Good intentions on climate action need to be backed by results in negotiations and short-term actions, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Monday. At the start of the second week of negotiations at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the WWF expressed optimism for an agreement on key issues, following a week of serious progress in negotiations and critical announcements. The organization declared that political leadership is the essential ingredient to ensure COP delivers on demands. Commenting on the summit’s week one results, WWF
Direct flights between Manila and Camiguin province will be launched on November 15, low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) announced Tuesday. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) confirmed to the Philippine News Agency that currently, there is no direct flight on the said route. CEB spokesperson Carmina Romero said CEB will only have one roundtrip flight between Manila and Camiguin every Monday and Friday. One roundtrip flight between Camiguin and Cebu was also offered every Tuesday and Saturday, Romero added. The carrier announced it has relaunched its service to/from Camiguin via Cebu beginning November 9. It claimed that it is the
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) forecasts sustained growth of the domestic economy in the last quarter of 2021 on strong adoption of technology both in production and other economic activities. In a report on Tuesday, the bank said the domestic economy expanded by 7.1 percent in the third quarter despite the lockdowns last August and September. “Adjustments from both consumers and businesses have mitigated the economic impact of the pandemic. The increasing adoption of technology in production and other economic activities has contributed to the recovery,” it said. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter
A four-story Metrology in Chemistry (MiC) laboratory was launched on Tuesday at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Compound in Bicutan, Taguig City. It is equipped with machines, devices, and advanced instruments for reference materials production for local food manufacturers and water processors. “We want to ensure that MiC’s technological features have room to infrastructurally expand as it aims for increasingly accurate and reliable chemical measurements by laboratories in the Philippines,” DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said during the launch. Having this laboratory is part of the DOST’s commitment to assist local industry sectors in ensuring that the
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is optimistic that the new Siargao Island Sports Tourism Complex (SISTC) will greatly boost the island’s tourism sector and economic recovery. Go joined President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and other key officials during the inauguration of SISTC and other big-ticket projects on Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Nov. 7. “Masaya ako sa pagbubukas ng Siargao Sports and Tourism Complex dahil ito po ay isa sa maraming proyekto ng Duterte Administration na makakatulong sa ating ekonomiya at pag-unlad ng bansa (I’m happy with the opening of Siargao [Island] Sports and Tourism Complex because this is one of
Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Tuesday afternoon withdrew her re-election bid and named her brother, Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, as her substitute. In a Facebook post, the presidential daughter said her brother, who has also officially backed out of the vice mayoral race, will now be substituted by lawyer Melchor Quitain Jr. “This is all for now. Thank you very much,” Sara added. Around 13 minutes after her announcement on her Facebook account, more than 11,000 netizens commented and 30,000 have already shared the post. The netizens expressed excitement and happiness about the presidential daughter’s decision. Like his sister,
