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An Alberta mining company wants to drill thousands of wells in southeastern Manitoba to remove millions of tonnes of sand from an aquifer that serves as the source of drinking water for tens of thousands of people.  Sio Silica wants to pump pure sand from aquifer that serves as drinking-water …

More than 350 top executives and researchers in artificial intelligence have signed a statement urging policymakers to see the serious risks posed by unregulated AI, warning the future of humanity may be at stake.  More than 350 industry leaders sign letter equating potential AI risks with pandemics, nuclear war. More …

A group involving McMaster University scientists have used artificial intelligence to find a treatment for Acinetobacter baumannii, a deadly superbug that, until now, was resistant to previously known antibiotics.  ‘If it helps us get to discoveries even 10 per cent faster, that’s a huge win for society,’ says scientist. Read …

“Terribly important” — these were the words of the President when he described the urgency of having a national land use policy. This he emphasized in a speech at the inauguration of Pier 88 in Liloan, Cebu, on May 27, 2023. “Allow me to reiterate the urgency of enacting a …

To ensure he could concentrate on fulfilling his duties as senator, Senator Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Monday, May 29, tendered his irrevocable resignation as executive vice president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban).                                 Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla (Senate PRIB Photo) Padilla made it clear, however, that he …

PH stands ground on ‘violations,’ will protect troubled Pinoys The Philippines will not apologize for its alleged violations that led to the Kuwaiti government’s order suspending the issuance of new entry visas to Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. “The Philippine government’s position, President [Ferdinand] Marcos’ [Jr.] position …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. told the Department of Finance (DOF) to continue looking into the current tax system in the country and find ways to level the playing field between foreign and local businesses. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Marcos presided over a …

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will soon play a bigger role in the country’s development through earnings from stocks that would be used for projects to spur business activities, create more jobs, and implement needed social programs. The Speaker issued this prediction …

The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) reaffirmed its solid political alliance with six other parties in the House of Representatives by signing agreements with them on Monday. Renewing pacts with the House’s biggest party were the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), National Unity Party (NUP), Nacionalista Party (NP), Nationalist People’s …

Despite facing stiffer sanctions from the House of Representatives, murder suspect and Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Monday said he has no plan to return to the country despite the recantations of the suspect-witnesses in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo. In a virtual press briefing, …