A season that started with so much promise for Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls ultimately ended disappointingly with a weak first-round outing against the Milwaukee Bucks. Now both sides must decide how to approach the future and deal with a pivotal offseason. LaVine is an unrestricted free agent this summer, but despite Chicago...
Read MoreBOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in small satellite solutions, primarily serving the aerospace and defense industry in the United States, today announced that its subsidiary, PredaSAR Corporation, received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under another transaction authorization for the prototype agreement. Specific terms...
Read MoreIt will likely take hundreds of man-hours to complete a state investigation into the shooting death that involved the Portage County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning in Windham Township. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations Crime Scene and Special Investigations Units are investigating the fatal shooting that apparently involved a dispute between neighbors Saturday at...
Read MoreThe Maple Leafs face a long summer of uncertainty with their roster and how much it would cost to bring back players destined for free agency. The offseason started early again for the Leafs, after losing Game 7 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena. With a sixth consecutive first-round...
Read MoreA transformative data system would be a neutral source of high-quality insights into student achievement and how to improve outcomes and professional development SACRAMENTO — The Office of Cradle-to-Career Data has signed landmark legal agreements with 15 education, human service and labor entities that enable the creation of datasets on student progress from kindergarten...
Read MoreMay 10 (Reuters) – Canada’s competition agency said on Tuesday concessions offered by Rogers Communications Inc (RCIb.TO) to acquire Shaw Communications Inc (SJRb.TO) in a $16 billion deal dollars were insufficient. The companies proposed the full divestiture of Shaw’s wireless business, Freedom Mobile, to address concerns about the deal’s anti-competitive effects in the wireless...
Read MoreUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on a senior UN agency official to resign on Saturday, shortly after The New York Times published an article detailing how the agency had awarded $61 million. dollars in loans and grants to a single British family. , according to a senior UN official. The United Nations Office...
Read MoreCHECK. A three-man technical center staffed by personnel from the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Information and Communications Technology is on standby during final testing and sealing of vote counting machines in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Friday, May 6, 2022). The machines will not be reopened until Election Day Monday...
Read MoreDOF Chief Economist and Retired Undersecretary Gil Beltran MANILA – The Philippine Tax Academy (PTA) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to elect Department of Finance (DOF) Chief Economist and Retired Undersecretary Gil Beltran as the institution’s first president . PTA Finance Secretary and Chairman of the Board Carlos Dominguez III appointed Beltran, who will...
Read MoreMANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered three online lending operators to cease lending activities without the necessary Commission approval and to stop employing abusive collection practices. In an order issued on April 26, the commission en banc ordered Golden Cash, Help Cash and Grace Cash to immediately cease and desist...
Read MoreRAMADAN FOOD PACKS. International non-governmental organization (NGO) workers distribute food parcels to needy residents for the month of Ramadan in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) starting last week. Turkish and German international NGOs regularly send food and gift packages for needy Muslims in BARMM during the month of fasting. (Photos courtesy of...
Read MoreBritish food agencies are considering changing the rate of checks on certain products imported into the region. Separate comment periods have been launched by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for England and Wales, to cover high-risk food and feed from not animal. Before the UK left the European Union,...
Read MoreUnder Secretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Media Safety Task Force (middle) (ANP photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA – Under Secretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Safety (PTFoMS), commended the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the arrest of Datu Harris Ampatuan in Cotabato City,...
Read MoreRussia’s full-scale offensive in the eastern Donbass region has begun, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on April 18. “We can now confirm that Russian troops have started the Battle of Donbass, which they have been preparing for a long time. A large part of the Russian army is now dedicated to this offensive,” he...
Read MoreThe Miami Dolphins likely won’t make any significant signings by the draft, but once the draft is over, things will change. Miami will enter the 2022 draft without a first- or second-round selection and that suits them. Chris Grier and Brandon Shore handed out mega contracts to Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead and Xavien Howard,...
Read MoreHARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday that mask mandates will be extended through May 3 on airplanes and public transportation. This comes as the journey begins to pick up speed again. Some travel agencies are overwhelmed with all the business they receive, as many who have...
