Dynamic duo: CeCe Winans, Carrie Underwood own ACM Awards NEW YORK: Gospel legend CeCe Winans and country superstar Carrie Underwood joined forces for a top-notch, powerful performance at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Underwood performed songs from her recent gospel hymns album “My Savior,” and she and Winans blended their voices like angels. Underwood […]

MORE areas in Bicol Region and Samar were placed under Signal No. 2 as Typhoon “Bising” maintained its strength, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Monday. Affected areas are Catanduanes, the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan, Sagnay, San Jose and Lagonoy), the eastern portion of Albay (Tiwi, […]

Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Monday, April 19, 2021. READ: Covid-19 variant cases hit new high MORE than 600 new cases of Covid-19 variants were detected in the country, the biggest rise since the country started genomic sequencing for the virus, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Sunday. Of the 752 […]

SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go lauded the second batch of medical frontliners from the Visayas who volunteered to work in hospitals and health care facilities in the National Capital Region (NCR). They heeded the senator’s appeal to volunteer in Metro Manila amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the region. “Maraming salamat sa inyong […]

The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic speeds up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to fight spiraling infection numbers. It is the latest grim milestone since the novel coronavirus first surfaced in central China in December 2019 and went on to infect more […]

MORE than 600 new cases of Covid-19 variants were detected, the biggest rise since the country started genomic sequencing for the virus, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Sunday. Of the 752 sequenced Covid samples, 642 are variants, according to the Philippine Genome Center’s (PGC)’s latest sequencing. The PGC said it found 266 samples […]

The Department of Health reported on Sunday that 72,607 patients defeated the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to bring the recovery count to 779,084. It was the highest number since April 11, when the department reported 55,204 recoveries. Meanwhile, the DOH said there were 10,098 new cases, bringing the total to 936,133. It reported 150 more […]

LOS ALTOS, California: Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. Geschke, who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Los Altos, died Friday, the company said. “This is a huge loss for the […]

LIMASSOL: Fables of the Knights Templar are legend, but deep beneath a castle on Cyprus — an island once owned by the Crusader brotherhood — lies a legacy historians say still resonates today. Down steep, narrow and uneven stone stairs in the fort of Limassol is a low-vaulted room lined with tombstones of medieval knights. […]

REUNITED Britain’s Prince William, left, and Prince Harry follow the coffin as it slowly makes its way in a ceremonial procession during the funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on April 17, 2021. AP LONDON: A year after they last saw one another, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry […]

SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go’s outreach team visited the town of Gen. Luna, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, April 13 to deliver more assistance after Typhoon “Auring” (international name: “Sonamu”) ravaged the area in February. The team organized a relief activity, conducted in batches at the Gen. Luna Elementary School, during which […]

DECEASED persons, minors and overseas Filipinos were among those on the list by the Department Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as “beneficiaries” of the  financial assistance for people affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed by the national government to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a lawmaker at the House […]

A FOREIGN insurgent and his two companions were slain when the 11th Infantry Division clashed with members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Patikul, Sulu on Friday evening. Army Brigade Commander Col. Benjamin Batara Jr. identified the slain terrorists as Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista of Jolo, Sulu, an Egyptian insurgent also known as Yusop […]

AN alleged suicide bomber and two others linked to the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in an encounter with government troops in Patikul Sulu, a military official said on Saturday. Colonel Benjamin Batara Jr. of the 11th Infantry Division identified two of the slain insurgents as Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista of Jolo, Sulu, an Egyptian […]

VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has announced that her office will temporarily stop receiving requests again for their online teleconsultation program “as we transition to more automated operations”. In a Facebook post, Robredo said her office was still working on coordinating the teams and streamlining the operations of the Bayanihan E-Konsulta, which include the pre-screening or […]

VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Saturday disclosed that she is under quarantine after being in “very close contact” with a member of her security team who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-2019). She said she was supposed to leave for Bicol after the rollout of the Swab Cab in Quezon City, but had […]

Philippine authorities said on Saturday they have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (P1.2 billion) in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. Conservationists have expressed alarm over the surging illicit trade in the endangered creatures, which are used as a substitute […]

