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POTATOES are one of the most popular vegetables abundant throughout the year. They are nutritious, easy to prepare, and very versatile. A potato has approximately the same energy value as bread, but it is a far better balanced food than bread. Potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates which supply energy. One serving of boiled potato, about 100 grams (g) edible portion, has about 62 calories, 1.7 g protein, 34 milligrams (mg) calcium, 44 mg phosphorus and […]
MANILA, Feb. 16 — The Inter-Agency Task Force on Securing Energy Facilities (IATFSEF) is fast-tracking the resolution of the right-of-way issues to the restoration of transmission Tower No. 25, which remains isolated since the rehabilitation crew is being denied access by the claimants/landowners. The situation has impeded Agus Hydroelectric Plant Units 1 & 2 from supplying about 80 megawatts of cheaper power to Mindanao consumers and providing reliable power supply reducing, if not eliminating, rotating […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, California — President Benigno S. Aquino III has arrived in Palm Springs to a red carpet welcome to attend the US-ASEAN Summit, a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders. Philippine Airlines chartered plane carrying President Aquino and a lean Philippine delegation landed at Palm Springs International Airport at 9:01 a.m., Monday (February 15). (Manila is 16 hours ahead of California.) President Aquino were welcomed at the airport by a […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, California, Feb. 16 — President Benigno S. Aquino III will meet today (Monday in US) with top executives of three big Los Angeles-based companies, following his participation in the special summit organized by US President Barack Obama with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) here at Sunnylands. While in Los Angeles, the President will have a series of business meetings with officials of Walt Disney International, Western Digital Corporation, and […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Zealand Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no reports of damage or injuries. The shallow quake struck at 8:28 am (1928 GMT Monday), the US Geological Survey said, and was centered 219 kilometers (136 miles) northwest of the Auckland Islands, an archipelago due south of New Zealand’s South Island. “It was quite far south of the South […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Organic milk and meat contain about 50 percent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced equivalents, according to a pair of large-scale studies published Tuesday. Previous research has linked omega-3 with reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, improved neurological development, and better immune function. A team of two dozen researchers led by Carlo Leifert, a professor at Newcastle University in England, combed through nearly 200 peer-reviewed studies on milk, and 67 […]
TOKYO, JAPAN Japan’s economy contracted an annualised 1.4 percent in the final quarter of last year as consumer spending slumped, adding to headaches for policymakers already wary of damage the financial market rout could inflict on a fragile recovery, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data showed on Monday (February 15). The data underscores the challenges premier Shinzo Abe faces in dragging the economy out of stagnation, as exports to emerging markets fail to gain enough […]
(AFP) — Brazilian researchers said Monday that the discovery of Zika in the brains of babies with microcephaly adds to growing evidence of a link between the mosquito-transmitted virus and the birth defect. “We have detected its presence in the brain tissue,” Lucia Noronha, a pathologist from the Brazilian Society of Pathology, told AFP. “The Zika virus caused brain damage and that reinforces evidence of a relationship between Zika and microcephaly,” she said. Earlier, Noronha’s […]
Manila, 15 February 2016 – The European Commission is making available €3 million (Php 156.34 million) in humanitarian aid funding to assist people affected both by the aftermath of Typhoon Melor (locally known as Nona) and the prolonged conflict in Mindanao. Out of the total funding, €1.5 million (Php 78.17 million) will be dedicated to addressing the urgent needs of those impacted by Typhoon Melor/Nona, which swept across central Philippines in mid-December 2015 and resulted […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has approved the public exhibit and auction of the jewelry collection of late President Ferdinand Marcos’ widow Imelda which international experts have appraised to be now worth at least 21 million dollars or about one billion pesos. The hoard was seized when Marcos and his family fled to Hawaii in 1986. They include a 25-carat, barrel-shaped diamond worth at least 5 million dollars and a Cartier diamond tiara that […]
MANILA, Philippines — The resupply mission to Philippine-held features in the Spratly Islands will proceed once damage to the BRP Laguna (lt-501) is repaired. This was stressed by Philippine Navy Spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo in an interview. Arevalo said that this is likely as damage to the logistics vessel is not that severe. And even if the damage cannot be repaired immediately, he said the Philippine Navy has other logistics ships in its inventory capable […]
MANILA, Philippines — The special ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Summit is set to raise the profile of the Asean among many U.S. lawmakers. The first-of-its-kind summit will likely make clear that the ASEAN region is among U.S. president Barack Obama’s key priorities, especially in terms of economic engagement. ASEAN is the U.S’s fourth-largest trading partner, while the U.S. is the region’s largest foreign direct investor. The summit is also President Obama’s way of laying the foundation for […]
