DUTERTE TELLS AGENCIES TO PUBLISH DETAILS OF INFRA, IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN NEWSPAPERS MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered agencies to publish details of infrastructure and irrigation projects, including their status and winning bidders, saying it would help with detecting
EU WARNS BREXIT TRADE TALKS UNDER THREAT IF UK BACKSLIDES ON DEAL The European Union told Britain on Monday that there would be no trade deal if it tried to tinker with the Brexit divorce treaty, raising the prospect of a tumultuous end-of-year finale to the saga.
DUTERTE SAYS PH HAS FLATTENED COVID-19 CURVE, LAUDS PUBLIC FOR FOLLOWING HEALTH PROTOCOLS MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lauded the public for following health protocols imposed by government that led to the flattening of the country's COVID-19 curve.
PRESIDENT TO COMMEND TOP CHAMPIONS IN COVID FIGHT President Xi Jinping will attend a meeting on Tuesday morning to commend role models in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic and present a national medal and honorary titles to four people for their outstanding contribution during the outbreak. &
GERMANY THREATENS RUSSIA WITH SANCTIONS Tensions deepened between Germany and Russia over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Sunday, with Germany threatening sanctions and Russia accusing Berlin of delaying the investigation it demanded.
XI COMMITS TO FURTHER EASE MARKET ACCESS President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will remain steadfast in opening wider to the world, further ease market access for the services sector and actively increase imports of quality services.
WIDESPREAD COVID VACCINATION NOT EXPECTED UNTIL MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR: WHO As the threat of the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic continues to loom over the globe, the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan said that the worldwide distribution of vaccines on a
DUTERTE OKS GRADUAL RESUMPTION OF TOURISM MANILA — President Duterte has allowed the gradual resumption of tourism activities in the country following the decision to place many key cities and provinces under modified general community quarantine from Sept. 1 to 31.
'PETTY AND DIVISIVE': DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS, MAYORS SLAM TRUMP'S DEFUNDING THREAT Democratic mayors and governors lashed out at President Donald Trump after he issued a memo directing his administration to find federal funds that could be cut from cities run by Democrats, including "anarc
PH INFLATION EASES TO 2.4 PERCENT IN AUGUST, SLOWEST PACE IN 3 MONTHS MANILA - Philippine inflation eased in August on slower food and beverage price movements, according to government data released on Friday.