CEBU: KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue City made a show of force here and dumped the Tabogon Voyagers, 86-53, in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas Vismin Super Cup Visayas leg at the Alcantara Civic Center on Friday night of April 16, 2021. KCS Computer Specialist’s balanced attack proved to be too much for the Voyagers. Former Southwestern University-Phinma Cobra Dyll Roncal played his best game as […]

HAVANA: Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel and the country’s 1959 revolution. The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement in a speech at the opening of the eighth congress of the ruling party, the only one […]

QUEEN Elizabeth 2nd bids a final farewell to her late husband, Prince Philip, on Saturday, at a funeral restricted by coronavirus rules but reflecting his long life of military and public service. The ceremony from behind the stately walls of Windsor Castle, west of London, will be watched by an expected television audience of millions, […]

CEBU: KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue City made a show of force here and dumped the Tabogon Voyagers, 86-53, in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas Vismin Super Cup Visayas leg at the Alcantara Civic Center on Friday night of April 16, 2021. KCS Computer Specialist’s balanced attack proved to be too much for the Voyagers. Former Southwestern University-Phinma Cobra Dyll Roncal played his best game as […]

A top official of the Department of Health (DoH) said on Friday there is “no sufficient evidence” which indicates how long vaccines can provide protection against Covid-19. During the meeting of the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on North Luzon Quadrangle Growth, Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd was asked about the duration of the validity […]

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new US sanctions by saying it would expel 10 US diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight US officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down those US nongovernment […]

Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Saturday, April 17, 2021. READ: Workers, teachers join jab priority line Workers, teachers and priests have been included in a broad new group of economic frontliners prioritized for Covid-19 vaccination. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved the creation of […]

A recent Oxford Economics report cited key roles and contributions of the Philippine agri-food sector toward the country’s recovery roadmap during these challenging times of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. It highlighted that it should be the policymakers’ top priority to provide favorable conditions for the said industry to successfully help rebuild the national economy. […]

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) have one year to implement reputational risk management in their operations, according to the monetary authorities. In a statement on Friday, the central bank announced its policy-making Monetary Board approved the guidelines on reputational risk management, which set out the supervisory expectations for BSFIs on the identification, […]

Debt servicing by the national government and lower gold prices pulled down the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) to a four-month low of $104.82 billion as of the end of March. Preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed on Friday the amount was 0.32 percent lower than the $105.16 billion in February, but 17.95 […]

INDIANAPOLIS: A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic. Five people were hospitalized after the Thursday night shooting, according to police. […]

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday named Brig. Gen. Ronaldo E. Olay as its new spokesman, replacing Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana who will be retiring. PNP chief Debold Sinas said that Olay was his personal staff and chief of the PNP Public Information Office (PIO). Sinas said that Olay was a member of the […]

QUEZON CITY 2nd District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo on Friday proposed that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) allow private villages and subdivisions to do their own vaccinations for their residents. She stressed that it will help ease congestion in inoculation centers in Metro Manila, which are “so overcrowded that if there is one asymptomatic person […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan: China’s success at controlling the coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a population that has seemed almost reluctant to get vaccinated. So it is accelerating its inoculation campaign by offering incentives — free eggs, store coupons and discounts on groceries and merchandise — to those getting a shot. After a slow start, China is […]

THE province of Quirino will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until April 30 in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Malacañang said on Friday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the latest decision on the risk classification of Quirino was reached by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the […]

A YOUNG Filipino businessman has published a free e-book on social media marketing to help businesses make a switch to digital platform. It took a year for Brian Poe Llamanzares to write the book “Thinking Outside the Box” which gives readers a step by step guide in setting up Facebook marketing campaigns. He said that […]

THE Philippines on Friday extended by two weeks a ban on foreigners in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country, Malacañang said on Friday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the latest decision on travel restrictions was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of […]

Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Friday, April 16, 2021. READ: ‘Duterte is dealing with China intrusion’  President Rodrigo Duterte is “privately” dealing with China’s incursions into the West Philippine Sea (WPS), his spokesman said on Thursday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. issued the statement after the National Task Force for the […]