BSP CHIEF: GOV'T DEALS PROBED, 'OVERNIGHT' TAKEOVER 'WILL NOT HAPPEN'MANILA -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Monday agovernment takeover of businesses with alleged onerous contracts "will nothappen overnight" as these will go through legal processes.
INDIA DISPLAYS ITS MILITARY MIGHT, CULTURAL HERITAGE ON REPUBLIC DAYThe nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day on Sunday with a grand militaryparade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategicweaponry at the Rajpath.
XI URGES ALL-OUT EFFORTS TO PREVENT, CONTROL NOVEL CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Saturday urged all-out efforts to prevent and control the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia, extending his sincere sympathies to th
IRANIAN FM: TEHRAN STILL WILLING TO NEGOTIATE WITH USIran is not ruling out negotiations with the United States even after anAmerican drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, the country'sforeign minister said in an interview released Saturday.
DUTERTE TO GET FULL HONORS FROM US IF HE VISITSMANILA - President Duterte will be accorded full honors given to heads ofstate if he decides to go to the United States and accept President DonaldTrump's invitation for the Philippine leader and other heads of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THE NATION ON R-DAY EVEOn the eve of India's 71st Republic Day, President Ram Nath Kovind Saturdayurged the youth of the country to remain non-violent and remember Gandhi'sgift of "Ahimsa" (non-violence) when fighting for a cause.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: 444 NEW CASES ADDED ON FRIDAY The Chinese mainland has confirmed 1, 287 cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia and 41 deaths, according to the National Health Commission.
CHINA CORONAVIRUS: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 41, MORE THAN 1,300 INFECTEDWORLDWIDEChina said 41 people have now died from a new coronavirus that has infectedmore than 1,300 people globally, as health authorities around the worldscramble to prevent a global pandemic.
PHILIPPINES STARTS PROCESS OF VFA TERMINATIONMANILA — Taking a cue from President Duterte, the foreign affairs departmenthas set the ball rolling for the termination of the Visiting ForcesAgreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States.
CURBING CANDIDATES WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUND: SC ASKS EC FOR SUGGESTIONSThe Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court on Friday that thedirection asking poll candidates to declare their criminal antecedents inthe media has not helped curb criminalisation of politics, and saidpolitical
