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Regulating amateur sports How feasible is it to regulate amateur (particularly collegiate) sports in the Philippines?
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Father God, when disappointments threaten to undermine my identity as Your child Father God, when disappointments threaten to undermine my identity as Your child, remind me to put my hope and confidence in You alone.
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Michael Bolton on chasing the ‘Asian dream’ Subaru Asia has partnered with global music legend Michael Bolton to launch the first season of Asian Dream, a reality singing competition which spotlights six talented musicians from across Asia, who will compete for a spot on Michael’s Asian Dream tour and as a Subaru ambassador. The show should be streaming now exclusively on AXN.
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Would you buy a painting unsigned? It’s a failure of foresight to just look at the name. After all, the artists who are esteemed now began as young and upcoming practitioners.
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What I love about Daiso & No Brand Because my home is walking distance from Robinsons Galleria, it’s very convenient for me to shop there.
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Comics (August 10, 2020) Comics (August 10, 2020)
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Cliché quips and scenes in action thrillers I thought The Irishman’s scriptwriter Steve Zalllian had introduced a characteristic mafioso refrain with the fatalistic line “It is what it is” that was repeated by various characters throughout the movie, usually to dismiss an unfortunate situation, until I kept up my Netflix binge-ing and encountered the quip in several TV drama series that antedated Martin Scorsese’s latest cinematic triumph.
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Real yields appeal in Southeast Asia as inflation monster sleeps INFLATION FEARS are hotting up around the world, threatening to undermine the attraction of bond markets. But for now, Southeast Asia appears to be relatively immune. Indeed, the lack of price growth has been a major factor helping to push up the region’s real yields, or nominal bond yields adjusted for inflation. Indonesia’s consumer-price gains slid to the least in two decades in July, while Malaysia and Thailand have both seen deflation for the last four months. ...
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‘Worst is not over’: FDI slump seen to continue The rising number of coronavirus infections prompted the government to reimpose a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila and nearby provinces until Aug. 18. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By Luz Wendy T. ...
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Gov’t debt payments up 42% in first half THE National Government settled P547.347 billion in debt in the first half of 2020, up 42% from a year ago, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. The government’s debt service bill in the first six months accounted for a little over half of the P1.033-trillion debt payment target this year, based on the Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing report. Latest BTr data indicated as of end-June, amortization made up 66% of the total at P359. ...
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‘Substantial’ fiscal stimulus needed PEOPLE line up at a remittance center in Marikina City as they wait to get financial aid from the government’s Social Amelioration Program, Sunday. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS THE GOVERNMENT should come up with a “substantial” fiscal package to make up for the drastic drop in consumption that led to a deeper contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter. ...
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5 million COVID-19 cases in US boggles the mind, breaks the heart --Biden The COVID-19 situation in the United States should not have gotten this bad, presidential candidate Joe Biden said Sunday
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Low pressure area intensifies into tropical depression Ferdie A low pressure area west of Pangasinan province intensified into a tropical depression on Sunday night, weather bureau PAGASA said.
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Manila’s drive-thru and walk-in COVID testing centers do not use rapidtest kits BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I have noticed that there seems to be persistent erroneous reports which make it appear that what we are using in our drive-thru and walk-in COVID testing centers are rapid test kits and are therefore unreliable. ...
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Tempo 10 August 2020, Monday issue
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Environment, energy issues linked to pandemic THE COVID-19 pandemic has caused many problems in our country, affecting not just the health sector but all other aspects of the national life. It affected the running of government, the operations of business and industry, and the lives of ordinary people of the country. There was the problem of electric power charges in the […]
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Peso to strengthen on RTB flows, weak dollar demand THE PESO may continue to appreciate this week following the record-high proceeds from the government’s retail Treasury bond (RTB) sale and amid weak demand for dollars. The local unit finished trading at P49.041 versus the dollar on Friday, appreciating by less than a centavo from its P49.05 close on Thursday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. Still, the peso’s Friday close was its best in more than three years or since Nov. 11, 2016’s P48.95-per-dollar finish. ...
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Debt yields drop on GDP YIELDS ON government securities (GS) fell last week following news that the Philippine economy entered a recession, increasing demand for these papers. Debt yields declined 6.6 basis points (bps) on average week on week, based on the PHP Bloomberg Valuation Service Reference Rates of Aug. 7 published on the Philippine Dealing System’s website. ...
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BIR issues rules on tax treatment of Islamic banks THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued the guidelines to implement the neutral tax treatment of equivalent transactions between Islamic banks and conventional banks. BIR Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay issued Revenue Regulations No. 17-2020 dated June 22 to serve as the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the tax neutrality provision under Republic Act No. 11439 or “An Act Providing for the Regulation and Organization of Islamic Banks” enacted in August 2019. ...
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T-bill, T-bond rates to decline GOVERNMENT SECURITIES on offer this week will likely fetch lower rates amid weaker economic outlook and the possibility of monetary easing. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) plans to borrow P20 billion in Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on Monday, broken down into P5 billion each from the 91- and 182-day debt papers and P10 billion via the 365-day instruments. On Tuesday, the BTr will offer P30 billion in reissued 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) carrying a coupon of 2. ...
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MPIC head keen on COVID-19 vaccines BUSINESSMAN Manuel V. Pangilinan said his group is interested in talking to pharmaceutical companies for a possible reservation deal once a coronavirus vaccine becomes available. “Recently, we’ve gotten calls from pharmaceutical companies whether we will be interested in making reservations for potentially the vaccines that could be developed, hopefully by them, so we said, ‘Yes we are interested to talk,’” he said at a virtual briefing on Aug. 6. ...
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GDP, COVID to continue pressure on stock prices With sentiment dampened by the worse-than-expected economic recession, investors will be looking for cues from corporate earnings reports as well as COVID-19 case updates to gauge whether quarantine measures will be eased or tightened further. AAA Equities Head of Research Chris Mangun said “Investors are having a hard time trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel as we are almost in the middle of the third quarter and coronavirus cases continue to climb. ...
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NEDA recalibrates recovery plan The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) admitted that the government needs to recalibrate its recovery plan following the sharp contraction in the second-quarter GDP that plunged the country into recession. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the Philippines needs to rebalance its priorities by not only focusing on saving lives from coronavirus, but also from other factors, such as hunger. ...

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