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FFCCCII Hopes Vaccines Can Help Revive Philippine Economy

One of the diverse civic projects of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) according to President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong is to support the anti-COVID-19 vaccines program of the Philippine national government under General Carlito Galvez, Jr., which Lim said “is one good way to quickly revive our Philippine economy”.

City Of Manila Launches ‘Food Security Program' To Curb Hunger

The Manila city government on Wednesday launched its COVID-19 Food Security Program (FSP), an initiative that will allow 700,000 families to receive a monthly food subsidy and help curb hunger and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the economy.

Pacquiao: Big News Soon

8-division champ tweets ‘training camp has begun, ready to get back’

PhilHealth Officials, Personnel Charged Over Covid-19 Claims

CEBU CITY— At least 11 officials and medical personnel of PhilHealth-Central Visayas and a private hospital here were charged yesterday for their alleged involvement in anomalous coronavirus disease (COVID-19) claims.

New Efforts To Clean The Polluted Air Around The World

Since the historic Paris Climate Agreement of December 2015, many nations around the world have taken concrete steps to carry out its goal of reducing carbon emissions – mostly from industries and from motor vehicles cars – around the world so as to limit the rise in world temperatures that are now melting polar glaciers, raising ocean levels, and generating more and more powerful typhoons and hurricanes.

WHO inquiry rules out COVID-19 came from Chinese lab

WUHAN, China (AFP/Xinhua) - A much-anticipated inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic wrapped up its mission in China on Tuesday with no breakthrough discovery, as investigators ruled out a theory that COVID-19 came from a lab while failing to identify which animal may have passed it to humans.

Mariwasa: 55 Years As Innovative Home Building Solutions Provider

Mariwasa, a pioneer in the construction industry, will be marking its 55th year in the business this June with the theme “Moving Forward” and the vision to be a complete home building solutions provider by highlighting the products launched last year and products to watch out for this year.

Nat'l League For PNVFI

Alyssa, Aby, Jaja back volley group’s plans

TESDA, Army Provide Livelihood Program To Ex-Rebels, IPs

BUTUAN CITY — More than 600 former members of New People’s Army (NPA) and members of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) were given opportunity to hone their livelihood skills through the ongoing series of trainings in Agusan del Norte province.

Viral ‘Cyclops' Puppy To Be Preserved By Owner

ILOILO CITY — The one-eyed male puppy dubbed as “Cyclops” will be preserved for posterity by the family which owned it in Tangalan town, Aklan province.

An Early Voting Law To Reduce Election Mass Gatherings

We already have the Local Absentee voting Act which allows certain mediamen, police, and teachers to cast their votes early so they carry on with their duties on Election Day.

Best And Brightest

Tom Brady wins 7th Super Bowl; Buccaneers bag their 1st title

For Everything, There Is A Proper Time

Now is not the time to implement the Child Car Seat Law. There is no need to enforce it now when current community quarantine rules prohibit children below 10 years of age from leaving their houses, Sen. Lawrence “Bong “ Go said this weekend.

George Shultz, US Secretary Of State Who Helped Usher Out Cold War, Dies

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — George Shultz, Ronald Reagan's genial secretary of state who identified a diplomatic opening that helped end the Cold War but contributed to a new brand of conflict by advocating preemptive strikes, has died. He was 100.

Police Use Water Cannon On Anti-Coup Protesters In Myanmar Capital

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — Police used water cannon Mon-day on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's capital, according to witnesses.

PSA Forum: New Volleyball Group Takes Questions

Top officials of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVFI) and some of the country’s volleyball superstars are gracing the special session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum today.

Wesley Takes Down Carlsen

Opera Euro rapid

A Special Program For Jobs Recovery

On top of the health problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has had to face other problems, many related to the national economy and to the basic needs of livelihood among the people.

Praying For The Abandoned, Justice, And Mercy

The latest excitement in heritage circles is over a temple in Santa Ana that a Ms. Chloe Chizu Go, wants removed from the National Museum’s “Important Cultural Property” list.

Students Sell Artworks To Fund Studies

As the struggle to adjust to the distance learning continues, some students have turned their hobbies into side hustles to help fund their studies.

To Calm The Pig Inside Guns For The Oscars

Three out of 238 Oscar documentary contenders have Filipino stories

Low pork prices take effect Monday

PRECIOUS COMMODITY – A meat vendor prepares the order of a customer at a public market in Quezon City. Inflation in the Philippines surged to 4.2 percent after prices of meat increased by 17.1 percent, as well as that of vegetables (21.2 percent) and fruits (nine percent), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Mark Balmores)

Fears, uncertainties over vaccination

Vaccines have become a matter of great concern among the Filipino people. Their concerns range from the sufficiency of supply for the nation’s 110-million population to the safety of the vaccines already in the country.

Gov't creates jobs recovery task force to mitigate unemployment

RAMON M. LOPEZ

Ex-Benilde cager passes away

CLEMENT LEUTCHEU

2020-2021 NBA SEASON DURANT: FREE ME

KD pulled out of Nets game due to COVID-19 protocols

Lakers rally to beat Nuggets

Depleted Blazers, Jazz triumph

Cutter head of tunnel boring machine for PH's 1st subway arrives

The cutter head of the first tunnel boring machine (TBM), dubbed Kaunlaran (Progress), for the country's first-ever underground railway system arrived on Friday, marking another milestone in the Department of Transportation's Metro Manila Subway project.

Senior killed, 100 houses razed in Cebu City fire

CEBU CITY – A 62-year-old woman was killed while more than 100 houses were razed in a fire in Barangay Bulacao here Thursday.

Finally, a ban on single-use plastic straws, stirrers

The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) approved last Tuesday a resolution banning plastic soft-drinks straws and plastic stirrers, now commonly used in restaurants in the country. These single-use plastic materials end up in huge volumes in the nation’s garbage dumps and eventually in the world’s ocean depths, for the simple reason that plastic is not biodegradable and lasts up to 450 years.