China battles flood Surge: Rescues continue, downstream on alert
ADVERTISEMENTThe government of Tianjin, a port east of Beijing, said 35,000 people were evacuated from near the swollen Yongding River. Some areas reported as much as 90 millimeters (3 1/2 inches) of rainfall per hour. Some 13 rivers exceeded warning levels in the Haihe Basin, which includes Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, Xinhua said, citing the Ministry of Water Resources. About 42,000 people were evacuated from areas of Shanxi province to Hebei’s west, it reported, citing emergency officials. Meanwhile, in the eastern Shandong province, authorities also warned of flooding risks as water levels on the Zhangwei River continued to rise.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 04, 2023 21:43 UTC
PH security behind EDCA locations, says Teodoro
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. "For me, my concern is the Philippine national interest and national security and we will have to put bases, not necessarily EDCA, throughout our archipelago," he added. Last April, the Philippine government announced the locations of the four additional EDCA sites considered as "suitable and mutually beneficial" for both the Philippines and the United States. Teodoro said the Philippine government is "pursuing an archipelagic doctrine with baselines" and part of it is establishing additional EDCA sites. "The paranoia of other people may be rightly so, [and] is taken into consideration but national security is paramount," he added.
Source:Manila Times
August 04, 2023 20:48 UTC
Van driver flees after colliding with a motorcycle, injuring two
Two people on a bike were injured after being struck by a seven-seater van on Friday afternoon. The motorcycle lost control and fell over, leading both the father and daughter to fall onto the road and suffer injuries. After the accident, the van did not stop and instead drove off from the scene of the accident. The driver and passenger suffered injuries to their arms and legs and were both taken to the hospital for medical attention. Police are currently investigating to determine the identity of the van owner and are hunting for the driver.
Source:The Standard
August 04, 2023 14:48 UTC
WATCH: Edo Kiriko – Japanese style cut glass
Edo Kiriko is a cut glass craft dating back about 200 years, to the period when Tokyo was called Edo. These glass artworks are decorated with gorgeous patterns, of which there are over a dozen types, each having its own traditional meaning. Each piece is hand crafted in a highly skilled process. Currently, there are about 100 active Edo Kiriko artisans, ranging from youngsters to veterans, many of whom have become known for fresh and individual designs that are helping to maintain the appeal of this craft. VIDEO BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN
Source:Manila Times
August 04, 2023 14:46 UTC
Elderly woman injured after tumbling down escalator
An elderly woman was taken to the hospital after tripping and falling from an escalator in a Tuen Mun mall on Friday afternoon. Around 2 pm today, an elderly woman lost her footing while on the escalator and fell inside Leung King Plaza located in Tuen Mun. Witnesses who saw the incident immediately contacted the police for assistance. Paramedics arrived and took the elderly woman to Tuen Mun Hospital for medical attention. According to a photo online, the mall security guard was seen at the site, understanding the situation, while the elderly woman was seen lying on the ground next to a middle-aged woman, with multiple paramedics bracing her head.
Source:The Standard
August 04, 2023 10:06 UTC
Options
Zubiri denies that he and the rest of the super majority watered it down by making it just one of several options open to the executive. Now the Department of Foreign Affairs, which was consulted on the drafting of the Senate resolution along with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, has said it will “carefully assess and calibrate” the options presented. For Senator Risa, it was good enough that her proposal was approved at all as one of several options. On The Chiefs, Ambassador Yu reiterated her government’s support for the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. “We never actually looked at this as a simple Philippines versus China issue,” Ambassador Yu told The Chiefs.
Source:Philippine Star
August 03, 2023 22:03 UTC
3 major dams release excess water
(UPDATE) THREE major dams in Luzon, including the Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan, have been releasing excess water as continuous rain raised their water level to almost full. One gate of the Ipo Dam was opened at 0.15 meters (m) to release excess water, Caringal said. 43, just -0.26m water below the normal high water level (NHWL). "We have to open their gates and release water before they reach their NHWL," Caringal said. In its latest monitoring, Pagasa said La Mesa's reservoir water level (RWL) is at 79.58 m or 0.18 m lower than its 80.15 m NHWL.
Source:Manila Times
August 03, 2023 19:59 UTC
DOH cautions vs marketing Philippines as hub for heated tobacco products
DOH cautions vs marketing Philippines as hub for heated tobacco productsThis photo illustration shows a customer smoking at a vape store in Manila on November 20, 2019MANILA, Philippines — Marketing the Philippines as a manufacturing hub for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) may exacerbate the tobacco epidemic in the country, the Department of Health cautioned Thursday. The Philippine News Agency reported the Department of Trade and Industry urged HTP manufacturers to make the Philippines the next destination for their factories as local demand for heated tobacco devices increases. Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act lapsed into law in July 2022. The measure mandates the DTI to regulate vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products. Only duly-registered vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products with the applicable graphic health warnings are allowed to be sold, advertised or distributed.
