[ad_1] Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) Local fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is increasing its interest in the holding company that controls Michelin-starred restaurant chain Tim Ho Wan to 85 percent from 60 percent as part of diversifying and expanding its global brand. Jollibee, one of Asia’s most valuable restaurant …
Read More »UFC 254 – Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje fight card: stories to watch on Fight Island
[ad_1] The next super fight on an already loaded 2020 roster for the UFC is upon us this Saturday when undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov takes on interim titleholder Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi. The 155-pound unification fight tops a card on Yas Island, better known as …
Read More »Trump and Biden to silence microphones for part of final presidential debate
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on September 29, 2020. REUTERS / Brian Snyder / Stock Photo President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will have their microphones muted …
Read More »The presidential debating committee allows mics to be muted to avoid interruptions
[ad_1] The Committee on Presidential Debates announced that it will employ new rules in the upcoming debate to silence the microphones and allow each presidential candidate to have two minutes of uninterrupted time. The measure was designed to provide “additional structure … to the format of the remaining debates in …
Read More »Police general who survived helicopter crash on March 5 dies
[ad_1] March 6, 2020Deputy Chief of Operations PNP Pol. Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar conducts a visual inspection of the Bell 429 helicopter that crashed in San Pedro, Laguna on March 5, which injured the then PNP chief, Archie Gamboa, and other policemen.File photo of the INQUIRER / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, …
Read More »The Pope’s deeply Christian attack on individual freedom
[ad_1] In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Keith Lockitch discuss the recently published encyclical by Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti” (“All Brothers”). They argue that this document is an attack on freedom and capitalism, but is consistent with the Christian worldview. Among the topics covered: The main …
Read More »DoH switches to localized Covid-19 reports – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) will take a more localized approach in reporting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. “We would like it to be as granular as possible, dahil gusto natin, ang local response, immediately magagawa (we want the local response to start immediately). We can get the answer …
Read More »Metro Manila mayors want quarantine until the end of 2020
[ad_1] OLD NORMAL As mass transit expands operations to accommodate more passengers on Monday, the LRT 1 passenger line becomes familiarly long at the Taft Avenue station in Manila. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – The mayors of Metro Manila want the metropolis to remain under general community quarantine until the …
Read More »VIDEO: Full Episode of UFC 254 Countdown
[ad_1] The full episode of UFC 254 Countdown is here. Fight fans have been eagerly awaiting the UFC lightweight title unification fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov is the 155-pound champion, while Gaethje has interim gold. The two will share the Octagon at the UFC 254 Main Event …
Read More »Metro Manila mayors open shorter curfew for ‘Simbang Gabi’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Metropolitan Council supports the national government’s order to facilitate a curfew in the metropolis from 12 p.m. to 4 a.m., but the 17 mayors of the capital region say they are open to a further reduction in regulated hours at 3am to make way …
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