Read MoreThe Chicago Transit Authority said no threats were reported to its agency following a shooting that left several dead in the Brooklyn subway on Tuesday. “No threats against the CTA have been reported,” the agency said in a statement shortly after news of the Brooklyn shooting broke. However, the Chicago Police Department did not...
Read MoreSOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Wildlife Agency is asking residents to report sightings of an invasive lizard that may pose a threat to native species. The state Department of Natural Resources is trying to locate and eradicate South American tegus from Georgia before the lizards can thrive in larger numbers. So far,...
Read MoreDouglasville Police Department Takes New Approach to Officer Recruitment The Douglasville Police Department is set to bring together local, state and national law enforcement in a large-scale recruiting event. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. – As law enforcement across the country struggles to recruit new officers, a metro Atlanta police department has decided to take a new...
Read MoreCommunications and Digital Economy Minister Isa Pantami has called on the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) to ensure data protection, privacy and confidentiality in the country. Mr. Pantami made the call during the official launch of the NDPB logo, website and core values on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that data protection should not...
Read MoreThe Maharashtra government also opposed Gautam Navlakha’s appeal Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday urged the Bombay High Court not to grant jailed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists nexus case, relief from house arrest, arguing that it would lead to hardship, including the inability to prevent him...
Read MoreA key Propertymark figure has joined renowned letting agency provider The Lettings Partnership as Commercial Director. Sarah Davies’ role at Propertymark was to develop business partnerships and create a training portfolio including seminars, conferences and training days; prior to that, she spent many years running successful fundraising projects and started a business...
Read MoreMOSCOW – The world’s first nasal coronavirus vaccine has been registered in Russia, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday. “The Russian Ministry of Health has registered the nasal spray form of the coronavirus vaccine Gam-COVID-Vac (Sputnik V) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of...
Read MoreAscensor, a digital agency based in Leeds, England, announced on Tuesday March 29 that it had acquired e-commerce company Audere Commerce. The acquisition is Ascensor’s third in the past 12 months, marking the agency’s rapid expansion. In his announcement, Ascensor Managing Director Andrew Firth said the deal was exciting and showed “an opportunity to...
Read MoreNEW YORK — Donald Trump’s luxury hotel near the White House, which attracted diplomats, lobbyists and much controversy while he was president, received government approval on Friday to hand over the keys to a fund investment firm, a final hurdle to a sale that many industry experts doubted it would ever pass. The federal...
Read MoreMADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – A Birmingham woman is now in custody following a months-long investigation, thanks to multi-agency collaboration between Madison County and Jefferson County. Owens Cross Roads Police Department said on December 4, 2021, a local resident had his car broken into, parked at a business in the area. The window was...
Read MoreAbbie Parr/Getty Images The 2022 NFL offseason is in full swing. Several big-name quarterbacks found new homes before the legal tampering period kicked off on Monday, but now dozens of notable veterans are hitting the market, free to trade with other teams. From blockbuster moves to bargain buys, below we’ve got a running track...
Read MoreAs we enter the 5th official day of the league’s new year, the Vikings have only made a handful of small moves. Interestingly, yesterday’s news report indicated that the Vikings had to make or had made their decision about Hunter. Ben Goessling tweeted it yesterday… https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/nfl-schedule/2022-important-nfl-dates/ A few things to know about Danielle Hunter’s...
Read MorePolice inspect the site of a drone crash in Zagreb, Croatia on March 11. (Darko Bandic/AP) Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine’s western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it remains unclear whether it belonged to...
Read MoreNFL free agency kicked off Monday with a busy first day of legal tampering, where big deals were made across the league. The Chicago Bears made just one move on the first day of action when they agreed to terms with defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi on a three-year, $40.5 million deal. But there are...
Read MoreWelcome to a free agent signing unlike any other for the Seattle Seahawks. Over the past decade, the Seahawks have often been a kind of afterthought team in free agency, spending most of their money re-signing their own players and waiting for the second or third phase to try to meet few needs while...
Read MoreTHE REMAINS OF THE REBEL. Troops from the Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion and personnel from the Isabela Municipal Police Station in Negros Occidental hand over the remains of CPP-NPA leader and notorious hitman Virgilio “Kumander Bedam” Tamban to his family in Leo Memorial Chapels on March 10, 2022. Tamban and his comrade Ben Jack...
