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Tagalog News: Assistive devices, ipinagkaloob sa 46 Batangueao PWDs

LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 1 (PIA) --Nasa 46 na mga Batangueno persons with disabilities (PWD) ang nakatanggap ng assistive devices ...

Philippines begins rollout of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Bohol logs 4 COVID-19 deaths in February

PANGLAO, Bohol, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Four deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded in Bohol at the end of February.As ...

SurSur guv upbeat on province-wide recovery from TS Auring

BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Following the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet Secretaries to Tandag City ...

Dinagat cops net 30 individuals on anti-illegal fishing ops

SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands, Feb. 28 -- The simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) on Anti-Illegal Fishing conducted by the ...

Medical expert sheds light on issues about COVID-19 vaccines

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Can vaccines possibly prevent transmission of COVID-19? This will require long-term surveillance after the ...

DSWD suspends 4Ps beneficiaries doing illegal activities

CEBU CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will suspend Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ...

Palace Spox lauds NegOr for effectively handling COVID-19

PAMPLONA, Negros Oriental, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Palace Spokesperson Sec. Harry Roque lauded the Provincial Government of Negros Oriental for ...

DSWD-7 holds adoption-themed poster slogan making contest

CEBU CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 7 (DSWD-7) held an online ...

China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Philippines

China's PLA provides COVID-19 vaccines to Philippine military

Asia Pacific

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Australia embroiled in further sexual abuse controversy

Rocked by another horrific scandal, the Coalition Government has again attempted to avoid confronting the issue of an alleged rape ...

NATO 2030 commits members to war with Russia and China

The February meeting of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defense Ministers, the first since President Biden took power, revealed an ...

Concerned about security, Biden seeks to produce supply chain goods

WASHINGTON, DC: In order to reduce the United States' reliance on the imports of advanced batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and ...

New Jersey to allow public to carry six ounces of marijuana

TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana ...

Cloud9 topples 100 Thieves in showdown at LCS Spring Split

Cloud9 won a showdown at the top of the League Championship Series Spring Split to conclude Week 4, remaining alone ...

White Ferns update squad for T20Is against England

Wellington [New Zealand], March 1 (ANI): Northern Districts all-rounder Brooke Halliday has replaced Lea Tahuhu in the New Zealand women ...

Business

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Japanese stock market leads Asian bourses higher

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia were sharply higher on Monday, while profit-taking trimmed recent gains in the U.S. ...

Shortage of chips slowing production at Tesla, other manufacturers

FREMONT, California: After a two-day shutdown due to parts shortages, Tesla's Fremont, California plant reopened on Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer ...

Costco starting wage to be $1 per hour more than Walmart

WASHINGTON, DC: Joining other major U.S. retailers who have announced a hike in minimum wage for employees, Costco has said ...

CDC cannot prevent landlords from evicting tenants, says court

TYLER, Texas: A federal judge on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional regulations preventing landlords from evicting residential tenants. The regulations ...

Restaurants, stadiums, party sites to reopen in Massachusetts

BOSTON, Massachusetts: Massachusetts restaurants will no longer be required to limit their seating capacities beginning March 1. Government sources say ...