[ad_1] A Baguio resident swabbed for samples during a free mass test conducted by the Base Development and Conversion Authority in Burnham Park on October 27, 2020. Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The health department reported 1,594 new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines on Thursday, bringing the country’s …
Read More »POC Chief – National Athletes and Coaches Will Receive Full Assignments for Next Week
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – National athletes and coaches are expected to receive their full assignments again starting next week, according to the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. This, after their allocations were cut in half last June due to the new coronavirus pandemic. At the …
Read More »Vote Counting Protests Sweep Minneapolis, Portland, and Other Cities
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Pray. – Asking election officials to “count every vote,” protesters marched through the streets of several US cities on Wednesday in response to President Trump’s aggressive effort to challenge the counting of votes in Tuesday’s presidential election. In Minneapolis, protesters blocked a highway, leading to arrests. In Portland, …
Read More »PH inflation to remain low despite October rebound – BSP
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The pace of price increases in the Philippine economy will likely remain quiet in the short term due to weak demand both domestically and abroad due to the lingering economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the central bank. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin …
Read More »PBA: For Tim Cone, the game against NorthPort was not Geneva’s ‘best hour’
[ad_1] Geneva guard Scottie Thompson soars to the basket against NorthPort. PBA Media Office. MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Geneva head coach Tim Cone was pleased with the character displayed by the Gin Kings in their game against NorthPort Batang Pier on Wednesday night, although he acknowledged it was far from …
Read More »Live election results and news on the Trump-Biden presidential race
[ad_1] Poll workers count Fulton County ballots at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov. 4. Jessica McGowan / Getty Images Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron said his staff and volunteers have about 14,000 mail-in ballots left to count, adding that they have been counting at a rate …
Read More »No BSP rate cut this month: analysts
[ad_1] The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to keep the benchmark rate unchanged when it meets on November 19, the second of its last two Monetary Board policy meetings of the year. Analysts at ING Bank, HSBC and Union Bank of the Philippines said the Monetary Board will …
Read More »Stanley Pringle at great pace ahead of the Geneva-TNT duel
[ad_1] SMART CLARK GIGA CITY – It’s going to be a real battle as TnT Tropang Giga and Barangay Geneva meet in a highly anticipated duel between the co-leaders of the PBA Philippine Cup. Stanley Pringle said the Kings must be locked in if they want to get the best …
Read More »Kang Ji Hwan receives finalized probation sentence in sexual assault case
[ad_1] Kang Ji Hwan received a final sentence after being tried for sexually assaulting and sexually harassing two female staff members. On June 11, the Suwon High Court held an appeal trial on Kang Ji Hwan’s case and decided to uphold the original sentence: the actor had received a prison …
Read More »86 people in ‘pill scam’ face criminal violations before the Ombudsman – NBI
[ad_1] (FILE) The former officer of the Immigration Office, Marc Red Mariñas, answers the questions of the chairman of the committee during the hearing on the case of the pill plan for the committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, held in the session room of the Philippine …
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