THE House of Representatives' Committee on Legislative Franchises on Friday denied the application for a franchise of media giant ABS-CBN Corp.
The decision was made...
LONDON: The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions — after more than...
THE House of Representatives, especially its committee on franchises, would be making history if it rejects the demand of the oligarch-owned ABS-CBN Corp. to...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the collaboration with five coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine manufacturers from...
Beginning Friday, July 10, the government will allow back-riding in motorcycles but only for couples, Malacañang said.
In a virtual press briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr....
The country logged another day of four-digit rise in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases on Thursday, lifting the total past 50,000.
According...
A cadet of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) died of heat stroke, the PNP reported.
The victim was Fourth Class Kenneth Ross Alvarado who...
THE government adopted stricter screening and surveillance activities in the country’s ports of entry to help curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19),...
A seventh petition was filed before the Supreme Court (SC) by two labor groups against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
In their petition, the...
THE Taguig City government is set to open a 500-bed “mega-quarantine facility” in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a statement, Mayor...
Electricity rates will drop by P0.0286 per kilowatt hour (kWh) this July, the lowest since 2017, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced on Friday.
This...
THE House of Representatives' Committee on Legislative Franchises on Friday denied the application for a franchise of media giant ABS-CBN Corp.
The decision was made...
THE United States has officially moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), thereby breaking ties with the global public health agency in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
A senior Trump administration official confirmed on Monday that the US has submitted its withdrawal notification to the...
THE House of Representatives, especially its committee on franchises, would be making history if it rejects the demand of the oligarch-owned ABS-CBN Corp. to...
KUALA LUMPUR and PENANG: The 1971 Bretton Woods (BW) system collapse opened the way for financial globalization and transnational financialization. Before the 1980s, most...
IT has been two weeks since the clash between Indian and Chinese troops at the border. Despite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s acknowledgment that...
WITH the increasing R0 (pronounced naught) of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the World Health Organization officially declared a global pandemic. The Philippines’ Inter-Agency...
Another lawmaker has withdrawn co-authorship of one of 12 bills seeking to grant a franchise to embattled media network ABS-CBN Corp. as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the issue.
Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano was...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the collaboration with five coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine manufacturers from...
Beginning Friday, July 10, the government will allow back-riding in motorcycles but only for couples, Malacañang said.
In a virtual press briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr....
The country logged another day of four-digit rise in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases on Thursday, lifting the total past 50,000.
According...
BACOLOD CITY: Top city officials were charged before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged overpricing of relief goods distributed to residents during the...
PANAY Electric Co. (PECO) should stop confusing Iloilo City residents regarding the legitimate distribution utility in the city, Mayor Geronimo Treñas and lone district...
BAGUIO CITY: No special detention cell will be accorded for the three dismissed third class cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) accused in...
ISLAMABAD: A fatal road crash occurred on Wednesday in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, leaving six people killed and 12 others injured, police said.
The incident...
BEIJING: Official withdrawal by the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a move that damages the global fight against the coronavirus...
BEIJING: The United States and China imposed visa restrictions on each other in tit-for-tat moves over their disagreement on Tibet, adding fuel to the...
COLOMBO: Measles and rubella have been eradicated from Sri Lanka and the Maldives after decades of immunization programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
As promised by its chief, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has released its advisory ordering distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) to refund customers for paying certain electricity charges during the community quarantine imposed by the government.
Citing its...
Philippine shares tumbled into the red again on Thursday as lingering concerns about the escalating coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection toll in the country...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing a P284.4-billion budget for 2021, more than three times its P79.9-billion budget this year, to bankroll its...
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is partnering with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to establish the country's first agri-industrial business corridor in...
ELECTRIC cooperatives (ECs) are given until this month to pay off their loans with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) as the country continues to...
LISTED Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has cut short the offer period for its Covid Action Response (CARE) Bonds after subscriptions exceeded its...
Ty-led GT Capital Holdings Inc. kept the highest credit rating from the Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings) for its P15.1-billion outstanding bonds.
In a statement...
