Credit to Author: Anna Leah E. Gonzales| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 04:04:16 +0000
THE Philippine economy recorded its slowest growth in eight years at 5.9 percent in 2019, lower than the 6.2 percent expansion in 2018. This is despite growth accelerating to 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 6.0 percent in the third, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday. In a briefing on […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:47:51 +0000
Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) on Thursday said passengers and crew of flight 5J111 from Hong Kong were strictly screened by the Bureau of Human Quarantine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) following reports that some passengers were suspected to have been infected with the coronavirus. Charo Logarta-Lagamon, CEB Director for Corporate Communications, said in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:14:56 +0000
THE Philippine economy grew to 6.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, the slowest in eight years, bringing the full-year growth rate to 5.9 percent, just below the government’s target. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a briefing Thursday that the October-to-December figure was higher than the revised 6.0 percent in the third […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:23:42 +0000
Most Filipinos are worried about the health of President Rodrigo Duterte, according to the latest Social Weather Stations Survey (SWS) survey. Based on the survey conducted from December 13 to 16 among 1,200 Filipinos nationwide, 72 percent of respondents admitted that they worry over the health of the 74-year-old President. A total of 25 percent […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:43:19 +0000
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has observed a downtrend in the activity of Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours but it has not discounted the possibility of a major eruption. Phivolcs said a weak steam emission that generated 500-600 meter-high ash plume was seen at the main crater. In 24 hours, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 05:36:42 +0000
DENNIS Garcia, a member of the 70s OPM band “Hotdog”, passed away, his daughter said on his Facebook account. He was 69. “For those of you who knew my father, it grieves me to inform you all that he passed away [Saturday night],” Isa Garcia wrote. “Our grief at his sudden passing is infinite and now […]
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Credit to Author: Jordeene B. Lagare| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 02:58:53 +0000
OIL companies announced a hefty rollback in prices of petroleum products, reducing the cost of gasoline by 90 centavos per liter and diesel by P1.70 per liter. Kerosene price was also lowered by P1.65 per liter. Phoenix Petroleum first adjusted its fuel prices on Saturday to be followed by Seaoil on Monday at 6 a.m. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:39:46 +0000
WASHINGTON: The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony on Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial justice” as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. The trial, only the third such undertaking in American history, is unfolding at […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jomar Canlas, TMT| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:39:25 +0000
THE Department of Justice (DoJ) has recommended the indictment of former Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde and 13 others over the drug raid in Pampanga involving the controversial “Ninja Cops” seven years ago. The DoJ panel of prosecutors found probable cause to charge Albayalde for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for allegedly “persuading, inducing or […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 02:46:17 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has approved a recommendation to declare the Taal Volcano Island a “no man’s land” following its eruption that affected thousands of residents in its vicinity. During a situation briefing in Batangas on Tuesday night, Duterte approved other recommendations to ensure public safety and security, including barring people from living on the island. […]
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