[ad_1] ARCHIVE – Virtual fans appear on the LED screens inside the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center where PBA games are held. PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines – More game officials are expected to enter the PBA bubble in Clark to increase operations amid the league’s demanding schedule. In a …
Read More »600,000 PH garment workers may face unemployment due to pandemic: UN agency
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 22) – With the sharp drop in global exports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 600,000 workers in the Philippine garment industry are at risk of losing their jobs, a United Nations agency said. “The # COVID19 pandemic has had a severe impact …
Read More »PBA: Alaska survives Rain or Shine for third straight win
[ad_1] Vic Manuel makes his way to the basket. PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines – Alaska has erased their poor conference start, notching a third win in a row after beating Rain or Shine, 89-88, on a hectic Thursday at the PBA Philippine Cup at AUF Gym. The Aces, who started …
Read More »DTI relaxes control measures in shopping malls – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Department of Commerce and Industry (DTI) on Thursday eased some control measures on shopping malls and shopping centers, a measure that is seen as part of efforts to encourage consumption and spending and help the Philippine economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. In its Circular Memorandum 20-55, …
Read More »Get to Sesame Street with this Filipino-designed LEGO set
[ad_1] Screenshot from: LEGO MANILA – About two and a half years ago, Filipino filmmaker and avid Jim Henson fan Ivan Guerrero introduced his design for a LEGO Sesame Street set. In 2019, it saw it garner 10,000 votes from fans and supporters alike via a LEGO community-based website in …
Read More »Consensus reached on reforms to rice imports
[ad_1] The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) opposed a blanket ban on cooperatives’ participation in importing rice as it may discriminate against legitimate groups, but lawmakers and government officials argued that the move is a done deal. Senators and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have already agreed to allow traders and …
Read More »BSP is unlikely to issue its own digital currency anytime soon
[ad_1] The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will continue to study and strengthen capacity building on the central bank digital currency (CBDC), but it is unlikely to issue them in the short or medium term, according to BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno . “The end of my term is 2023. …
Read More »TNT Goes Wild and Claims to Win No. 5 as Solo Leader
[ad_1] WITH Jayson Castro resting a tight calf muscle, TNT Tropang Giga had barely any trouble taking care of business within the Clark bubble that returned to “normal” less than 24 hours after receiving a Covid-19 scare. Roger Pogoy and Bobby Ray Parks Jr. joined forces in the first half …
Read More »Pelicans signs Stan Van Gundy as head coach
[ad_1] Stan Van Gundy has agreed to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Wednesday. The athletic reported that Van Gundy will sign a four-year contract with the Pelicans. There was no official news from the Pelicans, but Van Gundy confirmed the reports on social …
Read More »Vergeire: The Red Cross-PhilHealth impasse causes a bottleneck in the production of other laboratories
[ad_1] A Department of Health (DOH) official admitted Thursday that the government’s testing capacity has suffered as the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) remain at a standstill. for unpaid bills. “Yes, we were affected by the cessation of the operations of the Philippine Red …
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