Baguio City set to welcome back tourists from Luzon
LOVELY TOURISTS – Baguio City is preparing to open its borders to tourists from the rest of Luzon later this week. It is hosting the coronation night of this year’s Miss Universe Philippines pageant. The candidates recently visited neighboring La Trinidad, Benguet. (VINCENT CABREZA) BAGUIO CITY — The summer capital will open its borders to […]
Iran says UN arms embargo on Tehran has been lifted
REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo TEHRAN, Iran – A longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from Iran expired early Sunday in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal, the Iranian foreign ministry said. “As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of […]
2.2 million Facebook and Instagram ads rejected ahead of US vote: FB
AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF PARIS, France – A total of 2.2 million ads on Facebook and Instagram have been rejected and 120,000 posts withdrawn for attempting to “obstruct voting” in the upcoming US presidential election, Facebook’s vice president Nick Clegg said in an interview published Sunday. In addition, warnings were posted on 150 million […]
Anti-Trump women’s rallies draw thousands across US
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 17: Dressed as handmaids, protesters attend the Womens March at Freedom Plaza on October 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators took to the streets in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to protest President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before […]
Polish bishop accused of abuse cover-up resigns
AFP FILE PHOTO WARSAW, Poland – The Vatican’s ambassador to Poland on Saturday announced the resignation of a Polish bishop suspected of covering up sexual abuse of children by clergy in the devout Catholic country. Pope “Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of Kalisz, Edward Janiak”, ambassador Salvatore Pennacchio said in a statement […]
Senate will get budget on time, but no extra funds for DOH, others – House
MANILA, Philippines — Leaders of the House of Representatives assured President Rodrigo Duterte and the senators on Saturday that they would submit the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 to the Senate on time but indicated that the bigger problem was the lack of additional funding that some agencies like the Department of Health (DOH) were […]
Home visits bring parish ‘ayuda’ to the aged
MANILA, Philippines — At home in the densely populated informal settlement called “Boracay” on Maunlad Street in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, Lourdes Huertas gripped the hands of the parish priest who had come to visit. The frail 98-year-old had been cooped up at home even before the lockdown began in March, her family members anxious […]
More passengers to be allowed to ride MRT 3
HIGHER CAPACITY Commuters on an MRT 3 train sit one-meter apart to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — The MRT 3 will increase its maximum passenger capacity from the current 13 percent to 30 percent starting on Monday to accommodate more commuters, according to the Department of Transportation […]
Go backs Duterte’s plan to prioritize frontliners, poor in COVID-19 vaccination
Sen. Christopher Go (Photo from his office) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Christopher Go fully supports the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to prioritize the poor and the frontliners, including military and police personnel, in being vaccinated against COVID-19 once the vaccine becomes available. He stressed this in an interview he gave last Thursday, Oct. 15, […]
SignOnSite is licensed by Trillium to provide a unique contactless worksite safety platform to help manage risk for complex construction projects
HOUSTON, Oct. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SignOnSite, the construction safety management system, today announced an agreement with Trillium CNG. Trillium is the Texas subsidiary of the Love’s Family of Companies that builds and manages compressed natural gas (CNG), electric vehicle (EV), and alternative energy fueling stations across the United States. Trillium will be using the […]