Four international airlines – Gulf Air, Thai Airways, Jeju Air, and Ethiopian Airlines – started operating at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport – Terminal 3, the Manila International Airport Authority announced on Friday. The operation of the four airlines was relocated from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 as part of …
Read More »UP Diliman issues traffic scheme for upcoming UPCAT
The University of the Philippines-Diliman issued a traffic advisory for the two-day UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) on June 3, Saturday, and June 4, Sunday. According to the university, motorists and commuters can expect heavy traffic as one-way and two-way lanes will be observed inside the campus. Motorists traveling from …
Read More »BAI trial for ASF vaccine complete
THE Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on Friday announced that it had completed a trial of a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF). BAI Assistant Director Arlene Vytiaco said the bureau had conducted the safety and efficacy trials for the vaccine. “The safety trial was conducted in BAI while the …
Read More »Canada to enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region, Anand says
Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and is reinforcing its military presence in the region. New operation will involve annual deployment of an additional warship to the region. Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is committed to the …
Read More »Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls for him to step down from foreign interference role
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is committed to keeping David Johnston in place as Canada’s special rapporteur on foreign interference, despite a majority of MPs voting to call on him to resign. MPs passed a motion this week urging Johnston to step down from as special rapporteur on foreign …
Read More »Ramilo bags bronze in Junior Asian Championships
Filipino gymnast Jasmine Ramilo bagged a bronze medal in the 19th Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships Club Final at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Saturday afternoon, June 3. Ramilo notched 27.30 points to finish third and give the Philippines its only medal in the 4-day competition. Jasmine Althea Ramilo gets …
Read More »Amazon ordered to pay more than $30M for privacy violations related to Alexa, Ring devices
Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million US civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data that were recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant. Separate cases involved the collection and …
Read More »India train crash death toll surpasses 280, injuries at 900
Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds as rail cars were flipped over and mangled in one of the country’s deadliest train crashes in decades. …
Read More »Meta to start blocking news content for up to 5% of Canadian Facebook, Instagram users
Meta will soon block some Canadian users of Facebook and Instagram from accessing or posting news content until the end of the month. Social media giant steps up opposition to Bill C-18. Facebook to block news content for some Canadian users Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said …
Read More »Loyzaga first Pinoy in FIBA Hall of Fame
For the first time, a Filipino was named to the FIBA Hall of Fame. Carlos “Caloy” Loyzaga, a bronze medalist in the 1954 FIBA World Championship and a 4-time Asian Games gold medalist, was posthumously inducted as a member of the 2023 Hall of Fame class, in an announcement on …
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