Read MoreFor a minute there, it looked like Odell Beckham Jr.’s 2021 season was going to end in disarray. The veteran wide receiver started the year with the Cleveland Browns and eventually had a falling out with the organization, which included Beckham’s father publicly criticizing quarterback Baker Mayfield. This contributed to Beckham’s eventual release in...
Read MoreThe Indianapolis Colts have options on how best to approach the defensive line after a strong combination from the edge rushers. The prospects put on a show at the annual NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. While several groups were impressive, the peak unit had one of the best collective performances. They were all tall,...
Read MoreQuestions remain about who is ultimately responsible for preventing the most vulnerable Coloradans from slipping through the cracks. DENVER — State lawmakers will determine in the coming weeks the role of a soon-to-be-launched behavioral health agency and the extent to which it will reform Colorado’s tattered mental health safety net system. A bill introduced...
Read MoreWith free agency less than a month away, it’s time to check the Raiders’ cornerback position to give him a condition of Strong, Stable, Unstable, Serious, or Critical. Returning starters: Trayvon Mullen, Nate Hobbs Backups: Keisean Nixon, Amik Robertson, Kavon Frazier, Cre’Von LeBlanc Free Agents: Casey Hayward, Brandon Facyson, Desmond Trufant Prior to last...
Read MorePHILIPPINE TARSIER. One of the two rescued tarsiers crawls on a tree trunk after Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Liloy staff released them into their natural habitat on Wednesday March 2, 2022 in Barangay Delucot, Godod , Zamboanga del Norte. The tarsiers were recovered the same day by CENRO-Liloy staff who responded to...
Read MoreIt’s officially time for the 2022 NFL Combine to kick off, but that also means free agency is ramping up to teams at breakneck speed. For the Dallas Cowboys, it’s not just a matter of who they will or will not be looking to add to the roster, but, more importantly, who they will...
Read MoreThe photo of the blue road sign has been changed to read “Fuck You”, in three different ways. “Let’s help them go straight to hell,” the agency wrote on Facebook. “Ukravtodor calls on all road organizations, territorial communities and local governments to immediately start dismantling nearby road signs.” The story continues under the ad...
Read More(Photo by Anadolu) LONDON – The British government closed its airspace to all Russian planes on Friday evening. The shutdown of all Russian jets follows a similar ban by Moscow on British jets and aims to increase pressure on the Russian government following its invasion of Ukraine. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s actions are illegal...
Read MoreSeveral free agents signed contracts before the MLB lockout began in December, but Freddie Freeman was surprisingly not among the group. The five-time All-Star helped lead the Atlanta Braves to their first World Series since 1995, and the general assumption was that both sides would quickly agree to a new free agency deal. However,...
Read MoreVIENNA/ROTTERDAM/NUR-SULTAN/TBILISI – Global condemnations have poured in following Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Lugansk and Donetsk as independent states. EU members Austria, the Netherlands, Czechia and Slovakia reacted to Russia’s decision to recognize Ukraine’s breakaway regions. Austrian Prime Minister Karl Nehammer said on Twitter that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision was a...
Read MoreThose detained under the PITNDPS include foreign nationals (representational) New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has issued an all-time high of 18 orders in the last approximately three months under PITNDPS, a rarely invoked tough law that allows for the preventive detention of repeat drug offenders until at two years old. The detainees...
Read MoreBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Service members take a solemn oath never to leave a fallen comrade, and while the realities of war may delay that promise, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) guarantees that it is not never broken. “The purpose of the DPAA is to locate and recover our still missing or untraceable...
Read MoreVideo Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the agency would soon release new guidance, including on masks, for the next phase of the pandemic.CreditCredit…Al Drago for The New York Times As the Omicron wave recedes in the United States, more states relax mask policies and many Americans...
Read MoreMANILA – The Court of Tax Appeal (CTA) has dismissed the criminal case against a dental clinic owner previously convicted of failing to pay almost PHP 30 million in income tax for three years. The CTA’s Second Division amended its February 2021 ruling and granted the dismissal of the tax case against Alexander Garcia,...
