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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
How Gerald Santos loses himself in roles that he plays
After playing the soldier Thuy in the UK 2016 tour of Miss Saigon, Gerald Santos appeared in Sweeney Todd (with Lea Salonga and Jett Pangan) before doing a “saintly” role in the restaging of the Pedro Calungsod musical at the Music Museum.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:28:00 +0800
'More judicious choice' for Napolcom commissioner sought following Aguirre’s appointment
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte could have chosen someone better than his former law school classmate and frat member to serve as a commissioner for an agency with the power to probe irregularities and dismiss erring me...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:24:00 +0800
Bikeshare at UP Diliman: A glimpse of sustainable transport for cities
The University of the Philippines’ Bike Share shows that, pandemic or not, two wheels are better than four.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:04:00 +0800
Palace: Other brands for COVID-19 jabs available only by mid-2021
Filipinos not inclined to receive the Chinese-made Sinovac early this year will have to wait until mid-2021 for other brands of coronavirus jabs, Palace said Tuesday.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:03:00 +0800
Elections for Philippine volleyball officials get go signal
The Philippine Olympic Committee was given the green light by the FIVB or International Volleyball Federation to supervise an election that will gather all legitimate volleyball stakeholders in the land.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0800
DOJ endorses graft raps vs PhilHealth regional officers to Ombudsman
The Department of Justice-led task force investigation the Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) Corp. has endorsed complaint against the state insurer’s officers in the Ilocos region over fraudulent claims.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:50:00 +0800
Finance chief backs Cha-cha to 'open the economy more'
Fresh attempts to amend the Constitution just got the support of the head of economic team.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:40:00 +0800
Manila bans street events, parades ahead of Sto. Niño de Tondo, Pandacan feasts
"[Such activities] can be surely an easy medium of COVID-19 spread and transmission thereby endangering the health, well-being and safety of the general public," Domagoso said. 

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:35:00 +0800
Ramon Fernandez named Philippine delegation head to SEAG in Vietnam
The Philippine Olympic Committee is using the same formula that led to a successful 2019 Southeast Asian Games — appoint a chef de mission from the Philippine Sports Commission.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:01:00 +0800
Dominguez, tired of unfeasible plans, threatens to pull out NAIA from PPP
“We are telling the private sector, make up your minds because if not, NAIA will do it itself,” Dominguez told businessmen at the Management Association of the Philippines conference.



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