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MANILA, Philippines — There's a childlike quality to Reen Barrera's art, and their playful colors make them pleasing to the eye. One characteristic that stands out in some of his works are the side eyes, and Reen explained that this noticeable expression can encapsulate what his art is trying to …

MANILA, Philippines — After flaunting her slimmer figure in Bohol last week, 57-year-old Sharon Cuneta continued reaping praises for her slender body at her launch last Friday as new endorser of Filipino insurance company InLife together with her youngest daughter Miel Pangilinan. In an Instagram post showing her in a …

The 20,000 tonnes of glass Ricova collects in Montreal ends up in landfills or is ground into powder and used as landfill cover as a replacement for sand. Most glass recycled in Quebec is ground into powder instead of re-blown Nearly half of Montreal's 19 boroughs aren't recycling glass, despite …

City of Winnipeg giving protesters until noon on Monday to remove blockade City of Winnipeg giving protesters until noon on Monday to remove blockade Protesters blocking the entrance to Brady Road landfill have agreed to end their blockade after the city issued an order for them to vacate by Monday. …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will seek talks with Southeast Asian nations next week to push back on China, a top aide said Friday. Blinken will travel to Jakarta for talks with foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), flying straight from Lithuania where …

Walls along Quinpool Road are now home to many of Halifax's latest works of public art as 19 new murals were unveiled on Saturday. 'The energy is positive. The other artists are friendly. It's always a pleasure,' artist says Quinpool Road in Halifax welcomed 19 new murals on Saturday with …

DENR to NCR chiefs, subdivisions: Collect rainwater, reuse wastewater DRYING UP. A farmer looks at the withered corn plants at his farm in Malagasang, Imus, Cavite on Sunday as excessive heat hit the area. The weather bureau has warned the public that El Niño has shown signs of strengthening in …

FOREIGN PRESENCE. The Japan Coast Guard vessel Akitsushima (left), leads the US Coast Guard cutter Stratton and Philippine Coast Guard vessels BRP Gabriela Silang and BRP Melchora Aquino in a trilateral exercise in the West Philippine Sea on July 5. Meanwhile, the Italian Navy vessel Francesco Morosini (right) is docked …

SILENT VISITORS. In these photos provided by the office of Senator Imee Marcos, C-17 Globemasters of the US Air Force are parked at the tarmac in Manila before heading to Palawan, as evidenced by tracking data posted by the website FlightRadar24. Marcos has questioned the reason behind the landings in …

THE Italian Navy ship Francesco Morosini arrived in Manila on Saturday, signaling the start of a more robust military cooperation between Italy and, according to its Ambassador to the Philippines Marco Clemente, to send a “clear signal that this region is important to us and we want to play a …