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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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NEW BLOOD. Members of the Philippine Military Academy ‘Madasigon’ Class of 2023 celebrate after their commencement exercises at Fort del Pilar in Baguio City on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Inset photo shows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. giving the presidential saber to class topnotcher Warren Leono of Lipa City, Batangas. Rolando …
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Inspired by the passion and reach of young activists like Greta Thunberg, Canadian groups like Seniors for Climate Action Now!, Climate Legacy and Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet (GASP) are becoming increasingly visible and vocal. Groups like Seniors for Climate Action Now! are focusing their efforts on fossil fuel …
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Ukrainian national grid operator Ukrenergo says external power has been restored to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after a brief outage following a reported fire at an electricity facility. Emergency generators at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant forced to kick in. Ukrainian national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Monday that …
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Brooks Koepka of the United States celebrates with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on May 21, 2023 in Rochester, New York. AFP PHOTO ROCHESTER: Brooks Koepka outdueled Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler in a back-nine battle Sunday (Monday in Manila) to …
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