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(Reuters) – A former lawyer with the American Bankers Association is being considered by the White House as a possible nominee to the board of the Federal Reserve, according to sources familiar with the efforts The lawyer’s name emerged as the White House weighs candidates with community banking backgrounds to fill gaps on the Federal Reserve’s powerful but depleted board, the sources said. The U.S. central bank, which is looking to wind down its most […]
In line with this year’s Earth Day theme “Climate Change,” Luis Yee Jr., or Junyee conceived of an outdoor installation “Hangin ay Buhay” in praise of wind power as a non-pollutant and clean energy source. Three hundred bamboo poles were placed in the front lawn of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), each topped with a propeller contraption, as an artistic cluster of “windmills”. The propellers, ingeniously designed from recycled natural materials such as […]
The low pressure area being monitored by PAGASA dissipated in northern Samar. Due to the effect of the easterlies, the whole country, including Metro Manila will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with scattered rain showers in the afternoon.
According to the Malacañang, the visit of United States President Barack Obama will bring concrete results regarding the situation in the West Philippine Sea as President Obama clarifies the strategic alliance between the Philippines and United States.
House Speaker Sonny Belmonte praised Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada’s actions when said mayor went to Hong Kong to personally deliver his apology to Hong Kong regarding the 2010 hostage crisis. Hong Kong accepted the apology and has lifted the travel ban against Philippines.
The Pasig River ferry system will once again operate on April 28 after it stopped its operations last 2011.
The Hong Kong Chief Executive said that the apology of the Philippines regarding the Quirino Grandstand hostage crisis last 2010 is a start of a new chapter of relationship between Hong Kong and Philippines. After accepting the apology, Hong Kong lifted the travel ban against the Philippines.
An OFW group was dismayed when the Department of Labor and Employment decided to dismiss the charges against the Assistant Labor Attache to Riyadh Antonio Villafuerte for lack of factual basis.
To prevent the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus, Department of Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag proposes a mandatory medical clearance for returning OFWs, especially from countries reported to have the disease.
The chances of an asteroid impacting earth and destroying a major area are higher than one might think. This according to scientists that monitor nuclear weapons detonations, who say they have detected at least 26 asteroids between 2000 and 2013. According to Tom Jones, President of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), they have already “asked the UN to consider five new measures to protect earth from asteroid strikes.” On the top of the list […]
(Reuters) – Sam Claflin has fought pirates, fallen in love with Snow White and participated in a “Hunger Games” battle-to-the-death, but in his latest film, the British actor takes on the frightening consequences of the supernatural. “The Quiet Ones,” out in U.S. theaters on Friday, sees Claflin play Brian, a cameraman hired to document “the experiment,” where an Oxford professor tries to make a young girl manifest a supernatural being that haunts her. The role […]
Every year at the end of April, a celebration of the life and works of the great playwright William Shakespeare takes place in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare was born there in 1564 and cultural celebrations in Stratford’s streets, with entertainers, street performers and traditional Morris dancers, go back hundreds of years. From his plays to his sonnets, Shakespeare’s extensive works have produced a legacy of characters, ideas, histories and, of course, words—it […]
