Day: July 25, 2024

CEBU CITY: Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has instructed city engineers to speed up the completion of a medium-rise building (MRB) intended for poor families displaced by fire, demolitions, and enforcement of easement along riverbanks. Garcia said Thursday that he ordered the re-bidding process to fast-track the completion of the second MRB that the contractor left unfinished two years ago. He expressed disappointment over the unfinished project that caused a significant housing shortage, noting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s wish to address the country’s housing backlog during his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA). Garcia inspected MRB-2 in the

ROME: Italy’s tennis world number one Jannik Sinner said Wednesday that he would not play in the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” the 22-year-old Australian Open champion said on X. “After a good week of training on clay, I started to feel unwell,” he informed his followers. “I spent a couple of days resting and during an examination, the doctor diagnosed tonsillitis and strongly advised me against playing,” he added. Sinner said he was disappointed by the recent development since

ROME: Italy’s tennis world number one Jannik Sinner said Wednesday that he would not play in the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” the 22-year-old Australian Open champion said on X. “After a good week of training on clay, I started to feel unwell,” he informed his followers. “I spent a couple of days resting and during an examination, the doctor diagnosed tonsillitis and strongly advised me against playing,” he added. Sinner said he was disappointed by the recent development since

ROME: The national statistics agency Istat said Wednesday that Italy’s population would continue to shrink in the coming decades, with the number of residents set to be down by about 4 million in 2050. Istat projected that the country’s resident population will decrease from about 59 million in 2023 to 58.6 million in 2030, 54.8 million in 2050, and 46.1 million in 2080. It said about half of the Italian population would not be of working age in 2050. The ratio of individuals aged 15 to 64 with respect to those not of working age (under 14 and more than

ROME: The national statistics agency Istat said Wednesday that Italy’s population would continue to shrink in the coming decades, with the number of residents set to be down by about 4 million in 2050. Istat projected that the country’s resident population will decrease from about 59 million in 2023 to 58.6 million in 2030, 54.8 million in 2050, and 46.1 million in 2080. It said about half of the Italian population would not be of working age in 2050. The ratio of individuals aged 15 to 64 with respect to those not of working age (under 14 and more than