Read MoreBritain believes Russia’s powerful FSB spy agency was tasked with trying to stage coups in major Ukrainian cities immediately after any Kremlin-launched invasion. The assessment is that an attack would see Russia first strike against military targets, then encircle the capital Kiev and possibly other major cities, with FSB saboteurs then trying to install...
Read MoreMORE DEATHS AMONG UNVAXXED. The Baguio city government said most Covid-19 deaths from August 2021 to January 2022 were among unvaccinated people. Aileen Refuerzo, city information officer, said Friday (February 11, 2022) that 299 of 397 deaths, 54 of 79 severe cases, and 180 of 329 moderate cases were unvaccinated patients, not eligible for...
Read MoreBSP Governor Benjamin Diokno MANILA – A cross-sector, cross-agency supervisory college for financial conglomerates is set to start its pilot phase in the second quarter of 2022, with regulators seeking closer collaboration and bringing supervisory practices more in line with international standards. In a virtual briefing on Thursday, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor...
Read MoreHow does Micah Parsons fit into the Dallas Cowboys 2022 plans? Is he a linebacker? Is he a defensive end? Do they continue to use it as a versatile two-position chess piece? How they determine how best to use the 2021 Rookie of the Year could go a long way in determining how they...
Read MoreJakara Anthony from Australia (Xinhua Photo/Yang Shiyao) BEIJING – Jakara Anthony won the women’s freestyle skiing moguls event at Genting Snow Park in Chongli, Zhangjiakou on Sunday, becoming the first Australian to win an Olympic gold medal in moguls. It was also Australia’s first gold medal at Beijing 2022, and the Russian Olympic Committee...
Read MorePREPERATION. A worker on a boom lift repairs the new reception arch in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, along the Gilbert Bridge, in this undated photo. Laoag is preparing for the Pamulawen Festival on Thursday (February 10, 2022), a non-working public holiday in the city. (ANP photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) THE CITY OF LAOAG...
Read MoreThe European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has updated the weekly maps in support of a coordinated approach to EU travel measures, based on the European Commission’s new recommendation, taking into account vaccination rates in each region. So far, the maps have been updated taking into account the 14-day COVID-19 notification rate...
Read MoreFood Standards Agency inspectors are to check school meals in England to make sure they meet national standards, as part of the government’s plans to tackle obesity in its forthcoming upgrade white paper Wednesday. The white paper is also expected to include a new push to teach students about healthy eating and food preparation,...
Read MoreFIGHT THE VIRUS. Quezon City’s vaccination program continues at Cubao Health Center in Barangay Kaunlaran Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. As of Jan. 31, the city has fully vaccinated 2,159,976 adults and minors ages 12-17. (ANP photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA – The Quezon City government has expanded its vaccination sites to 140...
Read MoreThis summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times a week here. In a new ruling, the Federal Labor Relations Authority seeks for the second time to end the collective bargaining powers of the National Association of Immigration Judges. The federal agency argues...
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – U.S. utility industry lobby groups have asked the Supreme Court to preserve the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases, arguing that failure to do so could open the door to lawsuits against electricity and water providers and increase costs for consumers. Next month, the Supreme Court will...
Read MoreFormer Foreign Secretary Roberto R. Romulo (Photo courtesy of the New Zealand Herald) MANILA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) sent its condolences on Wednesday to the family of former Foreign Secretary Roberto R. Romulo, who died on January 23. In its tribute, the FDFA remembers Romulo as a visionary and accomplished diplomat...
Read MoreA man dabs his nose during a COVID-19 test at the Martin Luther King Jr. Medical Campus on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — As COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Oklahoma, health officials say demand for testing is starting to drop. The Oklahoma City-County...
Read MoreAnd then there was one – Amir. Nia Coffey and her younger brother, Amir Coffey, playing for the Sparks and Clippers respectively, will not include Nia this summer. Following Coffey’s breakout season in his first year with the Sparks last season, a source says the versatile forward will be leaving after agreeing a six-figure,...
