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Discover flexible furniture and why this is the ‘future’ of interior design If there’s one thing the pandemic home quarantine has made people realize, it’s the importance of a living space that can accommodate any and every activity, such as eating, sleeping, relaxing, exercising, and working. This versatility in both new and existing living spaces “that can adapt to change” is the future of interior design, at least according to interior designer Chat Fores. ...
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Bacolod, Negros Occidental nagtala ng 24 bagong kaso ng COVID-19 Lumalabas sa record ng DOH-6 na may 25 na barangay sa Western Visayas ang may clustering of cases, kasama na ang Bacolod.
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Thinking of a quarantine renovation? Tropical-bohemian look may be the design you’re looking for The news these days is bleak. The lockdown may stretch until the end of the year, or until a vaccine is approved. Face masks or face shields can keep us safe, but nothing is safer than being cooped up in one’s own home, away from risks and shielded from the virus. As you’ve been cocooned at home for a long time now, it is possible you are now fed up with its design. ...
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Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage, injuries BEIRUT: A massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Lebanese Red Cross official Georges Kettaneh said there were dead and wounded, but did not have an exact figure, just saying there were hundreds […]
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Will a jeepney phase-out lead to decarbonization in the Philippines? Transition should not cause the sacrifice of their means of livelihood where they and their families have depended on for decades. It is only just for the government to reward their decades of service to the Filipino people with a sustainable, green and pro-poor solution.
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Beirut blasts may have been caused by seized explosives stored at port The two massive explosions that hit Beirut on Tuesday may have been caused by explosive materials confiscated years ago and stored at the city's port, General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said.
W02:47 Manila Times L
Services of CRS outlets suspended amid MECQ The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday announced that the frontline services of civil registration system (CRS) outlets in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) would be suspended for two weeks. In an advisory, the statistics agency said such services “shall be closed [to] the processing of requests for copy issuance of civil registry […]
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Cavitex operator eyes full electronic transactions by Nov The Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) is set to fully enable electronic transactions before the year ends, its operator said on Tuesday. In a statement, Cavitex Infrastructure Corp. (CIC) said all modular extension booths along the expressway would stop accepting cash beginning on August 15, as it targets to convert all cash toll booths into fully electronic […]
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Legislators: License to explore Malampaya must be extended Several legislators on Tuesday pushed to extend the license to explore the Malampaya natural gas field in offshore Palawan province to address the country’s looming energy crisis amid increasing demand and thinning resources. In the Kapihan ng Samahang Plaridel’s virtual briefing, Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus noted Malampaya’s “vital role […]
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BSP joins greening network The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesday announced its membership to the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), which is part of its initiatives to promote the sustainability agenda in the financial system. In a statement, the BSP said the NGFS was a network of central banks and supervisors organized to enhance the […]
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Unstable ATM services hit BPI; clients angry Listed Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) on Tuesday told its clients that there would be intermittent services at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs). In an advisory, the Ayala-led lender said clients might experience such services when accessing some of the ATMs, cash-accept machines, other banks’ ATMs and point-of-sale machines. “Our technical teams […]
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DoF: Marked fuel items exceed P91B The value of marked petroleum products under the government’s fuel-marking program amounted to over P91 billion as of end-July, according to the Department of Finance (DoF). Data released by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd on Monday showed that the actual P91.65-billion figure is equivalent to 10.66 billion liters of marked fuel products. Participating companies were […]
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Shares rise from MECQ slump on bargain hunting The stock market on Tuesday advanced from Monday’s lockdown-prompted retreat to join its regional counterparts. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) climbed by 1.04 percent or 59.58 points to close at 5,775.50, while the wider All Shares inched up by 0.84 percent or 28.51 points to finish at 3,426.97. After being oversold on news […]
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PH recovery to be hockey stick-like Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno still believes the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic would be shaped like a hockey stick despite the reimposition of a stricter lockdown on Metro Manila and nearby provinces. In a text message to The Manila Times on Monday night, Diokno said the switch from general […]
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NO EASY PASS A bike rider gets lectured by a police officer manning a checkpoint near the Marikina City and Cainta border on Aug. 4, 2020 as the modified enhanced community quarantine took effect. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
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SYMPATHY PROTEST Health workers at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital stage a silent protest on Aug. 4, 2020 to express their deep concern for their fellow health workers and mothers and infants in the hospital, who also face the risk of contracting the coronavirus disease.PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
W02:47 Inquirer L
PH should make own medical supplies as Chinese goods are defective – group MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippines should start producing its own health supplies --- such as face masks and personal protective equipment, and even a COVID-19 vaccine --- instead of relying on China, whose products are "defective," the Pinoy Aksyon for Governance and Environment said in a statement issued on Tuesday."Pinoy Aksyon is worried about China-developed vaccine amid the proliferation of defective face masks and PPEs in the Philippine market," the watchdog group said. ...
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Negros Oriental towns rocked by magnitude 3.7 quake MANILA, Philippines --- A magnitude 3.7 earthquake rocked several Negros Oriental towns on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).According to Phivolcs', the epicenter of the quake was at 10 kilometers southwest of Valencia in Negros Oriental, with a shallow depth of 6 km.Intensity 4 was felt in Valencia while Intensity 3 was recorded in Dumaguete and Intensity 2 in Sibulan.Instrumental intensities were also felt in Sibulan, Phivolcs said. ...
W02:47 Inquirer L
Fussy starlet is richer than you think Lackluster Girl (LG) doesn't have the best reputation among people who work behind the scenes.The actress can be overly fussy over the slightest inconveniences. Her snootiness, they say, seem unfounded. After all, the attention she gets from preening on social media has yet to translate into actual TV or movie success.As it turned out, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.One time, LG arrived in a shoot with her mom in tow. ...
W02:47 Inquirer L
Controversy over 2 sets of health and safety protocols for film, TV and AV productions heats up (Conclusion) (Conclusion)The team that created the Inter-Guild Alliance (IGA) protocols decried the lack of transparency of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in coming out with its own set of health and safety guidelines and its failure to consult the affected sectors.Released earlier on May 19, the IGA protocols, or ProGuide, is a 38-page document detailing the health and safety protocols recommended for film, television and audiovisual productions while Covid-19 remains a threat. ...
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Son Ye-jin’s advice to help PH fans achieve their career goals With Hyun Bin having endorsed the Smart Signature brand two months ago, could Son Ye-jin, his leading lady in "Crash Landing on You" (CLOY), be far behind?Ye-jin was launched as Smart's latest endorser on Monday and unsurprisingly, the gorgeous 38-year-old actress behind such smash K-dramas as CLOY, "Something in the Rain" and "The Negotiation" (her other starrer with Hyun Bin), didn't disappoint. ...
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Huge explosions rock Beirut with widespread damage, injuries Updated @ 12:52 a.m., Aug. 5, 2020BEIRUT --- Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.An Associated Press photographer near the port saw people lying injured on the ground, and hospitals called for blood donations, but exact casualties were not immediately known. ...
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Senators scold PhilHealth chief for not flagging ‘unbelievable overpricing’ MANILA, Philippines --- Senators on Tuesday admonished Ricardo Morales, president and CEO of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), for not immediately sounding the alarm over what they believed were "serious, unbelievable overpricing" in the agency's procurement and his supposed failure to rid it of corruption.PhilHealth's proposed procurement of 15 units of CISCO catalyst switches for P4. ...
W02:47 GMA News L
US announces clinical trial of antibody treatment for COVID-19 The medicine is an antibody against the new coronavirus called LY-CoV555, which was identified in the blood sample of a recovered patient by Canada's Abcellera Biologics.

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