11 patients under examination for coronavirus
HEALTH AUTHORITIES have examined 11 patients for potential coronavirus infection amid an outbreak of a new strain that has killed dozens in China.
DoJ to study plan to end military agreement with US
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has ordered government lawyers to expand their study of a plan to end an agreement with the US on the deployment of troops and equipment for war games, Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Monday.
18 shops fined for overpricing face masks
THE Trade department has fined 18 stores for overpricing face masks amid Taal Volcano’s eruption, it said in a statement on Monday.
Ceres-Negros FC battles FC Tokyo
CERES-NEGROS FC shoots for a place where it has never been to before when it plays FC Tokyo in an away AFC Champions League playoff match today in Japan.
Kobe, daughter among 9 killed in helicopter crash near LA
CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA. -- Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said.
Local basketball community mourns death of NBA legend Kobe ‘Black Mamba’ Bryant
NATIONAL Basketball Association legend Kobe Bryant loved the Philippines and, in turn, the country loved him back. So when news of the untimely death of the many-time Manila visitor on Monday (Manila time) broke out, Filipinos mourned and expressed their love and respect for the “Black Mamba.”
Taal residents return home after alert status lowered
RESIDENTS from several towns around Taal Volcano in Batangas province were allowed to return home on Sunday after the state seismologist lowered the alert status, citing a “decreased tendency toward a hazardous eruption.”
Higher FDI seen with CITIRA in place
FOREIGN INVESTORS could pour in more than $10 billion in the Philippines once a measure that seeks to lower corporate income tax is enacted, central bank Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said last week.
PHL economic risks from China virus downplayed
BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno downplayed economic risks that may arise from the continued spread of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan, saying the Philippines’ exposure to China is not that significant.
Philippines delisted from EU’s counterfeit watchlist
THE European Union (EU) removed the Philippines from its “priority” counterfeit watchlist, even if it noted that intellectual property (IP) protection in the country has not improved.
SEC orders companies to certify compliance with governance code
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is requiring companies to submit on or before Jan. 30 certifications in relation to its new Code of Corporate Governance for Public Companies and Registered Issuers.
DoubleDragon targets P11B in maiden REIT listing
DOUBLEDRAGON Properties Corp. is finalizing plans for its maiden real estate investment trust (REIT) listing as it targets to raise about P11 billion every year in the next six years through the investment vehicle.