An American museum will have to navigate export laws if it tries to buy portions of a meteorite believed to have landed in New Brunswick last month. ‘In Canada, all meteorites are considered Canadian cultural property.’ Catch a falling star if you can, and by all means put it in …
Read More »Unanimous OK for House bill defining online violence vs women, children
At a Glance The lower chamber unanimously approves the proposed “Expanded Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act”, which seeks to define electronic or online violence against women and their children. The bill amends Republic Act (RA) No. 9262, also known as the “Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act …
Read More »House is ‘in order’—Speaker
Says destabilization must be ‘nipped in the bud’ File photo shows Speaker Martin Romualdez presiding over a plenary session of the House of Representatives in March. Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday assured the public that the “House of the People is in order” as he underscored the need to “nip …
Read More »European firms push for resumption of EU-PH FTA talks
EU-ASEAN Business Council executive director Chris Humphrey (File photo) MANILA – European businesses call for the resumption of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines for a free trade agreement (FTA). In a press conference in Makati City Monday, EU-ASEAN Business Council (ABC) executive director Chris Humphrey said it is …
Read More »Robin wants Senate probe into Manila Post Office fire
Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country’s cultural properties, Senator Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla on Monday, May 22, sought a Senate probe into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office today. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the appropriate Senate committee to handle …
Read More »7 more Arcturus subvariant cases detected —DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) has reported seven more cases of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, raising the country’s tally to 11. The seven local XBB.1.16 cases were found in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Western Visayas, Mimaropa, Bicol Region and Central Luzon, the DOH said in its latest COVID-19 biosurveillance report. XBB.1.16, …
Read More »Sandigan clears Napoles in 16 graft raps
Janet Napoles (File photo) MANILA – The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court on Monday cleared businesswoman Janet Napoles in 16 graft charges arising from PHP519-million dealings allegedly made through the office of Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. However, a decision promulgated on May 19 by the Second Division convicted Napoles of two counts of graft …
Read More »PBBM: Conserve water, power to avert supply woes due to El Niño
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the public and local government units (LGUs) to conserve water and power as the country braces for the El Niño phenomenon this year. In a YouTube post, the President said power demand far exceeds supply, and the 35 percent decrease in rainfall has already affected …
Read More »DA sets ceiling for wholesale price of onions
In an effort to pull down the price of onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is setting a price limit to wholesale onions at P115 per kilogram for red onions and P100 per kilo for white onions, based on their “cold storage price.” In an interview on radio dzBB, Agriculture …
Read More »Typhoon Mawar may enter PAR by Friday, to be named ‘Betty’
Photo Credit: Philippine News Agency At a Glance The typhoon with the international name “Mawar” will be given the local name “Betty” once inside the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday or Saturday, May 26 or 27. PAGASA is keeping an eye on this weather disturbance because it could enhance …
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