[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – An administration-backed stimulus measure finally became law on Tuesday, after a month of waiting in Congress for the holidays and a week in the office of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Strategic Transfer of Financial Institutions (FIST) is now a law under the Republic Law 11523, under …
Read More »World boxing qualifiers for Tokyo canceled
[ad_1] The International Olympic Committee (BTF) Boxing Working Group announced via virtual meeting on Monday that the World Qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics have been canceled. The BTF has taken over the role of organizing boxing competitions at the Olympic Games after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) was suspended by …
Read More »There will be enough vaccines for 70 million Filipinos this year
[ad_1] The Philippines will have enough vaccines for at least 70 million Filipinos in 2021, said presidential spokesman Harry Roque, Jr. Roque made the assurance despite the fact that the arrival of the first batch of 117,000 Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility has been delayed due to the …
Read More »Boxing Olympic qualification elimination | Philippine News Agency
[ad_1] MANILA – The International Olympic Committee (BTF) Boxing Task Force announced via virtual meeting Monday that an Olympic Qualifier for the Tokyo Games has been canceled. The tournament was originally scheduled for May 2020 in Paris, but was postponed for this year due to the onset of the coronavirus …
Read More »Volleyball: as Cignal formally retires, league chief insists PSL remain as strong as ever
[ad_1] Philip Ella Juico, president of the PSL. Photo of the brochure. MANILA, Philippines – Cignal HD, one of the original teams in the Philippine Super League (PSL), officially exited the league, leaving the PSL with just three full-time members. PSL President Philip Ella “Popoy” Juico revealed during the Philippine …
Read More »DOH: 40 of 44 people with UK variant recover from Covid-19
[ad_1] Facade of the DOH main office in Manila. File photo of INQUIRER.net / Consuelo Marquez MANILA, Philippines – Forty of the 44 patients with confirmed cases of the most transmissible British variant of Covid-19 have already recovered from the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. Dr. Alethea …
Read More »The dream of running the Olympic torch relay now provokes feelings of guilt in the doctor of Japan
[ad_1] Tsuruga, Pref. Fukui – Manabu Yoneshima’s dream was to crown his medical career by running in the torch relay at the Tokyo Olympics, a festive occasion for which he had been training nights and weekends. Instead, Yoneshima has postponed his retirement, and his lifelong goal of running the torch …
Read More »SC rules out Bongbong Marcos’ electoral protest against Vice President Robredo: source
[ad_1] Composed of former Senator Bongbong Marcos and Vice President Leni Robredo. ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – The Supreme Court, which acts as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, unanimously dismissed the electoral protest of the defeated candidate Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo, a source familiar with the ruling …
Read More »JBC will address the SC recommendations on the selection process for the president of the Supreme Court —Guevarra
[ad_1] The Judicial and Lawyers Council (JBC) will meet on Thursday to discuss the Supreme Court (SC) recommendation to relax the rules for presiding superior court betting that are part of the superior court, a member of the body said Tuesday of control. The Secretary of Justice, Menardo Guevarra, confirmed …
Read More »Trump impeachment trial: Aftermath of acquittal expose deepening rift within GOP
[ad_1] The immediate aftermath of Trump’s trial has underscored how difficult it will be for the Republican Party to part ways with Trump as the party charts its way forward. The round of recriminations about Trump has Republicans tasked with taking back the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm …
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