Source:Philippine Star
August 03, 2023 19:05 UTC
China hints leaders started annual seaside vacation in flood-hit province
Beidaihe has traditionally provided a relaxed setting for retired Chinese Communist Party leaders to interact and raise concerns with the current leadership. China does not announce when leaders go on holiday but typically indicates the start of their vacation with an announcement about meeting experts. At least 100,000 people in the province where Beidaihe is located have been evacuated, but the resort itself has not been affected. Since the founding of the people's republic, current and retired party and government leaders have gathered for summer vacations at Beidaihe, 3-1/2 hours east of Beijing by car. Top leaders have traditionally held official meetings at the resort to discuss important matters such choosing the next leadership, often in consultation with retired party elders.
Source:The Standard
August 03, 2023 18:26 UTC
Customs intercepted smuggler who taped 40 beauty injections to her legs
Customs recently busted a smuggling operation at West Kowloon Station where a woman attempted to take 40 beauty injections into the mainland by taping them to her legs. According to local reports on Wednesday, Customs officers noticed something suspicious when carrying out a routine inspection of the woman's luggage. Officers also noticed that the woman was nervous therefore conducted a search of her person before discovering 40 Ellanse injections strapped to her legs and hidden under her long skirt. A Customs spokesman reminded the public that under Chinese laws, anyone who transports, delivers, carries, or posts restricted and prohibited articles or taxable goods and bypasses customs inspection commits a smuggling act. "Ellanse" is a beauty injection which the main ingredients include hyaluronic acid and collagen.
Source:The Standard
August 03, 2023 16:20 UTC
214 corporate officers sued for P6.1B tax liability
(UPDATE) THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed 127 tax evasion cases against 214 corporate officers amounting to P6.1 billion with the Department of Justice on Thursday. "Corporations and their officers should follow all regulations of the BIR," Lumagui said. BY THE CARTLOAD Personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue unload copies of the complaints filed against alleged tax evaders on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN BY THE CARTLOAD Personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue unload copies of the complaints filed against alleged tax evaders on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. This is the second nationwide filing of the bureau under its Run After Tax Evaders program.
Source:Manila Times
August 03, 2023 15:11 UTC
WATCH: Gundam – 18m mobile robot
The world's largest movable humanoid robot is now on show in Yokohama. Standing 18m high, it's a full-scale reproduction of the giant robot made famous by the popular "Mobile Suit Gundam" animated TV series. Three engineers who also are Gundam fans took on the unprecedented challenge of creating a real-life robot that would move dynamically just like the original animation. The development of this giant humanoid took six years of trial and error, but now at last, the result of their project is ready to roll. VIDEO BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN
Source:Manila Times
August 03, 2023 08:12 UTC
Internationalization at home
There are legitimate reasons for these faculty members to have limited outside experience, such as the need for personal presence in their families or budget constraints. Also, external faculty members seeking to raise their professional niche may not be attracted to a university's research level. Given the constraints faced by universities for internationalization in terms of academic mobility of a university's faculty members, a university may link with these nonprofit organizations for funding of projects within the focus areas of these organizations. These organizations would likewise fund foreign experts to work with university counterparts — some type of internationalization in-shore. She is an Internationalization Office consultant and professorial lecturer at Liceo de Cagayan University.
Source:Manila Times
August 03, 2023 04:05 UTC
21 dead as Beijing gets heaviest rainfall in 140 years causing severe flooding
ZHUOZHOU, Hebei — China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days after being deluged with heavy rains from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri. The city recorded 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENTBeijing and the surrounding province of Hebei have been hit by severe flooding because of the record rainfall, with waters rising to dangerous levels. Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city in Hebei province that borders Beijing’s southwest. Nearly 850,000 people have been relocated, local authorities in Hebei province said.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 02, 2023 22:56 UTC
Rx for strays, danglers, and squinters
WHEN writing, our first line of defense against misplaced modifiers or strays is to always place single-word modifiers beside or nearest to the words they modify. The trickiest misplaced modifiers are the danglers, which usually occur in participial phrases, infinitive phrases, and elliptical adverb clauses. The strategies for avoiding dangling modifiers should be very clear by now:(1) Make the subject of the main clause the logical doer of the action. (3) Combine the dangling phrase and main clause into one. Read this essay and listen to its voice recording in The Manila Times: "Rx for strays, danglers, and squinters"Next, Aug. 10, 2023: Proper and improper use of tense shiftsVisit Jose Carillo's English Forum, http://josecarilloforum.com.
Source:Manila Times
August 02, 2023 17:53 UTC