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30 foreign, local experts to grace 3-day Franchise Asia PHL virtual forum
MORE than 30 international and local experts will present fresh ideas to help the local franchising industry recover from the pandemic at the three-day Franchise Asia Philippines (FAPHL) 2021 Virtual Conference slated on September 21 to 23.
Bongbong backs SRA for non-medical frontliners
THE national government and lawmakers have been urged to prioritize the inclusion of non-medical frontline staff serving in hospitals and quarantine facilities among those eligible to receive Special Risk Allowance (SRA), Hazard Pay and other benefits.
Comelec sees 30-40% fewer mail voters as postage costs now passed on to them
BECAUSE of postage costs, the Commission on Elections is bracing for a lower turnout of voters abroad who will be sending their ballots via mail in the 2022 elections.
Emma Raducanu: Isn’t She Lovely?
SHE’S been on American talk shows, attended the Met Gala, ticked off a “bucket list” item by visiting the New York Stock Exchange, and chatted to Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton—a major deal for a big motorsports fan.
Partido Federal fortifies itself for the 2022 elections
A THREE-YEAR-OLD political party, whose ideology is traceable to legendary federalists Pedro Paterno and Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, is now being reinvented and fortified in preparations for next year’s local and national elections.
Bid to expand SRA coverage beyond medical frontline staff draws more support
THE national government and lawmakers have been urged to prioritize the inclusion of non-medical frontline staff serving in hospitals and quarantine facilities among those eligible to receive Special Risk Allowance (SRA), Hazard Pay and other benefits.
France gives BSP ₧41-M grant to push financial inclusion in PHL
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced on Thursday that it has received a grant from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to further strengthen its capacity to foster financial inclusion in the country.
‘Cuadro Alas’ August’s best
JOHN RIEL CASIMERO lorded it over Philippine sports in August following a successful defense of his World Boxing Organization bantamweight belt.
Champions’ League for men, women set in November
THE Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) in a virtual meeting on Tuesday night set the men and women Champions’ League (CL) in November, capping a modestly busy end-quarter federation calendar.
Saruta: I will break Pacio
FORMER strawweight titleholder Yosuke “The Ninja” Saruta is full of confidence ahead of his highly anticipated rubber match with reigning One strawweight world champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio.
Lady jins in PSC’s ‘Rise Up, Shape Up’
YOUNG and promising female taekwondo jin will headline the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) “Rise Up! Shape Up! (RUSU)” this Saturday.
Senate, House to the rescue
THE House and the Senate both vowed to include in the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) a budget for four major international competitions next year, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino bared on Wednesday.
Davis Cup action resumes without PHL team
THE International Tennis Federation (ITF) barred the Philippines from fielding a team at the resumption of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 3 competitions that start this week, thus disappointing national players particularly Treat Huey and Ruben Gonzales.
House approves bill moving BARMM election to 2025
AFTER it was certified as urgent by President Duterte, the bill postponing the first regular elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from 2022 to 2025 hurdled third and final reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Voting 187 affirmative, 0 negative and 0 abstention, lawmakers passed House Bill 10121, allowing the BARMM to attend to the more urgent needs of its people by offering them more time to strengthen their foundations for a stronger regional government and economy.The Senate earlier approved its version of the bill.
PHL pledges support for Afghanistan during UN flash appeal in Switzerland
GENEVA, Switzerland—Permanent Representative Evan P. Garcia announced the Philippines’s financial contribution to the flash appeal of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to address the immediate humanitarian gaps in Afghanistan.
A vision of a more inclusive and resilient UN system with Taiwan in it
The 76th anniversary of the United Nations is arriving when the world is still faced with the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. As highly-contagious variants of the virus continuously affect us, the world needs a more effective UN to help recover from the Covid-19.