Maynilad Water Services Inc. reported on Thursday that it resumed the construction of its P1-billion sewage treatment plant (STP) in Muntinlupa City after the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has tapped PayMaya for its loan program targeting young agriculture entrepreneurs.
In a statement on Thursday, PayMaya said that through...
On May 31, 2018, a public ownership report (POR) stated that the top two principal stockholders of Top Frontier Investment Holdings Inc. (TFIH), Master...
“Covid-19 cases in Philippines exceed 50,000 with highest single-day increase” said the headline of China’s state-owned Xinhua news agency two night ago. “Philippines...
Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the country is undergoing a massive lifestyle change. From wearing masks to practicing physical distancing, Filipinos...
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) highlighted the need for decent jobs to fuel the Covid-19 recovery.
In...
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has refuted allegations that it is calling for mutiny onboard ships when it suggested that seafarers should stop...
Racing video games fanatics can now test their mettle as Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) launches the first 2020 online race competition GR Supra GT Cup Asia-Philippines on July 23.
TMP is inviting all virtual petrolheads in the country to gear...
The bantamweight (118 lbs.) unification clash between WBA-IBF champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue and WBO titlist John Riel “Quadro Alas” Casimero was supposed to take...
KISSIMMEE, Florida: Nani called it beautiful and emotional.
He wasn't talking about either goal he played a part in during Orlando City's 2-1 victory over...
Spielberg bei Knittelfeld (Austria) (AFP) - Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso on Wednesday insisted "age doesn't count" as it was revealed he would make...
SPIELBERG: Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff may have seen his world champion team claim victory in the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, but he still...
BERLIN: The eagerly-awaited showdown between under-fire Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios, who blasted the German as "selfish" for partying just days after a coronavirus...
BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic, who recently tested negative for coronavirus after testing positive during his Balkans charity event, told a Serbian newspaper on Wednesday (Thursday...
MADRID: Barcelona kept its faint title hopes alive and doomed Espanyol to relegation on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as Luis Suarez's goal proved the...
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In March this year, President Rodrigo Duterte declared Metro Manila and the entire Luzon under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) because of...
From De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and De La Salle Philippines (DLSP)-Nyel as president in both institutions, Br. Edmundo “Dodo” Fernandez FSC has...
FOLLOWING the Social Security System (SSS) announcement that the deadline for contribution payment has been extended, members are also urged to use accredited payment channels to avoid overcrowding in SSS offices and better ensure the safety of everyone.
“Although community...
Koronadal City, the administrative and trade commercial center of Region XII, continues to strengthen the city’s efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19 through...
Critically-acclaimed films and programs are now widely considered as art, which deserve to be seen through an exceptional TV. Visual masterpieces by some of...
AMWAY Philippines, local unit of the global direct selling company, highlights the relevance of its product portfolio as well as its ability to swiftly...
A PROJECT introduced by the Department of Trade (DTI)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has brought success for the region’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...
Some 31 farmers in Region 5 (Bicol) are the latest recipients of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Component, receiving P54.6-million worth of...
To help the network deal with the impact of the shutdown of its TV and radio operations, Kapamilya artists with currently airing shows and their talent managers have agreed to take a cut in their talent fees.
“We are grateful...
Oh what quarantining can do! While in self-isolation last March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, rising singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alexander 23 wrote the...
At libel trial, Depp blasts Amber Heard's 'sick' abuse claim
LONDON: Johnny Depp said that ex-wife Amber Heard made "sick" claims of abuse and falsely...
NEW YORK: Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy.
He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating...
In a simple but meaningful gathering, the Kasuso Foundation celebrated its 19th anniversary by renewing its commitment to helping indigent Filipino patients receive quality and timely breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and care.
“We thank all our donors and partners who...
As restaurants open their doors to welcome back dine-in customers, mallgoers at The Podium can now enjoy dining at their favorite eating destinations. They...
With most of the country easing lockdown restrictions and allowing businesses to resume operations, it is important for Filipinos to remember that Covid-19 is...
MANILA: Being away from family, sacrificing long hours, and risking to expose one’s self to a lethal virus. Volunteer work is no easy feat, especially...
