The city government of Davao has allotted PHP69.3 million as its counterpart to fund the conduct of the Palarong Pambansa 2019.
By: Tony S. Bergonia – INQUIRER.net / December 07, 2020 MANILA, Philippines—A checkered past dug up by a leading US newspaper is hounding a Chinese pharmaceutical company producing one of several coronavirus vaccines being lined up for use in the Philippines. In a Dec. 4 report, Washington Post said Sinovac Biotech had been found to…
MANILA – Motorcycle riders of the motorcycle ride-hailing app, Angkas showed their force as they protest against the recent decision of the Supreme Court to temporarily halt its operation. On Dec. 16, thousands of motorcycle riders and Angkas bikers, led by the Riders of the Philippines (ROTP) held Unity Ride along Edsa protesting the SC…
MANILA — Environment group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment warned against “a possible conflict of interest” in San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) recent P1-billion partnership with the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The green group likens it to a ‘soft payment’ to induce the government agency to fast track reclamation projects of SMC…
Philippine Daily Inquirer / April 16, 2021 How did Harry Roque manage to snag a room at the state-run Philippine General Hospital (PGH) when scores of other COVID-19 patients were desperately waiting in line for one for days on end? Asked that question, the presidential spokesperson turned snarky and gave an astonishing answer: “That is…
Xave Gregorio – Philstar.com, November 5, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The UN Human Rights Committee is asking the Philippines to amend portions of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act to comply with an international treaty on civil and political rights. In a recent 13-page unedited report, the panel of human rights experts said the country should review…