[ad_1] Butterflies fly over some plants at Hankou Park in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, on May 16, 2020 (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) PARIS – A butterfly’s ability to absorb or reflect the sun’s heat with its wings could be a matter of life and death in a …
Read More »Phivolcs – SMC airport site in Bulacan prone to earthquakes, liquefaction
[ad_1] NEW GATEWAY Artists’ rendition of the P734 billion New Manila International Airport to be erected in Bulakan. / Contributed MANILA, Philippines – The director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has warned that the site where San Miguel Aerocity Inc. will build the P740 billion domestic …
Read More »Trump will not commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses
[ad_1] President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the James Brady Press Conference Room of the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has again refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he …
Read More »The president of ABS-CBN, Gabby López, resigns from the network and other firms owned by López
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Citing “personal reasons,” ABS-CBN Chairman and Director Emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III tendered his resignation on Thursday, the media giant announced. In a press release, ABS-CBN said that Lopez also tendered his resignation as director of ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation, Sky Vision Corporation and Rockwell Land Corporation …
Read More »Heat top Celtics, move a game of the NBA Finals
[ad_1] Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics, from left, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown (7) and Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat watch as Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) tries to shoot at Marcus Smart of the Celtics (36) during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA Eastern …
Read More »Former Martyrs Ombudsman on order that limits access to SALN: ‘You are supposed to be transparent’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The decision of the Ombudsman, Samuel Martires, to limit public access to the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of a government official goes against a constitutional principle that requires transparency, said his predecessor . “It goes against the constitutional principle that a public …
Read More »AFP and PNP reject pro-Duterte accounts closed by Facebook
[ad_1] BOGUS Facebook says these are some of the fake account pages it has removed for violating its standards. Some of them promote anti-activist sentiments and others support the possible race of the mayor of the city of Davao, Sara Duterte, in the presidential race of 2022. MANILA, Philippines – …
Read More »Think Tank Infrawatch PH Raises More Red Flags at Manila Bay Project
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Infrawatch PH, a group of nongovernmental policy experts, raised more red flags Tuesday over the government’s Manila Bay rehabilitation project, saying it lacked an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and was likely too expensive, and the sole bidder didn’t even offer a discount. The project, which involved …
Read More »Police officers not charged for killing Breonna Taylor
[ad_1] People gather in Jefferson Square to await news of the charges against police officers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. A grand jury indicted an officer on criminal charges six months after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in Kentucky. The jury presented its decision against fired officer Brett …
Read More »Will PH talk about the government of the sea? Skeptical analysts
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion of the Philippines’ legal victory over China over its broad territorial claims over the South China Sea has drawn mixed reactions from foreign policy observers. “This measure should not be taken lightly,” said Julio Amador III, principal investigator at the Ateneo School …
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