WPS island in ‘degraded’ state – study

THE Pag-asa Cays in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are in a “degraded” state with low coral and fish diversity and abundance, according to the findings of marine scientific research carried out by the Philippines. In a media briefing on Saturday, Dr. Jonathan Anticamara from the University of the Philippines …

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WestJet issues lockout notice to mechanics’ union

Airline president says work stoppages could begin as early as Tuesday at noon MT. Calgary-based airline and union have been negotiating new contract since September WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing the Calgary-based airline's mechanics. The notice paves the way for a work stoppage to …

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Outdated and outmoded ideas

JEEPNEY groups once again went on strike last week to press their campaign to junk the government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). As they did in the past, the groups claimed they were successful at paralyzing public transport in Metro Manila, while government agencies reported that the exact opposite …

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Energy vampires exist

“Instead, WESM became a venue to maximize power generation income as power plants could declare a sudden malfunction to take their plants off the grid.” The government has avoided being pushed to the wall by the surging inflation even as rising food prices are exacerbated by spikes in electricity costs …

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Dump politics, serve the people

Perhaps at no time has there been a need to put politics aside, to solidify his relations with his government partners. The way things are going for the current Malacañang occupant, perhaps he should start considering, at this juncture, contracting the services of a savvy, seasoned professional crisis PR expert. …

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