Palace: Duterte chose Sinas because of his drug war ‘track record’

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte picked Police Major General Debold Sinas as his next Philippine National Police (PNP) chief due to his contribution in the war against illegal drugs, Malacañang said Monday. “Presidential appointments are really…

Trump, Biden, and our economy

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 11/03/2020

Today, Americans will choose a new president, and many have asked me what the implications of a Trump or Biden victory would be for the Philippine economy. We can’t say that our economy has thrived within the…

‘Even God said rest on 7th day’: Sotto, Gordon defend Duterte’s absence in Rolly briefing

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 11/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Richard Gordon on Monday defended President Rodrigo Duterte after the latter received flak for his absence during the government’s first briefing on its response to Typhoon Rolly.…

More than stimulus

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 09/29/2020

It seems conventional wisdom now that the way out of the COVID-19-induced recession is to throw money—lots of it—at the problem. The term commonly used is “economic stimulus,” which in the current context means government spends unprecedented…

Roach on Pacquiao: 2 more fights then run for president

Celest Flores-Colina - Online Sports Editor / @CFColinaINQ 08/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines–Manny Pacquiao should consider running for president after two more fights, said his long time trainer Freddie Roach. In an interview with veteran boxing writer Dan Rafael, Roach said that he’s had discussions with the Filipino…

Poe hopes Duterte won’t only issue warning to telcos, but also gov’t regulators, LGUs

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte also warns government regulators and local government units not to delay the issuance of permits for building cell towers and not just warn telecommunication companies…

Pacquiao denies discussing running for president with Arum

MARK GIONGCO 06/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao said he did not discuss any plans about running for president with his former longtime promoter Bob Arum. Pacquiao’s comments came after Arum told WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman in a video conversation that the…

Brazil’s president wants soccer to return amid pandemic

05/01/2020

SAO PAULO  — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to see soccer competitions start back up again soon despite the country’s high number of coronavirus cases, arguing Thursday that players are less likely to die from COVID-19 because…

The COVID-19 special power law: What it contains

Fernando Fajardo 03/25/2020

  The “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act” as the measure was finally called was passed first by the House of Representatives using the version coming from the Senate. The Senate version changed some of the proposals coming…

Aboitiz pushes for closer private-public sector collab

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY—Greater and closer collaboration between the government and the private sector can help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Philippine economy and ease the people’s anxiety. While the COVID-19 crisis had created a…

Cebu PCL prexy: ‘Nat’l chair candidate Salceda bullied me’

Rosalie Abatayo 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Francis Salimbangon, the president of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) in Cebu, said he was bullied by the camp of Polangui, Albay councilor Jesciel Richard Salceda amid their failed elections for their national positions last…

Wuhan hospital president dies of novel coronavirus pneumonia

02/18/2020

BEIJING — Liu Zhiming, president of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital in Hubei province, died of the novel coronavirus pneumonia at 10:30 am on Tuesday despite medical efforts, according to a report of China Central Television. The hospital, which…

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