Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) sank to $6.54 billion last year, their smallest in five years, but breached the full-2020 estimate of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Central bank data showed that the amount — the lowest since 2015’s $5.63 billion — was a 24.6-percent decrease from the adjusted $8.67 billion in […]
OAKLAND: The manager of an art venue where 36 people died in a fire in Oakland, California, in 2016 was formally sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, but will serve out just 18 months of that from home with an electronic bracelet. “I am sick with shame. I am so sorry. My shame cannot […]
The top management of Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC), operator of Ceres Bus lines, is expecting to bounce back in better shape this year after heeding the call of the government to help augment the shortage of public transportation. YGBC chairman and president Leo Rey Yanson said the Bacolod-based bus conglomerate sees better prospects […]
A Hong Kong expert team said that the second death case in the city following vaccination of Sinovac vaccines was not related to the vaccine as the autopsy report showed that the cause of death of the recipient, a 55-year-old woman, was myocardial infection and she had an aortic laceration. The woman accepted the Sinovac […]
POLICE in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) on Wednesday said they were open to any investigation concerning the simultaneous serving of search warrants against alleged communist rebels over the weekend that resulted in the deaths of nine people. Maj. Mary Anne Torres, spokeswoman of Calabarzon police, acknowledged the “motu proprio” investigation launched by the […]
KISSING, hugging, holding hands and other public displays of affection are prohibited for now amid a spike in cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday. PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas said the ban isn’t limited to couples but will also cover families and close friends. Sinas clarified, […]
FOREIGN direct investments (FDI) net inflows sank to a five-year low of $6.54 billion in 2020, but breached the full-year estimate of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Central bank data showed that the amount — the smallest since 2015’s $5.63 billion — was a 24.6-percent slip from the adjusted $8.67 billion in 2019. Nevertheless, […]
YANGON: People barricaded in a Yangon neighborhood overnight said on Tuesday that Myanmar security forces searched their homes room by room for anti-coup protesters, targeting apartments flying the flag of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted and detained Suu Kyi last month, triggering daily protests around the […]
SHOWBIZ and social media personality Kris Aquino fiercely defended her sons, Joshua and Bimby, who have fallen victim to vicious gossip and bullying on the Internet. Several YouTube videos have gone viral this week for claiming that her eldest Joshua is about to father a child with an unidentified girlfriend. Some even went as far […]
BTS on 1st Grammy nod: ‘It’s hard to express in words’ NEW YORK: Nominated for best pop duo/group performance for “Dynamite,” BTS is the first K-pop act to compete at the Grammys. “People were sad and down because of the Covid situation and [‘Dynamite’] was sort of our suggestion to pick [everyone] up,” Jin told […]
Filipino singer Vincent Bueno, who is set to represent Austria in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in The Netherlands, has released his song. Called “Amen,” Bueno discussed that the song is more than about a dramatic relationship. “At first glance it’s about a dramatic relationship story, but for me it’s primarily about this inner struggle […]
THE 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the World Health Organization-initiated Covax facility will arrive this April, a National Task Force official said on Wednesday. Speaking in Filipino during a Laging Handa public briefing, Deputy Chief Implementer Vivencio “Vince” Dizon said the vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will still be distributed to medical […]
THE Supreme Court (SC), through the Office of the Bar Confidant (OBC), on Wednesday announced that 71 out of the 654 examinees passed this year’s Special Bar for the Shari’ah Courts. The 10.86 percent passing rate “will go down in history as the second lowest”, said Court of Appeals Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, chairman of […]
PARIS: The UAE has entered the world’s top ten tax havens for the first time, research showed Tuesday, in a report flagging OECD nations and their dependencies for more than two-thirds of “global corporate tax abuse.” According to the research by the Tax Justice Network, the rise in the rankings came after multinationals in South […]
LONDON: Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that allegations of racism made earlier this week by Prince Harry and Meghan were “concerning” and would be addressed privately by the royal family. The comments, made in a statement issued on behalf Queen Elizabeth II, are the first from the palace since the two-hour television interview with Meghan and […]
Good Day! Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, March 10, 2021. READ: 2 faulty rapid test kits flood market Two antigen products or rapid test kits currently being sold in the market to monitor Covid-19 cases and which were given Product Certifications by the Food and Drug Administration are both […]
The country’s manufacturing production, both in volume and value, contracted faster at the start of the year, which an analyst blamed on quarantines and other restrictions still in place to keep the coronavirus from spreading further. Results of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (Missi) showed on Tuesday that […]
