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Olympics: Tokyo to skip one-year countdown event - report

Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 11:42 AM

TOKYO - Organisers of the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics have decided not to hold a large scale event marking the one year countdown to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. Read more »

'Dapat may discount': Lawmaker backs lower school fees under coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 11:42 AM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Thursday backed lower school fees after some private schools announced the start of enrollment on June 1 amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Olympics: Travelling fans fear being victims of greed after Olympic postponement

Eric BERNAUDEAU / and Kyoko HASEGAWA in Tokyo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 06:50 PM

Thousands of fans planning to travel to the Olympics in Tokyo face uncertainty over flight refunds and reimbursements from hotels, after the 2020 Games were postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic and fear they may become victims of greed.   Read more »

Motorsports: MotoGP events in Italy, Catalunya join list of postponed races

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 11:44 PM

The MotoGP season will not begin until mid-June after the Italian and Catalan races were postponed on Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Clamor grows to postpone Tokyo Games

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 01:25 AM

LONDON - Calls from sporting organisations for this year's Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic gathered pace on Saturday with USA Track and Field (USATF) and Brazil's Olympic Committee the latest to join the throng. Read more »

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement -Kyodo

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 07:04 PM

TOKYO - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. Read more »

Slovenia latest to call for 2020 Games delay because of coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 12:24 AM

LJUBLJANA - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games should be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the president of the Slovenian Olympic Committee Bogdan Gabrovec told national news agency STA on Friday. Read more »

The Manila Coffee Festival scheduled this weekend is postponed due to the threat of COVID-19

ANCX Staff
Posted at Mar 09 07:37 PM

Coffee lovers will have to look elsewhere for their caffeine fix as the City of Manila’s much anticipated coffee fest will no longer be happening. Read more »

'Slightly unwell' Pope Francis postpones official audiences: Vatican

Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 06:32 PM

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the 83-year-old Pope had said early morning Mass as customary in the chapel of the guest house and greeted those who attended. Read more »

House OKs bill postponing SK, barangay elections to 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 05:14 PM

Members of the House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would postpone the 2020 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to 2022. Read more »

House OKs on second reading bill postponing barangay, SK polls

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 07:28 PM

The House of Representatives, on second reading, approved the bill seeking to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Read more »

Huling araw ng voter registration para sa barangay, SK elections dinagsa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 12:21 AM

Inaprubahan naman sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa sa Senado ang pagpapaliban sa halalan. Read more »

Senate OKs on second reading bill postponing SK, barangay polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 09:33 PM

Under the bill, the next round of barangay and SK elections will be held on Dec. 5, 2022, instead of the second Monday of May 2020. Read more »