Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation's first referendum in a generation. Referendum will be held Oct. 14, prime minister announced Wednesday Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called …
Read More »mark
Climate change turbo-charged Idalia’s intensity. The rest of hurricane season may be just as rough
It took just over 24 hours for Idalia to strengthen from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 4, before it finally lost some steam as it ran into the Florida Panhandle. The rapid intensification of hurricanes, which is being fuelled by warming oceans, is becoming a major concern. Idalia …
Read More »More rice depots padlocked
Customs agents and lawmakers led by Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday raided four warehouses in Bulacan province that yielded P519 million worth of rice grains and “palay.” The raid, the second in one week, was part of government efforts to crack down on smuggling and hoarding of the staple grain. …
Read More »‘Goring‘ exits PH; agriculture, infra damages reach P230m
Super typhoon “Goring” continued to maintain strength while approaching the northwestern boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Thursday afternoon, leaving behind at least P230.27 million in infrastructure and agriculture damage. Tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 remained raised over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, northern portion of Apayao …
Read More »‘Pacquiao wants to fight in Paris Olympics‘
Manny Pacquiao has won all the titles there are. But only one accolade is missing in his trophy cabinet – an Olympic medal. The boxing icon Pacquiao wants to extend his legendary boxing career with a shot at an Olympic medal in Paris next year. Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. …
Read More »Suncor’s revised focus on oil production proof of need for emissions cap: Guilbeault
Recent statements by the CEO of a major oilsands company further the case for federal regulations to cap greenhouse-gas emissions in the oil and gas sector, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said. Federal minister called comments by oilsands company boss Rich Kruger 'disappointing' Recent statements by the CEO of a major …
Read More »Unifor picks Ford for pattern negotiations in 2023 auto talks
Unifor has chosen Ford as the strike target to set the pattern for bargaining with the other two Detroit Three automakers, the union's president said during a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday. Pensions, wage improvements, investments, supports for EV transition main priorities Unifor has chosen the Ford Motor Company …
Read More »Marcos orders more warehouse raids vs suspected rice hoarders
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to do more warehouse raids to address hoarding and illegal importation of rice in the country, Malacañang said Tuesday. SHUTTERED FOR NOW Bureau of Customs personnel temporarily close the Great Harvest Rice Mill during an inspection led by House …
Read More »PH Coast Guard sets oil spill response as fishing vessel with 70K liters of diesel sinks off Batangas
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is preparing for yet another oil spill response following the sinking of a fishing vessel carrying around 70,000 liters of diesel off Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday. PCG District Southern Tagalog Commander Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla said on Tuesday in an interview that they received a phone …
Read More »‘A protected right’: Sask. teacher, non-binary child speak out over pronoun and name changes
A Saskatchewan family — comprised of a teacher and her 10-year-old non-binary child — express their opposition to Saskatchewan's new education policies requiring parental consent for their children to change their name in pronouns inside schools. Sask. teacher says she communicates with parents unless it violates rights of students Kiké …
Read More »