John Farnham Would Like Anti-Lockdown Protestors To Stop Singing ‘You’re The Voice’
John Farnham‘s manager has urged anti-lockdown protestors in Melbourne to stop singing Farnesy’s 1986 classic ‘You’re the Voice’ at rallies. Over the weekend, a smattering of protestors began collectively belting out the anthemic Whispering Jack hit at a shopping centre in Chadstone. With its themes of empowerment and taking a stand for what’s right (“We’re not going to […]
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Surigao Del Sur
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake, followed by a weaker one few minutes apart jolted Surigao Del Sur on Monday morning. ADVERTISEMENT The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the earthquake struck 66 kilometers northeast of Bayabas town at 6:13 a.m. FEATURED STORIES It had a depth of focus […]
Biden to focus on health care in Supreme Court debate
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, about the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) PHILADELPHIA — Joe Biden on Sunday used the sudden Supreme Court vacancy to reinforce his argument that the upcoming election should be a referendum on President […]
Notorious drug suspect nabbed in Albay
LEGAZPI CITY — A drug suspect was arrested in Tabaco City, Albay Sunday afternoon. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Bicol said Jomar Bonaobra, 38, was arrested in Barangay San Ramon at around 2:30 p.m. ADVERTISEMENT Confiscated from him were 10 sachets or 15 grams of shabu (crystal meth) with an estimated street value of […]
Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana
Waves crash as Houston resident Tinh Pham fishes from the rocks at Diamond Beach on the west end of the Galveston Seawall in Galveston, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Tropical Storm Beta continues to move through the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring tidal surge and heavy rain to the area. (Stuart […]
Duterte Beach? Google Maps tag appears amid ‘white sand’ mess
PREVIEW Visitors enjoy the “white sand”—actually crushed dolomite—beach on the Manila Bay shore after it was opened to the public for one day on Sunday.—MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines — Is “Duterte Beach” a thing now? It would seem so, if Google Maps is to be believed. On Saturday, Google Maps was displaying a stretch of […]
Former SC Justice Carpio scores move to amend utilities law
MANILA, Philippines — Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned of a violation of the Constitution and risk to national security should Congress pursue a House measure that would open the telecommunication and transportation sectors to foreign ownership. Carpio said the Constitution clearly intended, and Philippine jurisprudence consistently maintains, that the country’s telecommunication […]
Trump, new Japan PM Suga discuss ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’
This combination of pictures created on September 20, 2020 showsUS President Donald Trump (left) and newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. AFP PHOTO WASHINGTON, D.C.: US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region, […]
Concepcion eyes breath testing
Presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Jose Maria Concepcion 3rd is eyeing the use of breath testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a statement, he said the breath testing method from Israel-based BioSafety Technologies Ltd. will complement saliva testing in detecting Covid-19 cases, particularly in the tourism sector and micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs). Concepcion […]
DepEd ready than ever for opening of classes
Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the Department of Education (DepEd) was ready than ever for the opening of classes on October 5. “They were already ready in August when they thought they would open on August 28. If I am not mistaken, they are even more ready now,” he told reporters in a recent […]