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Thu, 7 Jan 2021 17:20:00 +0800GCash paves way to cashless and frictionless future in Philippines
Mobile wallet surpasses P1 trillion transaction with 1000% growth in pandemic year
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 17:14:00 +0800'Worst is over': Palace vows to disprove forecast that Philippines is last to recover in Asia
Malacañang Thursday vowed to disprove the forecast of Moody's Analytics that the Philippines would be the last country in Asia-Pacific to fully recover from the recession caused by the pandemic even as it stressed the need to keep the country's deb...
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 17:12:00 +0800Robredo camp calls renewed charter change push a 'waste of time, money'
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo slammed new moves to amend the Constitution, calling it a “waste of people’s time and money.”
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:38:00 +0800DJ Loonyo denies using Ivana Alawi, affirms real score between them
Dancer and internet personality DJ Loonyo denied that he used Kapamilya actress Ivana Alawi to advance in his career.
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:35:00 +0800Some lawmakers fear charter change talks would give way to term extension
The leftist Makabayan bloc is not keen on holding on to the promise of congressional leaders that the renewed push for charter change will not lead to the extension of terms of politicians
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:24:00 +0800Philippines gets wildcard berth to 2021 chess world cup
At least one Filipino will get to play in the FIDE World Cup 2021 set late this year in Minsk, Belarus.
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:14:00 +080047% of Filipinos unwilling to get COVID-19 jabs, worried of vaccine safety — survey
Nearly a majority of Filipinos have said that they were not willing to get vaccinated for the coronavirus with 84% saying they were unsure of its safety, results of a survey made public on Thursday showed.
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:14:00 +0800ABS-CBN still mum on Yassi Pressman's alleged 'Probinsyano' exit
ABS-CBN and Dreamscape are still mum about reports that Kapamilya actress Yassi Pressman will allagedly exit the network's longest-running teleserye “FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.”
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:04:00 +0800Thirdy Ravena undergoes successful finger surgery in Japan
Ravena, who is out indefinitely in the Japan B. League due to the injury, suffered a metacarpal oblique fracture in his right ring finger in San-En's 80-81 loss to the Sun Rockers Shibuya last week.
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0800Coronavirus cases in Philippines rise to 482,083
Active cases represent 4.9% or 23,675 of the country’s confirmed cases. Of these, 90.7% are mild cases and asymptomatic.