(UPDATED) Political analysts are wary of legislators' true intentions in pursuing Cha-Cha amid a pandemic and just a year before the 2022 presidential polls
Senators on Monday asserted that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should allow the private sector and local government units (LGUs) to procure COVID-19 vaccines directly from vaccine manufacturers. This would help the government in its efforts to combat the pandemic and restore economic activ
Business tycoon Manuel B. Villar
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Based on the market value of his publicly-listed businesses, self-made billionaire Villar has been ranked by Bloomberg as the 382
ndrichest in the world as of January 9, 2021.
Villar’s fortune, consisting of businesses in real estate, retail and utilities, is estimated to be worth US$6.76 billion managing to grow US$92.7 million or 1.4 percent from the same day last year despite the stock market crash triggered by pandemic in 2020.
The Bloomberg list ranks Tesla’s Elon Musk as the world’s richest with a total net worth of US$209 billion, followed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos with $186 billion, and Bill Gates with $134 billion.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is hoping that the chambers’ upcoming inquiry on the government’s vaccination program will help address the public’s hesitation to be immunized against COVID-19.