Authorities of the South Korean capital of Seoul sent a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stating an intention to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games with North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday.
“Seoul’s metropolitan government said Thursday it has notified the …
Read MoreFrom 1,024 active Covid-19 cases a week ago, Pasay City’s tally has dropped to 743 as of Wednesday.
During the same period, recoveries increased from 9,522 to 10,495 after 103 were added on March 31.
Mayor Emi-Calixto Rubiano on Thursday said they will do their …
Read MoreLuis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People, is now resting after undergoing an ‘eye treatment.’
According to Fr. Gregory Ramon Gaston, rector of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino, Tagle has visited a doctor on Tuesday afternoon in Rome, who detected …
Read MoreMembers of the Manila Police District (MPD), mostly with comorbidities, and some senior officers have received their first doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the MPD, though Director Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, thanked Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko …
Read MoreThe Makati city government has renovated four of its quarantine facilities to expand its treatment capacity amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, particularly in Metro Manila.
In a statement on Thursday, Mayor Abigail Binay said the city’s isolation facilities located at the Barangay and Ospital …
Read MoreThe Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued Thursday the guidelines for the distribution of financial assistance to residents affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, …
Read MoreDavao City Covid-19 Task Force has started implementing the expanded mandatory testing of all close contacts in all levels of a coronavirus disease 2019 positive patient.
Davao City Covid-19 Task Force Focal Person Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a radio interview on Wednesday it will …
Read MoreDespite the challenges in acquiring vaccines, especially the limited global supply, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., assured that the government is exerting all efforts to secure coronavirus jabs for all Filipinos.
“Sa ngayon po (so far), most probably …
Read MoreTaguig is almost done vaccinating its healthcare workers (A1) and has started the inoculation of the next priority group, the elderly under the A2 category.
Mayor Lino Cayetano also assured on Thursday that the national government’s approved priority list for the Covid-19 vaccination program will …
Read MoreNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has asked two officials of the National Task Force (NTF) on Covid-19 and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to allow the provincial government to implement the mandatory swab test and quarantine upon …
Read MoreAsean and some of the bloc’s closest trading partners have been forecast to enjoy an economic expansion of 6.7 percent this year and 4.9 percent in 2022.
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) released the forecast on the Asean+3 region, which includes the 10 Asean …
Read MoreThe city government here ordered on Thursday the implementation of stricter measures to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
This followed reports that all quarantine and health facilities in the city are “overwhelmed” with Covid-19 patients.
City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. directed all …
Read Moretotal of 364 members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) operating in Northern and Central Luzon returned to the fold of the law and yielded some 34 assorted firearms in the first quarter of this year.
Lt. Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo B. …
Read MoreThe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that forced people to stay indoors, even while working, propagated the use of social media and digital platforms.
The internet has undoubtedly become one of man’s greatest inventions as sending messages, thoughts, and stories in just one click is …
Read MoreLenten events in the province of Guimaras have been suspended but the rest of its tourism attractions will be open to the public this Holy Week.
Liberty Ferrer, senior tourism operations officer and officer-in-charge of the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO), said the municipality of Jordan …
Read MoreThe Philippine Consulate General in New York has welcomed the arrest of the suspect in the violent assault of a 65-year-old Filipina in midtown Manhattan early this week.
“We thank the New York Police Department (NYPD) and all those who, in one way or another, …
Read MoreA Catholic prelate on Thursday urged the faithful to reflect through watching his diocese’s Lenten recollections and events narrating the passion of Jesus Christ on online video-sharing platform YouTube.
“As our faithful stays at home, it is a help for them stay at home and …
Read MoreUS President Joe Biden presented his USD2-trillion plan to revitalize America’s badly aged infrastructure to the public on Wednesday, seeking a tax hike on corporations to cover its costs.
Speaking in the blue-collar city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Biden said his proposal is a “vision not …
Read MoreThe World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday global trade was primed for a strong but uneven recovery, forecasting an increase of 8 percent in world merchandise trade this year.
Prospects for a quick recovery in world trade have improved as merchandise trade expanded more …
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