Western Visayas, Mindanao to have cloudy skies, rains due to ITCZ
MANILA, Philippines — The Western Visayas region and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms on Tuesday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). “Dahil sa epekto ng ITCZ, ang Western Visayas at buong Mindanao ay makakaranas ng maulap na kalangitan […]
Triple One Deliver New Single ‘Salina’
Triple One have dropped the second single, ‘Salina’, from their forthcoming debut album, which is due out next month. ‘Salina’ is a slow-burning but still thumping track that sees the Sydney four-piece draw clear inspiration from the emo-rap pioneers of our generation, like Juice WRLD and Lil Uzi Vert. “‘Salina’ is about heartbreak and how […]
Al-Jadaan: Reopening of the Economy, Saudi Shows Positive Results
Euromoney Saudi Digital Series 2020 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — At the 15th virtual edition of the Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference HE Mr. Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Planning stated that the Saudi economy is recovering, in arguably the most challenging of years for a century. […]
Caribbean Thrive as the Best for Citizenship by Investment, New 2020 CBI Index Finds
LONDON, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On September 7th, Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fourth edition of its annual report: ‘A Guide to Global Citizenship: The 2020 CBI Index.’ It evaluates all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the world and ranks them against nine pillars […]
Naked protesters demand action after Daniel Prude’s killing
Naked protesters, wearing “spit hoods” in reference to the killing of Daniel Prude, demonstrate outside Rochester’s Public Safety Building in Rochester, New York, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (Democrat & Chronicle via AP) ROCHESTER, New York — Naked except for “spit hoods” in a reference to the killing of Daniel Prude, several protesters sat outside Rochester’s […]
EU, Germany, Britain pressure Belarus on snatched opposition figure
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 11, 2020 Maria Kolesnikova, an ally of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, holds a press conference in Minsk. Unidentified men in black on September 7, 2020 morning grabbed Maria Kolesnikova, a leading Belarusian opposition figure, and pushed her into a minibus, her campaign team reported, citing witnesses. Photo by Sergei […]
‘Act of an American lackey,’ Makabayan bloc says of Duterte’s pardon of Pemberton
MANILA, Philippines — The Makabyan bloc in the House of Representatives on Monday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s granting of “absolute pardon” to US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was convicted for the death of Filipino transgender woman Jennifer Laude. Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite called the move “an act of an American lackey,” […]
Duterte grants Pemberton absolute pardon amid outcry over early release
DEATH OF SOVEREIGNTY Members of the activist group Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya hold a rally outside the Hall of Justice in Olongapo City, denouncing developments in the Pemberton case. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has granted “absolute pardon” to US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton amid public fury over an […]
Senate adopts report on PhilHealth
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate adopted on Monday the Committee of the Whole report that recommended the filing of criminal charges against officials of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), particularly Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as chair of the state insurer. In Malacañang, President Rodrigo Duterte, joined by select Cabinet officials including Duque, defended his […]
DOH warns against ‘complacency’ in COVID-19 fight
NO ‘FAN’ OF COVID-19 A staff member of handicraft shop Tesoros opens a fan with a message for the times. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said the COVID-19 situation was “improving,” but it was not yet saying the health crisis was over as it might make people drop […]