A Cambridge, Ont., couple is warning neighbours about ticks after they found about 20 of the critters crawling on their dog following a walk in a park. A veterinarian says that each year, more ticks are migrating north, gradually increasing the local population. ‘Doing good tick checks when you come …
Read More »Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores. Retailers say organized crime is to blame
Some retailers are beefing up anti-theft measures, such as locking the wheels on shopping carts, that have raised the ire of shoppers. Loblaw and an industry group says retailers are fighting a rise in organized crime. Industry group says ‘retail is the new frontier’ for organized criminal gangs. Susan Dennison …
Read More »Geologist says she knows the Mona Lisa’s setting. But not everyone is convinced
While many art historians have focused on the woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Ann Pizzorusso has a different obsession — the mountain ridges in the background. Ann Pizzorusso used Da Vinci’s notebooks to follow in his footsteps, leading her to the mountain city of Lecco. While many art …
Read More »Tourism and MSMEs: Create a circle of prosper
Tourism is a powerful force in boosting the development of a country. It has been proven in many small towns and islands all over the world, creating strong tourism industries for their countries. We don’t have to look far, our ASEAN neighbors, among them Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, have successful tourism …
Read More »‘Game of Thrones’ in the making?
Will we succumb to the tyranny of strongmen and the specter of authoritarianism, or will we rise above the fray and forge a path toward a brighter future? In this land of perpetual political drama, where clashes between rival clans make Game of Thrones look like a Sunday picnic, we …
Read More »Marcos: All Tarlac politicians don’t know Alice Guo
Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo in this May 7, 2024 photo (Facebook / Sen. Risa Hontiveros) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday that no single politician from Tarlac knows Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and that the government has been investigating her for some time over her …
Read More »‘Atin Ito’ convoy pulls a “Diskarteng Pinoy;” breaches China blockade en route to Bajo de Masinloc
Courtesy: Akbayan Party/Facebook The ‘Atin Ito’ coalition announced a significant breakthrough on Thursday in its mission to reach Bajo de Masinloc. In a statement, the group said it sent an advance team a day before its civilian mission successfully breached China’s imposing blockade at the reef also known as Panatag …
Read More »NFA seeks P16 billion budget for palay procurement
In order to secure the target quantity for the rice buffer stock by 2025, the National Food Authority (NFA) has sought a budget of P16.3 billion next year. The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently proposed P24.85 billion to NFA, which is 77 percent higher than this year’s allocation of P14.03 …
Read More »Marcos: No plans to abolish NTF-ELCAC
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (PNA file photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured on Thursday he would not abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). In an interview with reporters during his visit here, Marcos said NTF-ELCAC has done more to …
Read More »Chinese vessels block civilian convoy but ‘advance team’ slips to Bajo de Masinloc
An advance team of the Atin Ito Coalition breaches the blockade formed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) to distribute supplies and fuel to Filipino fishermen on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Atin Ito / Akbayan Party) In what seemed like a repeat of their …
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