Have you ever felt silenced after your explanation was left unheard? Perhaps, as a child, you were scolded without getting a chance to defend yourself; as an adult, perhaps you were handed a traffic violation ticket for an infraction you were wrongly accused of. In tax assessment cases, taxpayers often feel anxious when investigated, a […]
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Editorial: Vaccine hesitancy abroad
It appears the Philippines is not the only country where people are hesitant to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In Russia, four regions have made it mandatory for workers in the retail, education, health care, public transportation, beauty, entertainment and other industries that serve a large number of people to get inoculated amid […]
Dynasty expects a 2.2-fold year-on-year revenue growth to over HK$100 million in the first four months of 2021
HONG KONG, Jun 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Dynasty Fine Wines Group Limited (Stock Code: 828), a premier winemaker in China, issued its profit alert yesterday. The Group expects to record a significant year-on-year increase of approximately 220% to over HK$100 million in its unaudited revenue for the first four months of […]
Cebu City to receive P5M from Megawide for Carbon project
THE Cebu City Government will receive P5 million from Megawide Construction Corp. through its subsidiary Cebu2World Development Inc. (C2W) before the end of 2021 as initial payment for the development of the old Carbon Public Market. The P5 million represents the first year of the annual graduated payment C2W will give to City Hall even […]
ERC approves Isabela power distributor’s P65.4-M capex plan
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a P65.4-million capital expenditure (capex) application filed by Isabela I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Iselco I) which will go towards the installation of a new power transformer and related equipment in one of its substations. In a decision posted on its website, the commission said Iselco I had applied […]
Registration Open for Electric Vehicles & the Grid Online Workshop
Singapore, Jun 14, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Infocus International Group has launched the Electric Vehicles (EVs) & the Grid online workshop which will be commencing live on 31 August 2021. The essential guide to opportunity and risk within emerging EV charging value chains. Even without the rapid growth of EVs, our current […]
Bill filed for establishment of Marinduque ecozone
A SENATOR filed a bill to establish a special economic zone in Marinduque to help boost economic growth in the island province located off the south-central part of Luzon mainland. Senator Maria Josefa Imelda R. Marcos’ Senate Bill No. 2270 seeks the creation of the Marinduque Special Economic Zone (MAREZ) in the town of Santa […]
Peso weakens vs dollar ahead of US inflation
THE PESO weakened versus the greenback for a third straight day on Thursday on safe haven demand as the market awaits the release of US inflation data, which could dictate the pace of the Federal Reserve’s tapering. The local unit closed at P47.765 per dollar on Thursday, shedding 3.4 centavos from its P47.731 finish the […]
Philippines starts labor force mass vaccination
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters THE PHILIPPINES started immunizing its labor force against the coronavirus on Monday as government seeks to further reopen its economy after imposing one of the strictest and longest lockdowns in the world. President Rodrigo R. Duterte said the vaccination of essential workers in the […]
7,450 more Filipinos get coronavirus
The Department of Health (DoH) reported 7,450 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 1.26 million. The death toll rose by 181 to 21,537, while recoveries increased by 2,382 to 1.17 million, it said in a bulletin. There were 60,794 active cases, 1.3% of which were critical, 93.9% were mild, 2% did not show symptoms, 1.6% […]
Group A of Fifa World Cup qualifiers moves to new venue
THE remaining matches of Group A of the joint Fifa World Cup Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers will be moved from Suzhou, China to a neutral venue. The AFC’s decision to move the remaining matches to a different venue was because of the difficulty of the visiting Group A teams […]
DoH reports 7,058 more infections to 1.22M
By Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporter THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 7,058 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 1.22 million. The death toll rose by 139 to 20,860, while recoveries increased by 6,852 to 1.15 million, it said in a bulletin. There were 53,757 active cases, 1.4% of which were critical, 93.2% […]
5,310 more people get infected; total deaths at 20,169, says DoH
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 5,310 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1.19 million. The death toll rose by 150 to 20,169, while recoveries increased by 7,408 to 1.13 million, it said in a bulletin. There were 46,037 active cases, 1.7% of which were critical, 92.5% were mild, […]
Filipino seaman with Indian COVID-19 variant dies
A FILIPINO seaman who got infected with the Indian coronavirus variant died last week, Philippine health authorities said on Monday. Three of his crew mates were still confined in the hospital and were recovering, while five would be sent home after completing quarantine at an isolation facility, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire told an […]
Philippines adds 6,285 COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health (DoH) reported 6,285 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 1.17 million. The death toll rose by 141 to 19,763, while recoveries increased by 2,586 to 1.1 million, it said in a bulletin. There were 55,531 active cases, 1.4% of which were critical, 93.5% were mild, 2% did not show symptoms, […]
Lawyers get confirmation of being under next priority group for COVID-19 vaccination; prisoners still under consideration
THE INTEGRATED Bar of the Philippines, the official organization of all Philippine lawyers, has received confirmation from the government that legal professionals are included in the next priority group for vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The next sector in line for inoculation are those under group A4, which covers economic and government frontliners. The […]
Briones: Wishful thinking?
I counted and then I counted again. It certainly looks like only six floors of the 10-story new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) on N. Bacalso Ave. have so far been built since construction began in 2015. That’s like one floor for every year. The City Government, which has already shelled out P1.3 billion for […]
Talisay prosecutor releases octogenarian ‘abortionist’
THE 82-year-old suspected abortionist who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 gained liberty after the Talisay City Prosecutor’s Office issued a release order. The NBI 7 agents caught Amparo Lumagbas Gemerangan during an entrapment in Barangay Mohon, Talisay City on April 29, 2021. Several equipment used in aborting a fetus were […]
DOH 7: Dose 2 of AZ arriving in time for interval due
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 has appealed for patience from healthcare workers who are still awaiting the arrival of a new set of the Oxford AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine to get their second dose of the vaccine. In a virtual press briefing on Friday, May 7, 2021, Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH 7 spokesperson, assured […]
Philippine COVID-infections hit 1.09M
The Department of Health (DoH) reported 7,733 coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total to 1.09 million. The death toll rose by 108 to 18,099, while recoveries increased by 4,227 to over one million, it said in a bulletin. There were 66,626 coronavirus infections,1.1% of which were critical, 94.4% were mild, 2% did not show […]