Read MoreINNOVATIVE. Municipal Mayor of San Remigio, Margarito Mission, Jr. (left) and Ancient Board Member Fernando Corvera, Sr. (right) honor the dedication of the road funded by the Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Project (LGSF-SBDP) on December 15, 2021. Ancient Provincial Engineer Inocencio Dajao said on Friday (January 21, 2022) that the local...
Read MoreHealthcare workers are pictured at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 6, 2022. (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo) BRASILIA – COVID-19 infections continue to accelerate in the Americas, reaching new peaks, with 7.2 million new cases and more than 15,000 COVID-related deaths last week, the Pan American Organization announced on Wednesday....
Read MorePittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Ju Ju Smith Schuster will enter free agency this offseason, but “hopes” to return to black and gold next season. Smith-Schuster released a statement on social media expressing her wishes for the future. “I’ve said it before and I have the same position: I would like to be Pittsburgh for...
Read MoreUS software giant Microsoft first detected the malware on Thursday. (Representative) Microsoft Corp said in a blog post on Saturday that it has observed destructive malware in systems belonging to several Ukrainian government agencies and organizations that work closely with the Ukrainian government. Victims of the malware include Ukrainian government agencies that provide critical...
Read MoreMANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Safety (PTFoMS) has welcomed the decision of the Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), General Dionardo Carlos, to designate Colonel Roderick Augustus Alba as Focal Point for Protection and Security of all journalists and media workers during the national campaign. elections. Alba, the head of...
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Americans visited the IRS website for the status of their tax refunds more than 630 million times in 2021, a staggering number that reflects deep frustration with the speed and efficiency from the tax collection agency, according to a new surveillance report. The figure was released on Wednesday as part of a...
Read MoreThe new rules come after updated CDC guidelines that shortened the period of isolation for people without symptoms. AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released updated COVID-19 quarantine guidelines for school staff on Friday as an increase in the omicron variant causes staffing issues for many local schools. According to TEA protocols,...
Read MoreAMRITSAR: After much embarrassment due to a high number of suspicious positive Covid-19 test results, health authorities replaced the Sri Guru Ram Das International Airport testing agency on Saturday. Airport manager VK Seth informed that 25 of 192 international passengers tested positive for Covid 19 upon arrival at the airport from Birmingham. A total...
Read MoreNEW PCCI OFFICERS. Newly sworn-in officials from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry pay a courtesy virtual visit to Commerce Secretary Ramon Lopez (right) Thursday, January 6, 2022. PCCI President George Barcelon (left) was assured by Lopez (right) that there would be no more hard blocks. (Photo courtesy of PCCI) MANILA – There...
Read MoreVAX FOR MINORS. In this undated photo, minors line up at Laoag City General Hospital to receive their second dose of Pfizer vaccine. All eligible residents are also encouraged to sign up for their booster shots and to wait for their schedules. (Photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) CITY OF LAOAG – The municipal government...
Read MorePresidential advisor for the response to the Covid-19 Vivencio Dizon (File photo) MANILA – The Philippine government believes that stepping up its 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination program will help the country deal with the new wave with the presence of the Omicron variant, the presidential adviser for the response said on Monday. Covid-19,...
Read MoreMember of the popular South Korean boy band, Jae Park of DAY6 has decided to separate from the group as well as his agency JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in 2015 under the agency, which is among the top three entertainment companies in South Korea, and made a name for itself as one of...
Read MoreMore than 71,000 died from the coronavirus in Russia in November. AFP MOSCOW: Russia’s national statistics agency Rosstat said on Thursday that more than 71,000 people had died from the coronavirus in the country in November, setting a new death record since the start of the pandemic. A total of 87,527 people with Covid...
Read MoreDr Mohammed Al-Qussi and Mr Volodymyr Tavatai signing the MoU The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ukrainian Space Agency. The parties signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Outer Space and the Peaceful Use of Outer Space for Various Purposes. The main objective is to activate...
Read MoreCHRISTMAS MOURNING. The wake of the cape. Joebert Diasanta (inset) is being held in the precincts of the Silay City police station in Negros Occidental. The 36-year-old policeman died in a fire at his parents’ house in the nearby town of Talisay on Saturday morning (December 25, 2021). (Photo courtesy of the Silay-PCR City...
