to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), to offset the rising costs of testing reaching overseas Filipino workers …
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[ad_1] SENATE leaders are in no rush to address calls to terminate the PR-US Visiting Forces Agreement. USA (VFA). “Give us time to review, rethink and evaluate our defense relations,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday. When asked if senators are looking to come up with a “new” VFA …
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[ad_1] RJ Jazul of Phoenix was phenomenal with his offensive blast against San Miguel. (PBA images) RJ Jazul rediscovered the scoring prowess he was known for in college and lost his career-high 33 points to lead Phoenix Super LPG to a crucial 110-103 win over defending champion San Miguel Beer …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that the police and military must be accredited after the Philippines was recognized as one of the safest countries in the world. Duterte was reacting to a report by Washington-based analytics firm Gallup that ranked the Philippines as the 12th safest …
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[ad_1] Saso seeks redemption against world-class rivals Dante Navarro (The Philippine Star) – November 6, 2020 – 12:00 am Toto Japan Classic MANILA, Philippines – With less attention, less pressure, Yuka Saso hopes to capitalize on her new role as one of the contenders as she shifts the spotlight to …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “mukhang pera” (greedy) Thursday night after the humanitarian organization resumed its COVID-19 testing services following payment from the government of half of its debt of almost P1 billion. Duterte delivered the jab at a meeting with cabinet …
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[ad_1] The country’s manufacturing output, both in volume and value, continued to decline in September, but at a slower pace, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Results from Thursday’s latest Integrated Monthly Survey of Selected Industries showed the country’s production volume index (VoPi) contracted 8.4 percent on the month, …
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[ad_1] POSSIBLE limitations in the vaccine supply chain for Covid-19 will delay the government’s target date next year to launch its vaccination campaign against the pandemic. In an interview with PTV on Thursday, the main executor of the government’s national policy on Covid-19 and the vaccine czar, Carlito Gálvez, announced …
Read More »[ad_1] For a time there, it seemed more and more that the next season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) would not take off until after the new year. Considering that 22 teams, particularly those that made it deep into the playoffs, endured a long and arduous stay within a …
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