Duterte OKs grant of gratuity pay for contractual, job order gov’t workers
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized the grant of up to P3,000 year-end gratuity pay for the contract of service and job order workers in the government, according to a...
View ArticleFDA may issue emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is looking to issue by January or February an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, the Food and...
View ArticlePH’s daily COVID-19 tally drops to 766
The daily tally for COVID-19 cases drops to 766, with 104 new recoveries, and 15 deaths. As of 4 PM of December 28, the Department of Health (DOH) Bulletin reported a decrease from 883 last Sunday...
View ArticleMetro Manila, Davao City, 8 other areas under GCQ until Jan. 31
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday evening (December 28) announced that Metro Manila and Davao City will continue to be under General Community Quarantine(GCQ) for the entire...
View ArticleTAL Announces Agreements for US$3.3 Billion of Private Placement with Silver...
BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) (“TAL” or the “Company”), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced that a group of...
View ArticleSINA to Deliver Authorization Notice to Shareholders Validly Objecting to the...
BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SINA Corporation (the “Company” or “SINA”) (Nasdaq: SINA), a leading online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities, will deliver...
View ArticleFlight Centre Travel Group Transforms its Customer Experience with K2 Cloud
Global travel agency leverages digital process automation software to transform and drive operational efficiencies MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nintex, the global standard for...
View ArticlePSA warns against fake National ID processing services online
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) warns the public against groups or individuals offering to assist in the processing of PhilSys ID or the national ID with corresponding...
View ArticleFDA OKs clinical trial application for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
MANILA, Philippines – The application for clinical trial of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine has been approved, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday. “We already approved one....
View ArticleDOLE’s TUPAD program pays P4.5-B to nearly 1 million workers
The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) cash-for-work program has provided emergency employment to close to one million workers. As of December 28 under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
View ArticleOTT Airlines makes maiden flight from Shanghai to Beijing
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The OTT Airlines, a newly-founded subsidiary business run by China Eastern Airlines (CEA), finished its maiden flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Monday. OTT...
View ArticleOFWs exempted from travel ban on countries with new COVID-19 strain cases
MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in countries with a travel ban from the government are exempted and will be allowed to enter the Philippines, according to the Department of...
View ArticleSome senators hit unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination of soldiers, officials
MANILA, Philippines – Some senators have questioned the prioritization of some members of the military and government officials in the vaccination against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sans the...
View ArticleZamboanga City eyes restrictions vs travelers from Sabah, BaSulTa areas
MANILA, Philippines – The government of Zamboanga City is looking to implement a travel restriction for passengers coming from Sabah, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (BaSulTa) areas amid reported cases...
View ArticlePeople Across The Globe Come Together To Celebrate New York’s First Ever...
Leaders from as far as Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Spain, and Mayors from cities as close as Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami join New York in marking this...
View ArticleOKEx to launch real-time settlement, allowing users to improve capital...
VICTORIA, Seychelle, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OKEx (www.okex.com), a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of real-time settlement for all...
View ArticleNo expanded travel ban yet amid cases of new COVID-19 variant, Palace clarifies
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Tuesday clarified that the government has not issued an expanded travel restriction to cover more countries that have confirmed cases of a new novel coronavirus...
View ArticleSkyway-3 mula Buendia hanggang Balintawak, bukas na sa publiko – DPWH
MANILA, Philippines – Binuksan na sa mga motorista ang ilang bahagi ng Skyway Stage 3 project, ayon sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Sinabi ng DPWH na dalawa pa lamang mula sa...
View ArticleLawmakers deny links to DPWH corruption
The eight current and former lawmakers named by President Rodrigo Duterte to have been involved in the corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have denied the said allegation....
View ArticleMMDA chief Danny Lim tests positive for COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines – Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Danny Lim on Tuesday confirmed that he tested positive for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, Lim...
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