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App-based ride-hailing service Uber on Wednesday launched its carpool version, Uberpool with the intention to ease traffic in Metro Manila by taking more cars off the road. Uber Philippines general manager Laurence Cua during Uberpool’s soft launch said that the service can accommodate up to three passengers who happen to ride along a similar route at the same time thus sharing fare. Uberpool is also 25 percent cheaper than its cheapest service UberX, whether passengers […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecasters are expecting seven to 14 tropical cyclones to enter the country’s area of responsibility or form over Philippine waters from May to November. On average, the country sees 19 to 20 tropical cyclones. According to Anthony Lucero, the county has recently experienced fewer tropical cyclones due to the lingering effect of El Niño phenomenon. While rains may already persist, PAGASA noted […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — The Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom this week when Disney opens its first theme park in mainland China, betting the growing middle class will spend big on leisure despite a slowing economy. The $5.5 billion resort, which opens Thursday, features the world’s biggest Disney castle, its blue-topped spires rising above land once occupied by farms and small factories on the outskirts of commercial hub Shanghai. Disney is seeking to […]
(REUTERS) Bernie Sanders does not plan to suspend his campaign and endorse presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a video speech to supporters on Thursday, focusing instead on ways to pursue his policy agenda and reform goals, a spokesman said. Sanders, who has resisted pressure to exit the race and back Clinton in a show of party unity since she clinched the Democratic nomination last week, will address supporters nationwide on a video […]
(Reuters) Police divers on Wednesday recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was grabbed by an alligator in front of his family during a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The child was snatched by the alligator as he played at the water’s edge on Tuesday night and dragged into a lagoon despite his parents’ effort to save him. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said he and a Catholic priest had informed […]
(REUTERS) Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the region’s deep concerns over tension in the South China Sea, where China is involved in protracted territorial disputes with some of its neighbors. The strongly-worded statement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), released by the Malaysian foreign ministry, did not name China directly but warned against raising tension in the waters, where Beijing has been building artificial islands and increasing its military presence. […]
(REUTERS) There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said on Wednesday in a reverse of its previous warning, but it also said all “very hot” drinks are probably carcinogenic. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) had previously rated coffee as “possibly carcinogenic” but has changed its mind. It now says its latest review found “no conclusive evidence for a carcinogenic effect” of coffee […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN New consoles and blockbuster games always make a big splash at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, but this year the undisputed winners are online stages for video game play and commentary. And with them comes the rise of the celebrity player. The appetite on sites like Twitch and YouTube Gaming for play video, commentary, trailers, and more seems insatiable, industry insiders say. “There are hundreds of millions of users watching gaming content […]
by Frankie TAGGART LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant appeared in court on Tuesday to deny accusations that they “lifted” the opening bars to iconic rock song “Stairway to Heaven.” The musicians, dressed in black suits, arrived to a throng of reporters at Los Angeles federal court, where a jury of four men and four women was played their anthemic hit. Spirit, a psychedelic LA band that […]
(Eagle News) — Personal na nagtungo si Pangulong Benigno Aquino III sa Jolo, Sulu matapos pugutan ng ulo ng bandidong Abu Sayaff Group (ASG) ang ikalawang bihag na Canadian na si Robert Hall. Nais ng pangulo na tingnan ang isinasagawang manhunt at offensive operations ng militar at pulisya laban sa ASG na may hawak pang bihag na Norwegian national na si Kjartan Sekkingstad at Pilipina na si Marites Flor. Sa press briefing, inamin ng pangulo […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Drinking very hot beverages “probably” causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN’s cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed at “normal serving temperatures”. “These results suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of oesophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible,” said Christopher Wild, director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer […]
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) enjoins the nation in commemorating the 1991 Pinatubo Eruption on its 25th anniversary this June 2016. Nine months after the catastrophic 16 July 1990 M7.8 Luzon Earthquake, Pinatubo ended about 400 years of quiescence on 2 April 1991 with a series of steam-driven eruptions from vents in its upper flanks. This was followed in quick succession by the sighting of a […]
