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NEW INFECTIONS. Dr. Mary Jane Roches Juanico, infectious disease cluster head of the Department of Health-Western Visayas Center for Health Development, says the region has again recorded an increase of three-digit cases on March 3 with 128. She urged the public on Thursday (March 4, 2021) to always observe health …

MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended its four-day rally Thursday and this affected the local currency due in part to correction. The main equities gauge lost 0.87 percent, or 60.27 points, to 6,882.49 points. All Shares slipped by 0.56 percent, or 23.54 points, to 4,163.22 points. Most …

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) (DOH-12) said the CoronaVac vaccines manufactured by Sinovac from China are scheduled to arrive on Friday (March 5) morning via Cotabato City. This, as it mobilized immunization program teams of local government units (LGUs) in preparation for the …

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The provincial government of South Cotabato has allotted some PHP2 million in livelihood grants for former drug offenders who have graduated from its innovative reformation program. Haide Agustin, head of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), said Thursday the initiative is in line with …

INVESTIGATION. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. calls for a conference with Col. Gilbert Gorero, director of the Iloilo Police, regarding an explosion in a remote barangay in Janiuay, Iloilo on Wednesday (March 3, 2021). In a press conference on Thursday (March 4, 2021), he said he could not speculate who …

Leave it to Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy the world’s premiere luxury goods brand to elevate the sparkling wine experience to new heights. Literally. Since Robert-Jean de Vogüé left France in 1959 to establish his first winery in Argentina 1,600 meters high in the Andes, the ambition of Chandon has been …

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (R) administers the Sinovac vaccine against the Covid-19 coronanavirus disease to Eileen Aniceto, Medical Doctor of the Lung Center of the Philippines, in Quezon City on March 1, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — Lapses in vaccination priorities could risk the country's share in the COVAX facility, …

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte inspects a vial of the Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac after the ceremonial turnover at the Bulwagang Kalayaan in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that China will be donating 400,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccines on …

When Michael Cnudde, who has autism, learned that lawyers for the man accused of Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018 would be using the disorder as a defence for their client, his immediate reaction was: “How dare they?” Yet despite the rejection of that argument on Wednesday by Ontario Superior …

An Instagram post from New York Times Cooking has raised the ire of some Canadians — particularly those on the West Coast — for depicting the Nanaimo bar incorrectly. Commentators decried the imposter bar as having not enough custard, with one saying, “You left out the Nanaimo in your bar.” …