Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:31:44 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday conveyed his condolences to Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, whose mother, Salvacion Santo Tomas Gerona, recently passed away. Speaking to reporters, Duterte said he would like to visit the wake of Robredo’s mother but has a lot of work to do. “If I ever have time, I just came […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:29:49 +0000
ALL 445 Filipino repatriates from the M/V Diamond Princess tested negative for the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19), but the Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday said it was considering the possibility that the repatriates may exhibit symptoms of the virus after the 14-day period. “As observed in other countries, there is still a possibility that our nationals may […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:40:51 +0000
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported by each government’s health authority as of Wednesday in Beijing: — Mainland China: 2,715 deaths […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:29:30 +0000
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday proposed forming a unity government in his first public comments since his shock resignation as prime minister plunged the country into turmoil. “Party politics must be put aside for now,” said Mahathir, who quit Monday after a failed plot to bring down the government, in a televised address […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 07:00:30 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Assistant Director Eric Distor as the agency’s new officer-in-charge (OIC), Malacañang confirmed on Wednesday. In a press conference, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the designation of Distor to temporarily lead the NBI was made following the retirement of its Director Dante Gierran this February. “There’s […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:35:29 +0000
SIX days after his controversial “secret wedding” with actress-singer Sarah Geronimo, Matteo Guidicelli on Wednesday broke his silence and for the first time made the confirmation himself as he posted a message of appreciation on his Instagram account. Along with a photo of himself and his wife, smiling as they toast with their hands intertwined, the 29-year-old actor-triathlete captioned, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:49:11 +0000
THOUSANDS of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Hong Kong and Macau cannot leave Manila due to lack of flights to the Special Administrative Regions (SARs). Emmanuel Geslani, recruitment consultant and migration expert, said that although the Philippine government has lifted the travel ban to Hong Kong and Macau “these workers still have not left […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:02:36 +0000
BEIJING: The new coronavirus epidemic swelled on Wednesday with cases in South Korea surging past 1,000 after deaths soared in Iran and infections appeared in previously untouched countries, prompting dire warnings that the world was not ready to contain it. The virus has rapidly spread in parts of Asia, Europe and the Middle East, even […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Darwin Pesco| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:42:50 +0000
A policeman took his own life in Pasig City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported on Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas, NCRPO chief, identified the victim as Police Master Sgt. Roberto Defeliz, 53. Based on the report, Defeliz shot himself inside his residence along West Bank Road Barangay Rosario at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Investigation […]
Read moreCredit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:21:12 +0000
DOHA: Providing neutral space for talks on ending Afghanistan’s 18-year conflict has boosted Qatar’s international profile and helped it defy a painful embargo enforced by neighbours and former allies. After quietly brokering dialogue between the warring sides in Afghanistan, Qatar is on the verge of reaping a major diplomatic dividend if a deal is signed […]
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