IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD CAR SEAT LAW POSTPONED MANILA The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred implementation of Republic Act 11229 or the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) finalizes enforcement guidelines for the law. Both the DOTr
OPPOSITION RAISES FARM STIR, OBSTRUCTS PARLIAMENT BUSINESS The shadow of the farm agitation loomed over the Parliament session with both Houses adjourned without transaction of business on Tuesday after the Opposition stalled the proceedings seeking a standalone discussion on issues conc
'SERIOUS BLOW TO DEMOCRACY': WORLD CONDEMNS MYANMAR COUP; CHINA REMAINS SILENT Myanmar's military has detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior figures from the governing party, seizing power in a coup less than 10 years after it handed
DUTERTE: 'HIGHEST BIDDER' WINS IN COVID-19 GLOBAL VACCINE SUPPLY; ACCUSES EU OF HOLDING VACCINES HOSTAGE MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday claimed that countries that can pay more are being prioritized by pharmaceutical companies in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. &nbs
BIG INFRA PUSH IN BUDGET Infrastructure was expected to get a massive fillip in Budget 2021, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given it exactly that, announcing a slew of measures, including setting up of a Development Finance Institution (DFI), allowing large-scale asset monetisa
MYANMAR'S SUU KYI DETAINED IN MILITARY COUP, 1-YEAR EMERGENCY DECLARED Myanmar's military staged a coup on Monday, detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and declaring it had taken control of the country for one year under a state of emergency.
PH TO RECEIVE AT LEAST 5.6-M DOSES OF PFIZER, ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINES MANILA - The Philippines will be receiving at least 5.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility, the country's "vaccine czar" said Sunday.
BUDGET TODAY, ALL EYES ON BOOSTER SHOT TO REVIVE ECONOMY Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22. As India emerges from the Covid crisis, the ninth Budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to f
AMID CRITICAL SHORTAGE, E.U. MOVES TO LIMIT VACCINE EXPORTS Desperate as doses run dry, the European Union on Friday approved its third coronavirus vaccine, while moving to restrict exports of the shot, shunning its decades-old free-trade, anti-protectionism creed amid a growing crisis.
LOCSIN, BLINKEN VOW TO STRENGTHEN COUNTRIES' ALLIANCE MANILA - The foreign secretaries of the Philippines and United States have reaffirmed the need to work closely to strengthen the alliance between the two countries.
