LOCAL governments must first pass an ordinance containing guidelines before minors will be allowed to go to shopping malls, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday. The national government has given the go signal for a gradual expansion of the age group allowed to leave their homes […]
House prices climb amid stampede to buy
House price growth accelerated last month to the highest level in almost six years but market activity is at risk of slowing sharply. Annual prices rose 6.5 per cent in November to an average £229,721, a pick-up on the 5.8 per cent growth in October. Month-on-month prices rose 0.9 per […]
House prices climb amid stampede to buy
House price growth accelerated last month to the highest level in almost six years but market activity is at risk of slowing sharply. Annual prices rose 6.5 per cent in November to an average £229,721, a pick-up on the 5.8 per cent growth in October. Month-on-month prices rose 0.9 per […]
2021 budget passage targeted by next week
By Charmaine A. Tadalan, Reporter THE HOUSE of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday assured the 2020 national budget will not be reenacted as both chambers target ratification of the P4.5-trillion spending plan for 2021 by next week. “It’s very tricky to put a timeline on legislation pero ang maganda […]
Almost $800 Billion up for Grabs During Holiday Season
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Moderna files for US vaccine authorization, will seek EU nod
Moderna plans to start a new trial to test the vaccine in adolescents before the end of the year, followed by another in even younger volunteers early in 2021. Image via Reuters/File Photo Moderna Inc. said on Monday it has applied for US emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine after […]
‘Pandemic’ chosen as Word of the Year
NEW YORK — The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website, after a year in which at least 1.4 million people globally have died from the COVID-19 […]