The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) spearheaded on Friday, May 12, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a tunnel that will improve the services of Angat Dam. (MWSS / File photo by MANILA BULLETIN) According to MWSS, the Angat Water Transmission Improvement Project Tunnel No. 5 will ensure …
Read More »ASEAN ends gab with united stand on Myanmar, more work on COC
BACK FROM LABUAN BAJO. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. salutes the troops at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on May 11 as he returned from a successful participation in the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Alfred Frias Labuan Bajo, Indonesia—The Association of Southeast …
Read More »Migrants rush to U.S. border as asylum restrictions expire
The U.S. on Friday ended COVID-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 order with a sweeping new asylum regulation meant to deter illegal crossings. Last-minute court actions add confusion to how new border policies will play out. The U.S. …
Read More »Economists worry growing conflict with China will make Canada and the world poorer
Ejection of a Chinese diplomat who interfered in Canada’s internal affairs has led to a tit for tat expulsion. It’s only the latest skid toward “global fragmentation” that economists fear will damage trade and impede cooperation on important issues including climate and artificial intelligence. Cold War effect could slow the …
Read More »G7 finance chiefs tackle global challenges
CRUCIAL MEET A passerby walks past the logo of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting at Niigata station in Niigata, Japan on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. The G7 Niigata meeting is scheduled on May 11 to 13. AP PHOTO NIIGATA, Japan: The financial leaders of the Group …
Read More »Agatha Wong wins 5th SEA Games gold
Agatha Wong performs in wushu taijijian event on Friday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at Chroy Changvar Convention Center Hall A in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Filipino wushu artist Agatha Wong topped the women’s taijiquan+taijijian event in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at …
Read More »Breaking the silence
The Philippines grapples with high tuberculosis (TB) rates, posing a severe public health challenge. With an estimated 554,000 cases in 2019 alone and an incidence rate of 535 cases per 100,000 residents, tuberculosis inflicts irreversible harm and disability on a significant number of Filipinos. Having tuberculosis-related disabilities in the Philippines …
Read More »The political brawl over ‘woke’ is about everything and nothing
What does “woke” mean when politicians use the word? What does it mean to the average voter? A new poll offers some intriguing observations about the haziest word in the modern political lexicon. The meaning of the word has been stretched beyond recognition — but it may not matter. Addressing …
Read More »A verdict against Trump may not hurt his base — but what about other supporters?
A verdict against Donald Trump in a civil sexual assault case is just part of Trump’s legal baggage as the former U.S. president campaigns to be the Republican presidential nominee for 2024, raising questions of how it might impact his chances in the general election. CNN audience laughed at Trump’s …
Read More »Sudan warring sides make humanitarian promise but no truce
Sudan’s warring parties signed a commitment late Thursday to humanitarian principles in their spiraling conflict but did not yet reach a ceasefire in talks described by US diplomats as difficult. Representatives of the army and paramilitary forces, whose nearly one month of fighting has killed more than 750 people and …
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