[ad_1] Many Filipinos missed doing this on New Years Eve: lighting fireworks or a firecracker, blowing horns to create noise, and partying with friends. With the exception of Midnight, that sumptuous meal with relatives, when the clock struck twelve at night, everything else was not allowed in the 2020 New …
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[ad_1] Members of the National Guard walk the grounds of the United States Capitol on the third day of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in Washington, United States, on February 11, 2021. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON – Democratic prosecutors who argue that Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection …
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[ad_1] MALACAÑANG said that 600,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine will arrive in the country on February 23, 2021. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the Chinese government donated 100,000 doses to the Department of National Defense (DND). The Sinovac vaccine is still awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration …
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[ad_1] Inflation is expected to remain high in the coming months, the central bank said. Headline inflation hit a two-year high of 4.2% in January as meat and vegetable prices spiked due to supply shortages. – PHILIPPINE STAR / MICHAEL VARCAS THE CENTRAL BANK kept its benchmark interest rate at …
Read More »[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Feb.11 (Xinhua) – Malaysia’s men’s basketball team withdrew from the qualifying rounds of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 to be held later this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the association reported today. Basketball Association of Malaysia (MABA). After consultation with the National Sports Council (NSC), the …
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[ad_1] THE PESO weakened against the dollar on Thursday on expectations that the central bank will keep benchmark interest rates intact at historic lows. The local currency was down 0.7 cent on Thursday to close at P48.045 against the dollar from the bottom of P48.038 on Wednesday, data from the …
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[ad_1] MORE than half of Filipinos, in a recent online poll, disapproved of the government’s response to the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. The “State of Southeast Asia 2021” survey from November 18, 2020 to January 10, 2021 said that 53.7 percent of respondents registered their disapproval, 25.4 percent approved …
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[ad_1] On a human level, AstraZeneca’s vaccine saga has been disappointing; the clash with the EU, new data demonstrating a lack of efficacy in preventing mild to moderate infection caused by the South African variant, and the decision of the German authorities to limit vaccination in people under 65 years …
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[ad_1] * BSP keeps the RRP rate at an all-time low of 2.0% * BSP says risks to inflation are ‘broadly balanced’ * BSP forecasts 2021 inflation at 4%, cuts 2022 forecast (adds quotes, inflation forecasts, background) MANILA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank kept its monetary policy …
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[ad_1] Healthcare workers and employees of the Philippine General Hospital are registering for the COVID-19 vaccination, expected to arrive this month, at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila, Philippines. Image Credit: Reuters Manila: The Philippines will receive 600,000 doses this month of the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine donated by China, …
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