Drilon signals ‘overpriced’ DBM purchases – The Manila Times

[ad_1] SENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has questioned alleged “overvalued” medical supplies purchased by the Department of Budget and Procurement Services Management (DBM-PS) for P422 million. SENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon The senator said Monday that medical supplies were “too expensive compared to those purchased by the private sector.” “There …

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How the brain creates the experience of time – study

[ad_1] Time, that frustratingly finite resource, and the ruling construction of our lives, still confuses neuroscientists. What’s especially puzzling is why time can seemingly go by at a frigid pace when you’re doing something like waiting in line, but hours seem to pass in minutes during enjoyable activities, like going …

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Plane turned into a cafeteria for those who miss traveling

[ad_1] Commercial flights in Thailand may be temporarily banned, but locals have found a new way to eliminate their urge to travel. Sattahip residents have been sponsoring Coffee War Station 331, a retired plane turned into a cozy café. The Airbus 300 was previously operated by Thai Airways, but since …

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How the brain creates the experience of time

[ad_1] IMAGE: SMG showing a decrease in activity after duration adaptation (left). Correlation between the magnitude of the time warp and the change in SMG activity (right). see plus Credit: Hayashi and Ivry, JNeurosci 2020. Some days, time flies by, while others seem to drag on. A new study of …

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Increased credibility risk in an overly active BSP role

[ad_1] MONEY Emerging market authorities, including the Philippines, are risking their credibility if investors convince themselves that governments rely heavily on their central banks to get the economy back on track, according to S&P Global Ratings. The credit rating agency noted that the central banks of the Philippines and India …

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