Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:17:22 +0000
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate. The strikes by Iran were a major escalation of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Josef T. Ramos, TMT| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:38:14 +0000
BARANGAY Ginebra San Miguel overcame Meralco’s toughness to score a 91-87 win at the start of their best-of-seven championship series of Season 44 Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup on Tuesday at the Araneta Coliseum. The Gin Kings relied on Japeth Aguilar’s defensive play when he blocked Allen Durham’s potential go-ahead basket to preserve their 89-87 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:16:37 +0000
TEHRAN, Iran: A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a United States airstrike last week, killing 32 people and injuring 190 others, state television reported. According to the report, the stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as the procession got […]
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Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:37:15 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has formed a Cabinet-level committee to draw up an evacuation plan for Filipinos in the Middle East should the increasing tension between the United States (US) and Iran escalate into war, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a statement, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte issued his directives during the Cabinet meeting in […]
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Credit to Author: Anna Leah E. Gonzales| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 02:17:55 +0000
HEADLINE inflation accelerated to 2.5 percent in December from 1.3 percent in November, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday. Last month’s figure, however, was still down from the 5.1 percent recorded in the same month in 2018. Year to date, headline inflation was at 2.5 percent, well within the government’s 2.0 to 4.0 percent […]
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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 05:21:16 +0000
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo claimed that the government’s “war on drugs” was a failure as she shared on Monday her recommendations and report on her 18-day stint as co-chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD). Robredo said that among her “discoveries” was that only 1 percent of the estimated consumption of […]
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Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 02:36:37 +0000
OIL companies are set to raise the pump prices of diesel and kerosene by 40 centavos per liter and 30 centavos per liter, respectively. However, the cost of gasoline will drop by 10 centavos per liter. Petro Gazz, Phoenix Petroleum, Pilipinas Shell, and Seaoil will adjust their prices on Tuesday at 6 a.m. while Cleanfuel […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:34:46 +0000
Ten mayors were slapped with administrative charges before the Office of the Ombudsman for failing to comply with the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to clear roads of illegal obstructions, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday. The 10 mayors charged with gross neglect of duty and grave misconduct were from Baco, Oriental Mindoro; Pili, Camarines Sur; […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 07:52:53 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte, who has been deprived of sleep due to his heavy workload, is now feeling well, Malacañang said on Saturday. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo gave the assurance a day after Duterte missed an event in Davao del Sur. “PRRD was under the weather for two days due to workload, attending events, and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:35:03 +0000
THE remains of one of the two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a car crash outside a shopping mall in Singapore on December 29 arrived in the country Wednesday night. Representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Consular Office in Angeles, Pampanga, received the remains of Arlyn Nucos, 50, on January 1. […]
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