Pollution levels in Metro Manila rose in May following the return of some companies and factories. This is based on Greenpeace’s Special Report on Managing Air Quality Beyond COVID-19 and the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). In the first two weeks of May, nitrogen dioxide from traffic and fossil combustion was…
Heading into the June 7 edition of The Sun, Filipino boxing champ and Senator Manny Pacquiao will run for president in 2022. Reporter Joshua Jones released The Sun, the leading tabloid in the United Kingdom, of Pacquiao’s presidential candidate. The information came from Bob Arum, the ex-boxing promoter of the Filipino boxer-turned-senator. According to Jones,…
Hot topic on social media has prompted actress Pinky Amador to respond to employees of her condo-hotel. The video was taken on June 5 where Pinky blamed condotel employees for negligence and could lead tenants to become infected during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of the hotel and condominium buildings housed by actresses in…
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is also investigating reports of fake fake accounts on the social media platform Facebook. In a statement, Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro said the agency is continuing to monitor who is behind the accounts using the names of many individuals. To date, NPCs continue to receive reports from various sectors, particularly…
CEBU CITY – Legal counsel expects eight arrests after protesting at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu Campus to be temporarily set free. This was after the inquest proceedings were filed with the City Prosecutor’s Office to deal with the PNP’s case against them. According to Atty. King Anthony Perez, spokesperson for legal counsel…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has had patients undergo a clinical trial of virgin coconut oil as an agent against the COVID-19 virus, more than a month since the initiative began. According to Science Sec. Fortunato dela Pena, whose department had to partner with two treatment facilities to reach the target of 90…
CAUAYAN CITY – Lawmakers from the sixth district of Isabela have announced his vote on the anti-terrorism bill. Representative Inno Dy of Isabela’s sixth district, he said his vote was “yes” because there are so many terrorist concerns in the country that it should be addressed. According to him, the terrorist group is spreading not…
This morning on Saturday, June 6, Filipinos will witness a Penumbral Eclipse according to PAGASA. During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth’s main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth’s shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during…
