THE government kicked off its employment recovery strategy on Labor Day that includes a proposed P24-billion wage subsidy for about 1 million private sector workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) 2021-2022 involves an eight-point agenda that will improve “employability and productivity of workers while providing support […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to address inequalities in order to bring the world back on track to end AIDS by 2030. There has been intensive action and progress against HIV in some places and population groups, while inaction in other places has allowed HIV epidemics to expand and deaths […]
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James scored 16 points in his return to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup, but it wasn’t enough as the Sacramento Kings rallied for a 110-106 victory on Friday (Saturday in Manila). James suffered a high right ankle sprain on March 20 against the Atlanta Hawks and missed the next 20 games, which […]
NOTHING less than qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in July is the mindset of the Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 squad, according to Alvin Pasaol. “We all have the same mindset, which is to win and qualify for the Olympics. We only have one goal: put the Philippines back in the Olympics,” said Pasaol in Noli Eala’s […]
RUSSEL Cabrera took first place on the leaderboard in the first round of the 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup junior class on Friday night. Lurking around the second and third spots in the first lap of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit, Cabrera stormed right before the second lap of the virtual race to […]
WASHINGTON, D. C.: About 35 percent of all Americans have been infected with Covid-19 over the past year, according to a new study of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC estimates that from February 2020 to March 2021, 114.6 million Americans were infected with Covid-19, 97.1 million had symptomatic illnesses and […]
PALM HARBOR, Florida: Sam Burns kept piling up birdies on Friday (Saturday in Manila), turning a solid start into a great round of 8-under 63 for a share of the lead in the Valspar Championship. Keegan Bradley got there with one shot. Bradley ended his round by holing out for eagle from 100 yards in […]
Even before we could compose a reaction to the government’s timeline for achieving herd immunity, its plan fell apart. That was hardly surprising given the obvious flaws. Initially, the deadline was to inoculate 70 million Filipinos, equivalent to about 70 percent of the population, by yearend. Then came an announcement that the target date was […]
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football icon Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a “prolonged, agonizing period” before he died last year, an expert medical panel concluded Friday (Saturday in Manila). In a 70-page document, the panel stated that Maradona, who succumbed to a heart attack on November 25 at […]
THE Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) resumed its regular train service on Saturday. LRTA management said its trains rolled out at 5 a.m. The last trip from Santolan station will be at 8:30 p.m. while the one in Recto will be at 9 p.m. The LRT 2 shortened its operating hours last April 17 due […]
FUEL companies announced big-time reductions in the prices of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products effective on May 1, 2021. In an advisory, Phoenix LPG Phils.,Inc. said it imposed a price cut of P3.20 per kilogram on its Phoenix Super LPG products and P1.80 per liter in Auto LPG products. Petron also implemented a P3.20 […]
AMID the ongoing vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the country, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned all local government units (LGUs) against buying fake jabs following World Health Organization (WHO) alert. The DILG stressed that all provincial governors, mayors, and barangay officials must be cautious about their vaccine […]
MYANMAR’S deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi completed a third month under military-ordered house arrest Saturday — a period marked by scatter-gun criminal charges and apparent isolation from the chaos engulfing the country. The nation has been plunged into violence since the military deposed the Nobel laureate in a February 1 coup, ending Myanmar’s […]
KABUL: The United States formally begins withdrawing its last troops from Afghanistan on Saturday, bringing its longest war nearer to an end but also heralding an uncertain future for a country in the tightening grip of an emboldened Taliban. US officials on the ground say the withdrawal is already a work in progress — and […]
THE Manila City government kicked off its “symbolic” vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and its employees on Labor Day at the Palacio de Manila on Saturday. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso led the program “Resbakunahan sa Araw ng Paggawa” early Saturday morning. Also present were Labor […]
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Saturday, authorities said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the mid-morning quake hit at a depth of 47 kilometers (29 miles) in the Pacific, off Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture — near […]
VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Labor Day renewed her support for workers’ rights, as she recognized the hard work of those who serve as pillars of the economy in the face of crisis. Robredo reiterated calls by the workforce to end the long hounding issues of contractual labor in the Philippines and abuse […]
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday marked Labor Day honoring the country’s essential workers for their tireless sacrifices in the face of an unprecedented health crisis, assuring them of an improved work environment where security of tenure, statutory labor standards, and their rights are upheld, protected, and cherished. In his Labor Day message, Duterte thanked Filipino […]
SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Saturday maintained that the Philippines must enhance its ties with allies like the United States, Japan, Australia and Europe to keep the balance of power in the Southeast Asian region. Lacson issued the statement despite the government’s “independent” foreign policy but which, he said, was seemingly inclined toward China. The senator, […]