What’s Happening in the Philippines, Local News and Philippine People
Vancouver, BC, Jan 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Captiva Verde Land Corp. (CSE: PWR) (the “Company”), is excited to announce that Solargram Farms Corporation (“Solargram”), a holder of a Canadian Federal Health Canada License to cultivate, test, harvest and
MoreSan Antonio’s game in New Orleans was called off Monday night in the latest virus-related postponement for the NBA, one that came when the league determined that neither team would have enough players available. As has been the case with
MoreCoronavirus deaths and cases per day in the U.S. dropped markedly over the past couple of weeks but are still running at alarmingly high levels, and the effort to snuff out Covid-19 is becoming an ever more urgent race between
MoreTHE International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its growth projection of the Philippine economy for 2020 and 2021, as the country performed worse than earlier expected in the third quarter of 2020. In an e-mail in response to reporters, IMF resident
MoreTHE Social Security System sought Senate support Tuesday to avert a suspension of its collection of higher contributions from SSS members, as mandated by law. Facing a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Government Corporations, SSS President and Chief
MoreFINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III is backing the opening of the economy to foreign investors “to its widest extent” except for land ownership. During the House Hearing on Resolution of Both Houses 2 on Tuesday, Dominguez said the restrictive
MoreOVER 90 percent of the P15 billion allegedly stolen from the funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has now been accounted for. In an online press briefing on Tuesday, PhilHealth President and CEO Dante Gierran disclosed that 92
MoreTHE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) has appealed to Congress to pass key economic reform bills before embarking on economic Charter change, an advocacy that some business groups indirectly support with their pitch for timely passage of liberalization bills.
MoreTHE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced on Tuesday that it has approved the guidelines on virtual asset service providers (VASP) to promote financial innovation. VASPs are defined by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as businesses that facilitate virtual
MoreTHE Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an investigation into the party hosted by a so-called social-media influencer in a Baguio City hotel, following reports and videos of the flamboyant unsocially-distanced mass gathering on the Internet. “The DOT-Cordillera Administrative Region
MoreMOVES to strengthen the Internal Affairs Service (IAS) and take it out of the Philippine National Police received support from several quarters at a Senate hearing Tuesday, including the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Civil Service Commission
MoreThe lockdowns imposed to protect the health of Filipinos resulted in a wave of job losses nationwide that saw 76 workers per 1,000 employees losing their jobs at the height of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), according to the Philippine
MoreThe Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (Pampi) on Tuesday asked the government to allow hog producers to import at least 50,000 metric tons (MT) of pork at zero tariff to boost domestic supply and stabilize retail prices. In a
MoreLISBON, Portugal — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to Covid-19 would be lifted from December 23-26 so they could spend the holiday
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LONDON, Jan 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report expects the UK’s ad market to grow by 15.2% this year, an upgrade of 0.8 percentage points from the last forecast in October 2020. The preliminary
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Stock Up Express (www.stockupexpress.com) Receives More Than 1,000,000 Annual Online Visitors, Consisting of a Diverse Group of Customers NEW YORK, NY, Jan 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – via NewMediaWire – Tauriga Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: TAUG) (“Tauriga” or the “Company”), a revenue generating, diversified
MoreJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed one million on Tuesday, January 26, and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity. Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose by 13,094 on Tuesday
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TOKYO, Jan 26, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. and AGC Inc. announced that they have developed a prototype technology that efficiently guides 28-GHz 5G radio signals received from outdoors to specific locations indoors using a film-like metasurface
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LONDON, Jan 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – As the United States welcomed a new president, there remains concern among citizens and brands about the country’s deep polarization. WARC’s first Spotlight US series, “Marketing in a polarized nation,” explores how
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TOKYO, Jan 26, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Honda in Vietnam, announced that it has reached a cumulative automobile production milestone of 100,000 units. The 100,000th unit was a City, representing not only
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