[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – State-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is studying the possibility of competing for Shell’s 45% operating stake in the Malampaya natural gas project, as the oil giant confirmed its plans to divest in one of the country’s largest sources of energy supply. PNOC President Reuben Lista …
Read More »2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Beats Phantom in Legroom
[ad_1] Despite being the “entry-level” Rolls-Royce, the 2021 Ghost is still a very stylish sedan. Like the flagship Phantom, almost every luxury option, design, and feature you can think of can be added for a fee. There is one exception: you can’t have more legroom if you wanted on the …
Read More »China has built 380 internment camps in Xinjiang, study finds | World News
[ad_1] China has built nearly 400 internment camps in the Xinjiang region, and construction by dozens has continued over the past two years, even as Chinese authorities said its “re-education” system was on the decline, an Australian think tank found. . The network of camps in China’s far west, used …
Read More »BSP to request some banks to extend free cash transfers
[ad_1] BSP to request some banks to extend free cash transfers Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) – September 24, 2020 – 4:30 pm MANILA, Philippines – Banking regulators intend to ask some lenders to postpone plans to pay back money transfer fees before October 1. “We may ask you to reconsider …
Read More »COVID-19 reaches 2,180 more; Total PH count now at 296,755
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infected an additional 2,180 people in the Philippines, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 296,755 on Thursday, September 24. The Department of Health (DOH) said 59,700 of the sum are active cases, while 231,928 are recoveries, including the 580 …
Read More »Liza Soberano files complaint against telecommunications employee for rape comment – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Popular actress Liza Soberano filed a formal criminal case against an internet service provider employee who posted a rape threat about her on social media. Liza Soberano INSTAGRAM PHOTO On Thursday morning, the 22-year-old, accompanied by her manager Ogie Diaz and her legal advisor, lawyer Jun Lim, filed a …
Read More »The mirrors of a Manila barbershop reflect the pain of the pandemic
[ad_1] MANILA – For 20 years, amid military coups, typhoons, terrorist attacks and a People’s Power revolution, Rollie Magalona’s clients have come to his barbershop in Metro Manila for more than a cut and shave. Despite everything, rich and poor have crowded into the store in the Mandaluyong district of …
Read More »North Korea shot dead a South Korean defector: officials
[ad_1] This photo taken on April 24, 2018 shows South Korean soldiers standing at a security fence off North Korea on South Korean-controlled Yeonpyeong Island near the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea at dawn. – North Korean forces shot dead a southern fisheries official who disappeared from a patrol …
Read More »The key to the climatic survival of butterflies may be color-coded
[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 …
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