Health, wellness and beauty retailer Watsons is actively supporting the Department of Health (DoH) in its efforts to combat the rising cases of Pertussis, also known as whooping cough. As the disease spreads in specific regions across the Philippines, Watsons is now offering Pertussis vaccines to walk-in customers at selected …
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Boeing probed for ‘assembly defects’
NEW YORK CITY: Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said on Tuesday. Attorneys for the whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, accuse the company of putting profit over safety and retaliating against him after he raised …
Read More »Victolero: Competition is tougher
AS far as Magnolia coach Chito Victolero is concerned, there are no easy games in the ongoing PBA Philippine Cup. While the Hotshots finished a strong second in the recent Commissioner’s Cup, Victolero recognized the fact that the rest of the teams in the all-Filipino conference have shown improvement, which …
Read More »Not a Starship not afloat: Once stuck-in-ice vessel is now on bottom of St. John River
The owner of a sailboat that sank in the St. John River has until the end of the month to get it out of the water, according to a deadline set by Transport Canada. Owner has until end of month to remove it, previous owner heartbroken over demise. The owner …
Read More »Chief says rescue effort for stranded orca calf four, five days away as plans ramp up
Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area’s First Nation chief. Calf has been stuck in tidal lagoon since last month. Complex operation …
Read More »‘Secret’ deal compromised sovereignty – Marcos
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he was “horrified” by the supposed secret agreement between former president Rodrigo Duterte and China on the West Philippine Sea, saying such a deal compromised the “territory, sovereignty and the sovereign rights of the Philippines.” Speaking to reporters in San Juan City, the …
Read More »Metro LGUs to begin work at 7 a.m.
WORKING hours for local government units in Metro Manila will be moved up to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting April 15 to ease traffic congestion. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) issued a resolution to this effect, saying the persistent traffic congestion in Metro Manila “demands innovative solutions” to …
Read More »Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says 3 sons in Gaza killed by Israeli airstrike
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday, relatives and official Hamas media say. Haniyeh’s sons are among the highest-profile figures to have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas. Israeli military confirms strike, says sons were military …
Read More »It’s a shame we didn’t have Trudeau’s testimony on foreign interference earlier. Much earlier
A half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference, Justin Trudeau arrived at a dramatic moment, from 2019, that would reverberate three and a half years later when Canadian journalists began reporting on a series of intelligence leaks. Doubt about the democratic process thrives without clarity and …
Read More »Don’t shut Line 5: Biden administration issues long-awaited position on Canada-U.S. pipeline
The Biden administration has weighed in for the first time on a major cross-border legal dispute that could shut down portions of Enbridge’s Line 5 Canada-U.S. oil pipeline. The opinion came in an amicus brief that, although nuanced, argued against shutting down the pipeline, partly in order to preserve diplomatic …
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