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According to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), the ten-peso rollback on taxi fare will be effective today. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) member Ariel Inton said that “the rollback was due to the continuous decrease in oil prices.”
Adding 500 MW of wind power to the national grid will have no negative impacts on Philippine grid operations, reveals a 2013 World Bank and Australia AusAid report on the Grid Impact of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) for the Philippines. “Despite wind’s variable nature, 500 MW can easily be integrated without the risk of blackouts or interruptions,” explains WWF-Philippines Climate Change Unit Head Atty. Gia Ibay. “A country’s national grid should have a power reserve […]
Twelve female rebel fighters from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine swapped military clothing for evening gowns on Saturday (March 7) to bring a splash of color to International Women’s Day. The show participants – fighters from rebel “Vostok” and “Oplot” battalions arrived at the Donetsk Plaza hotel – the show’s venue – wearing camouflage uniforms. Make-up artists and hairdressers were already waiting for them in a dressing room. The event participants said […]
Earth Hour is held annually on the last Saturday of March. It started in 2007, in Sydney and has since spread across the world. It is when millions of people and thousands of business worldwide turn off lights and shut down most electrical appliances to celebrate sustainability and show their support for strategies that will help solve the problem of global warming. The Earth Hour campaign has resulted in creating and raising awareness on climate change issues […]
COTABATO CITY, PIA- Members and combatants of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), the military arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) registered as voters at the special registration center set up by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) at the Bangsamoro Islamic Leadership and Management Institute (BLMI) Training Center in Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on Saturday, March 7. BIAF spokesperson Von Al-Haq led his field commanders and men in the voter registration […]
A workshop in the Lebanese capital Beirut is giving children a lesson in French etiquette. ‘Les Petits Diplomates’ is an idea conceived of in France for children aged 8-12, and brought to Lebanon through ‘Château Marianne’, a group that imports French concepts to Lebanon. Joumana Piglowski, who co-founded the ‘Château Marianne’ and trains the children, says it gives the young ones valuable skills. “Children play games or do role play all the time – they […]
Kenzo invited the world of fashion to wrap up for a magical wander through a forest on Sunday (March 8) as it presented its latest Autumn/Winter collection at Paris fashion week. Models sauntered through the shifting landscape draped in fluid layers of capes and blankets in a collection that breathed mobility. Graphic jacquards and shearling wraps protected the models from the winter cold, layered over dresses and trousers in floral prints. The palette too was […]
Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach spoke about the upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather after watching his pupil, two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming, lose his first title fight to Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand on Saturday (March 7) in Macau. Roach’s biggest challenge will be when his protégé Manny Pacquiao faces off with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in a long awaited mega bout. “I don’t think he’s (Mayweather) passed it at all. […]
Two Swiss pilots will attempt an around-the-world journey on Monday (March 9) on a solar-powered airplane that is expected to last for five months and is aimed at promoting clean technology in the aviation sector. Swiss adventurers Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg will take turns piloting the single-seat, 2,300-kilogram Solar Impulse airplane on its pioneering flight. The craft has a wingspan greater than the Boeing 747. “We want to show that climate change is a […]
In this epsiode of ASEAN in Focus, lawyer Jeremy Gatdula, who specializes in international economic law and the World Trade Organization, as well as the philosophy of law, tackles the question if there is a need to amend Philippine laws so the country could be better prepared for the ASEAN integration. Atty. Gatdula is is also the Secretary of the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Law and Governance.
It was an emotional day for family and friends of those who disappeared on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with a ceremony marking the first anniversary bringing together Malaysian, Chinese and other nationalities, as well as Malaysia Airlines staff. People of different races, religions and nationalities were united by the disappearance of their friends and relatives one year ago aboard flight MH370, and by the worry that they might never know what happened to them. […]
Desolenator, a U.K.-based water desalination start-up, aims to give families in deprived countries the ability to turn salt water and contaminated water into pure drinking water. Their water desalination unit, expected to cost around $500 USD, uses solar energy to produce some 15 litres of water a day. The company says the technology has the potential to provide water independence for up to a billion people living in areas where clean water is scarce; using […]
