Parañaque mayor calls for development of parks in every village as part of disaster management
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THE MAYOR of Parañaque, one of the cities in capital region Metro Manila, has called for the development of public parks in…
Manalo to skip ASEAN meet after testing positive for COVID-19
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FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a tweet on Monday, which means he will…
Business empires dominate PBA
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JC-GELLIDON-UNSPLASH Big Business won big time in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) last Wednesday. The flagship teams of business empires San Miguel…
Outsourcing in times of pandemic
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MATT REAMES-UNSPLASH I was seated beside a senior executive of a large BPO (business process outsourcing) in the country in the first…
The Post-SONA Economic Briefing; FVR’s economy
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There were a number of important economic events that occurred last week, I will discuss four of them here. FIRST SONA OF…
A personal farewell to fully online education
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COMPARE FIBRE-UNSPLASH Two years ago, I was given the opportunity to teach management subjects again at De La Salle University. Half a…
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule
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REUTERS THE HEAD of Myanmar’s junta on Monday blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast…
S.Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age
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Students wearing masks rest at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2020. — REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI SEOUL — South Korean parents…
Macau to reopen city as no COVID cases detected for 9 days
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Brenden Brain/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons HONG KONG — Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from…
Hot dogs – and cats – get wearable fans to beat Japan’s scorching summer
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TOKYO – A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the…