[ad_1] Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente Sotto III insisted Thursday that the sudden decision of an anticipated breakdown of Congress in the House of Representatives delayed the approval of the 2021 national budget for a month. “Do not be fooled. The HOR (House of Representatives) has delayed …
Read More »Alex Winter on Eddie Van Halen’s impact on ‘Bill & Ted’
[ad_1] In the excellent 1989 adventure of Bill and Ted, the rock-obsessed duo played by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves adore Eddie Van Halen and fantasize that he will one day join the band. In real life, the film’s writers hoped to give the guitar god a major role in …
Read More »Journalists and humanitarian workers: US hostages killed by Islamic State
[ad_1] (FILES) In this file photo taken on April 30, 2017, a member of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), formed by an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, removes a flag of the Islamic State group in the Tabqa city, about 55 kilometers (35 miles) west of Raqa city …
Read More »NBA Finals: Anthony Davis allegedly asked to be traded to Jimmy Butler after Game 3
[ad_1] Lakers head coach Frank Vogel didn’t make any changes to the starting lineup after his team lost to the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but he made a crucial adjustment before Game 4. Instead of putting Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Danny Green or LeBron James over Jimmy …
Read More »Stocks tumble over Trump dumping stimulus talks – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Local stocks extended their slide for the third day in a row on Wednesday after Wall Street crashed following the sudden decision by coronavirus-infected US President Donald Trump to suspend talks on economic stimulus measures. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) index declined 0.72 percent or 42.76 points to …
Read More »Security in the coronavirus debate: a new problem faces the 2020 race
[ad_1] The last time President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. debated each other, the nation was left grappling with Trump’s attack on electoral integrity, his refusal to outright condemn white supremacists, and bitter exchanges of a kind that it is rarely seen in American presidential politics. That was last …
Read More »Udenna Infra wins DITO’s P10-B agreement
[ad_1] Udenna Infra wins DITO’s P10-B contract Udenna Infrastructure Corporation (UIC) signed a P10 billion (US $ 200 million) agreement for the construction of DITO towers and the deployment of fiber optic cables, Jomel Fuentes, director of operations, revealed yesterday. “In search of local technical knowledge and experience in base …
Read More »Trump returns to the Oval Office days after testing positive for Covid
[ad_1] A US Marine stands guard outside the West Wing, indicating that US President Donald Trump is in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on 7 October 2020 President Donald Trump has been free of Covid-19 symptoms for 24 hours and has had no fever in …
Read More »UN rights body passes resolution to help PH promote human rights
[ad_1] Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020. Denis Balibouse, Reuters / File Photo The measure falls short of launching an independent international investigation into killings and rights violations MANILA – The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that would …
Read More »Uy signature signs contract with cable and tower P10-B Dito – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Beijing-backed Dito Telecommunity Corp. has turned to a sister company in a P10 billion deal to accelerate the rollout of its network. In a statement Wednesday, that company, Udenna Infrastructure Corp. (UIC), said it was added by the third government-chosen telecoms player to its list of infrastructure partners ahead …
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