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced on Tuesday it would further cut its power rates by P0.3598 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for a second straight month for March. It also announced it would soon start sending disconnection notices to lifeline customers, but said cutting their power off would not be a priority. In a statement, […]
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will hold two conferences — Philippine Cup and Governors’ Cup — for its 46th season. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, along with league chairman Ricky Vargas, vice chairman Bobby Rosales, Alaska governor Richard Bachman, and Meralco governor Al Panlilio made this announcement in a virtual press conference Tuesday. The league has […]
NEW YORK: Stuck at home during the pandemic, BTS created “Dynamite” and released the song to their isolated fans as a gift. Now, the gift has returned to them — in the form of their first Grammy nomination. “A lot of people were sad and down and out because of the Covid situation and it […]
A joint panel at the House of Representatives adopted a resolution urging the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to establish a unified national contact tracing protocol. On Tuesday, the Committees on Health and Information and Communications Technology adopted House Resolution (HR) 1536. The resolution, filed in February by Speaker and Marinduque Rep. […]
MALACAÑANG on Tuesday dared Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to show “evidence” that police operations in Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, and Cavite provinces that left nine activists dead was a “massacre,” or face charges in court. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the statement after Robredo called for a “clean and independent” investigation of the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can gather indoors unmasked with others who have been vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance Monday. Those who are fully vaccinated can also visit with unvaccinated people from one other household indoors without masks or distancing so long […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Director Chloe Zhao’s success — winning a Golden Globe for “Nomadland” and is now a leading Oscar contender — was not met with applause in China. The Beijing-born filmmaker’s success is overshadowed by nationalist backlash regarding her citizenship and identity. Some social media posts about the film were removed, and questioned whether it […]
THE Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, headed by Sen. Cynthia Villar, has recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte the declaration of a national state of emergency because of the spread of the African Swine Flu (ASF) that has devastated the hog industry, particularly in Luzon. The recommendation was agreed during a public hearing by the […]
A 69-year old woman was killed in a fire in Malate, Manila on Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. The victim, identified as Lyndia Montero Bernal, 69, was killed in a fire that razed a residential establishment at P. Ocampo Street, Malate around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. She was declare missing in […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine military said 14 Abu Sayyaf terrorists surrendered in the southern province of Sulu with security officials promising them aid despite the group’s violent campaign in the restive region. Brig. Gen. Antonio Bautista, commander of the 1101st Infantry Brigade, said the terrorists also yielded assorted weapons, mostly old firearms, on March 8 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Joe Biden has sent his two dogs back to his family home in Wilmington, Delaware, after the younger of the two German Shepherds was involved in a “biting incident” with a White House security agent, US media said on Monday. Three-year-old Major, whom Biden and his wife Jill adopted in November 2018 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Biden administration said on Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review US sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation. Both measures mark a shift from US policy toward Venezuela under President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden’s administration […]
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte again advised the public to guard themselves against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) after the country has seen a rise in cases in the recent days. “You have only one life to live so please guard yourself,” The President said in his public address on Monday. Duterte said the number of Covid-19 cases […]
FOR the second straight month, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) announced on Tuesday a decrease of P0.3598 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for March. This brings the overall rates to P8.3195 per kWh from P8.6793 per kWh in February. “This month’s rate is the lowest since August 2017,” said the country’s largest power distributor in a statement. […]
THE country’s manufacturing output, both in volume and value, fell at a faster pace in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. Results of the statistics agency’s latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (Missi) showed that the country’s Volume of Production Index (VoPI) shrank by 16.7, faster than its 12-percent drop in […]
Good Day! Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Tuesday, March 9, 2021. READ: Probe ‘answer for sale’ ‒ Gatchalian Reports that some parents have resorted to hiring individuals to answer the learning modules of their children alarmed Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, prompting him to prod the Department of Education to launch an […]
