LPA east of Davao Del Sur may develop into tropical depression — Pagasa
[embedded content] MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) east of Davao Del Sur may develop into a tropical depression, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). According to Pagasa’s weather forecast issued at 4 a.m., the LPA last spotted 175 kilometers east of Davao City, Davao Del Sur will […]
Ticketek Reckon Harry Styles’ December Tour Is Still Going Ahead Somehow
Ticketek are copping a roasting online after telling Harry Styles fans that the singer’s Australian tour – scheduled to kick off this November – is “proceeding as planned” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Over the weekend, the ticket company’s official Twitter account responded to a tweet regarding why it was taking so long for the tour […]
On Western swing, Trump aims to court pivotal Latino voters
President Donald Trump participates in a Latinos for Trump Coalition roundtable at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump on Sunday aimed for further inroads with Latinos who could prove vital in closely contested states that could determine the White House […]
Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge
FILE – In this Tuesday, Sept 8, 2020 file photo, ultra-Orthodox Jews keep social distancing and wear face masks during a morning prayer next to their houses as synagogues are limited to twenty people following the government’s measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Battle on to save Brazil’s tropical wetlands from flames
An alligator remains idling at the Encontro das Aguas park at the Pantanal wetlands near Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Wildfire has infiltrated the part as the number of fires at the world’s biggest tropical wetlands has more than doubled in the first half of 2020, according to data released by […]
Leading University Leverages Nintex Promapp® to Propel Process Excellence
University of Western Australia deploys the process mapping capabilities of the Nintex Process Platform to accelerate process improvement and underpin business continuity AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nintex, the global standard for process management and automation, today announced that The University of Western Australia (UWA) has embarked on the deployment of Nintex […]
Metro Manila cemeteries closed during ‘Undas’
EARLY VISIT A resident on Sunday lights a candle at the tomb of a loved one inside the Barangka Municipal Cemetery in Marikina City. —JOAN BONDOC MANILA, Philippines — The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed as casualty in Metro Manila another tradition religiously followed by millions of Filipino Catholics throughout the country — visiting their […]
Gov’t reduces physical distancing on PUVs
DISTANCE BETWEEN US The move by transportation officials to reduce the 1-meter rule for physical distancing on public vehicles has raised fears of more coronavirus infections and deaths. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE MANILA, Philippines — The government will reduce physical distancing on public vehicles on Monday as commuter safety advocates and the Vice President questioned the […]
Proposed 2021 budget has ‘too many lump sum appropriations’ – Angara
Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Sonny Angara (Screen grab/Senate PRIB) MANILA, Philippines — The chief defender in the Senate of Malacañang’s proposed P4.5-trillion expenditure plan for next year on Sunday agreed that it had too many lump-sum appropriations for infrastructure projects, a budgeting system that the Supreme Court had declared unconstitutional. Sen. Sonny Angara, who will […]
Climate change may stoke unrest, conflict, says report
MANILA, Philippines — More than a billion people could be displaced from their homes in the next 30 years as the climate crisis threatens to drive mass migrations, conflict and civil unrest across the world, an environmental economic report released last week said. According to the inaugural Ecological Threats Register (ETR) report conducted by the […]