Read MoreOGDEN, Utah – A fire that broke out on Friday night in a vacant two-story building drew a major reaction from local fire crews. According to a statement released Friday evening by Ogden Deputy Fire Chief Mike Slater, fire crews were dispatched to the 17th Street and Gibson Avenue area at around 8:30 p.m....
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Read MoreFAMILY EFFORT. A father-son tandem repairs their home in Pikit, northern Cotabato, after floodwaters began to recede on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, days after Typhoon Odette hit devastating northern Mindanao cities and provinces in its path. At least 19,000 people were affected by flooding caused by heavy rains in the province due to the...
Read MoreIN a few more days we are pulling the curtain back for 2021. Coming from a year that gave us the covid-19 pandemic epidemic and put almost everyone on a downward spiral, we started 2021 still with a ounce of pessimism. As much as we wanted to deal with it in a more positive...
Read MoreA new liquor superstore will soon open in one of the most deprived areas of the central NSW coast, despite authorities admitting it could exacerbate existing alcohol problems in the community. Key points: Large liquor store approved despite overwhelming opposition The Independent Alcohol and Gaming Authority says strict conditions have been imposed Leading National...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, December 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – DRESSX and Kollectiff team up to create limited edition Metahelmets as part of The MTA (Metaverse Travel Agency). DRESSX provides a unique utility for Metahelmets owners to wear the items via augmented reality (AR). The link to the first Metahelmet on DRESSX can be found here:...
Read MoreThe government’s controversial counterinsurgency group will receive a budget of 17.1 billion pesos next year, with the Senate and House of Representatives compromising on Wednesday to cut its original 28 billion peso proposal by 60%. But the 2022 budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflicts (NTF-Elcac) is only slightly...
Read MoreSenator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (File photo) MANILA – Exactly two weeks after announcing his withdrawal from the presidential race, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go officially withdrew his candidacy from the Election Commission (Comelec) office in Manila on Tuesday morning. Without fanfare, Go personally submitted his declaration of withdrawal to the electoral body’s legal...
Read MoreThe National Housing Bank (NHB) is looking for an agency to collect data on unsold properties – both under construction and ready to move into – in 50 cities from builders and developers to calculate its key price index. NHB RESIDEX, India’s first official housing price index (IPH), was launched in July 2007 to...
Read MoreThe Republic of Senegal joins the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) (www.ATI-aca.org) as the 20th Member State on the occasion of its 20th anniversary #; Senegal joined with a subscribed capital contribution of 15 million euros, following financial support from the European Investment Bank (EIB); With the addition of Senegal’s contribution, ATI’s total equity...
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Michael Bolton, the Capitol Inspector General of Police, told Congress on Tuesday that the agency had not done enough to improve its operations following the Jan.6 attack on the Capitol. Bolton made the comments during testimony before a Senate Rules Committee that heard about efforts by the Capitol Police to revamp their...
Read MoreRichmond advertising firm is third agency to win twice in a row Posted December 5, 2021 through Kate andrews Kristen Cavallo, CEO of the Martin agency Richmond-based advertising firm The Martin Agency was named US Agency of the Year by Adweek for the second time in a row, the publication said Sunday night. This...
Read MoreMANILA – Unless prohibited by law, the right to vote does not distinguish who is vaccinated or not. The Commissioner of the Electoral Commission (Comelec), Rowena Guanzon, thus urged even unvaccinated voters to exercise their rights during the national and local elections of May 9, 2022. “Vote even if you are not vaccinated @COMELEC,â€...
Read MoreJustin Verlander returns to the Astros … or is he? In November, everyone – including Verlander’s full brother, Fox Sports personality Ben Verlander – said the legendary pitcher is returning to Houston. The contract was reportedly a two-year, $ 50 million deal, with an opt-out option. Justin Verlander accepted a new contract with the...
Read More(File photo) MANILA РWearing face shields over face masks is voluntary but may be required by business establishments and employers, Malaca̱ang said Wednesday. Acting Presidential Spokesman Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the remark after President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he recognized that face shields will provide an extra layer of protection against...
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