Bank failures are bad. Being unprepared for them is worse.  In Canada and dozens of other countries, deposit insurance protects people’s money — up to a certain dollar value — when the worst happens and aims to provide financial stability. Three times this year, the United States has seen deposit …

Justin Brownlee FIBA PHOTO  Collegiate standouts Jerom Lastimosa and La Salle banger Michael Phillips were named to the Gilas Pilipinas final 12 as the Filipinos gear up in their Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball title-redemption bid in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Lastimosa and the 6-foot-8 Phillips will be making their SEA …

Springtime in Vienna was the perfect theme for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-la, The Fort. After over three years of hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, the city is now bustling with festivities just like the awakening …

After losing his sister, Joanne Orliffe, in January which left him the last surviving member of the family he grew up in, Dr. Brian Goldman reflects on his experience and coping with grief.  Losing my sister, who was a friend, rival, confidant and witness to our early family life, was …

Farmers lost land and crops following the flooding and heavy rainfall on Monday. Some are concerned their farms may not fully recover.  Farmers in Baie-Saint-Paul are tallying the losses after this week’s deluge. It took Claude Méthot a couple of days to fully comprehend the extent of the damage to …

Starting in the 1940s, explosives were used on the Hay River to prevent ice jams and to protect the community from flooding.  The practice was used for decades and is still used in several other jurisdictions. In 1951, a man in Hay River, N.W.T., drowned after the town experienced devastating …

An influx of unauthorized elver harvesters prompted Nova Scotia Power to shut down one of its hydro dams last month, and the facility remains on reduced hours because of ongoing illegal fishing at the site.  Illegal fishing near dam created safety concerns, spokesperson says. An influx of unauthorized elver harvesters …

FILIPINOS should have more policy discussions on improving the management of solid wastes in the country. Discarded plastics and other garbage not only litter urban centers but also the countryside, including riverbanks and coral reefs underwater. As such, the problem threatens many sectors, including fishing and tourism. For starters, policymakers …

POISED FOR HIS BIG DAY. Britain’s King Charles III waves from the car as he leaves Westminster Abbey, central London, on May 5 ahead of his coronation weekend. AFP  London—After decades of devotion and 18 years of marriage, King Charles III will finally see his goal realized when his “darling …

PBBM IN UK. As Britain prepares for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrives in the United Kingdom on Friday with Speaker Martin Romualdez. While at Gatwick airport, the President met with its officials and a representative of the King, who …