Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0800
The Philippines and the United States yesterday signed an agreement on sharing classified military information and technology, further deepening cooperation between the treaty allies.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:57:47 +0000
GM discontinued the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV at the end of the 2023 model year. During an early 2024 conference call with analysts, GM CEO Mary Barra agreed that environmental benefits of EVs continue to be compelling to the company. She also admitted that GM’s EVs need to be … [continued]
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday confirmed that the task force looking into extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the drug war is also probing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s possible violation of Republic Act 9581 or the International Humanitarian Law (IHL). In a chance interview with reporters, Remulla was asked about possible violations committed by Duterte. The Department of Justice chief said while several laws are being looked at, including the Revised Penal Code, “it is RA 9581 that is what we are looking at right now.” Signed into law on December 11, 2009, the IHL defines and penalizes […]…
Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:17:00 +0800
More than half a million individuals have been displaced by the combined effects of Typhoons Nika, Ofel and Pepito, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council reported on Monday, November 18.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:57:44 +0000
Ethylene is one of those substances that acts as a precursor to hundreds, maybe thousands, of useful products. According to Wikipedia, it is a hydrocarbon like carbon dioxide but with the formula C2H4, or H2C=CH2. It is a colorless, flammable gas with a faint “sweet and musky” odor when pure. … [continued]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:53:45 +0000
We all know the story about Norway and the massive government incentives to increase the uptake of electric vehicles in that country. We now see the start of a trade war between China and the west over China’s exports of subsidised EVs. The USA is talking about higher and higher … [continued]
From “supling” to “sanggano,” GMA’s historical drama revives rare and poetic Filipino vocabulary (Note: Spoilers ahead) The 2024 GMA television drama series “Pulang Araw,” directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dominic Zapata (known for the 2005 hit “Mulawin”) and written by the brilliant Suzette Doctolero, has inspired a deeper appreciation for our language. With its poetic script, viewers are taken through the dramatic, emotions-wrought journey of four, closely-linked characters during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines—from childhood to adulthood during World War II that began in 1939. The four friends include the compassionate belle, Teresita “Moreno” Borromeo (Sanya Lopez), her cartoonish […]…