The grammar of 'if'-conditional sentences
In English, establishing and maintaining credibility requires a good grasp of the grammar of "if"-conditional sentences. The "if"-clause here uses the simple present tense and the main clause that expresses the likely outcome uses the simple future tense. As with all conditional sentences, this result clause can also be stated ahead of the cause clause: "You'll win that European tour if you meet your sales target." This talks about a possible but very unlikely result that a stated future condition will be fulfilled, meaning that it's an unreal possibility. Next, Nov. 18, 2021: Conditional sentences that don't use "if"Visit Jose Carillo's English Forum, http://josecarilloforum.com.
Source:Manila Times
November 10, 2021 16:43 UTC
US mission to moon delayed by a year
(AFP)The United States will send a crewed mission to the Moon "no earlier than 2025," NASA chief Bill Nelson told reporters on Tuesday, officially pushing back the launch by at least a year. A target of 2024 was set by the administration of former president Donald Trump when it launched the Artemis program. NASA is targeting a first uncrewed mission, Artemis 1, in February 2022, and Artemis 2, the first crewed mission that will perform a flyby of the Moon, in 2024. China, the world's second-largest economy, has put billions into its military-run space program, with hopes of having a permanently crewed space station by 2022. The agency wants to build a sustained habitat on the Moon and use the lessons learned from long expeditions there to develop a crewed mission to Mars by the 2030s.
Source:The Standard
November 10, 2021 16:02 UTC
Groups seek weekly COVID-19 tests, special vaccination in limited face-to-face classes
Around the country, the average number of new COVID cases has been relatively stable. But that's not the case everywhere, especially out West in states where vaccination rates are relatively high. So behind...
Source:Philippine Star
November 10, 2021 15:07 UTC
30M Filipinos fully vaccinated as gov't eyes massive drive for end-November
Around the country, the average number of new COVID cases has been relatively stable. But that's not the case everywhere, especially out West in states where vaccination rates are relatively high. So behind...
Source:Philippine Star
November 10, 2021 14:33 UTC
Hospital Authority to issue documents to immunocompromised patients for earlier vaccination
The Hospital Authority on Wednesday said it will issue documents to immunocompromised patients to prove they are eligible for receiving a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine early. However, specific groups of immunocompromised patients should receive the third dose four weeks after the second dose. Those who are on immunosuppressive treatment after receiving organ or stem cell transparent, or chronic dialysis or with severe primary immunodeficiency are also included. Those immunocompromised patients will have to present the documents -- issued by the hospitals -- to be able to get jabbed early. Or they can make bookings in the government’s vaccination website beforehand for the third dose, the authority added.
Source:The Standard
November 10, 2021 14:23 UTC
Goebbels, Hitler’s propagandist, and the lies he inspires in PH
That power to deceive has been multiplied countless of times by social media in the age of the internet. One example is the continuing attempt to rewrite history about martial law, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family. Marcos’ human rights record was also fed to the social media machine of lies. The New York-based Amnesty International said during martial law, 3,257 people were killed, 34,000 were abused and tortured, 70,000 were imprisoned, while 878 went missing. READ: If PH was progressive under martial law, who benefitted?
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 10, 2021 11:13 UTC
Discovery Bay International School suspended, 120 students sent to quarantine
Discovery Bay International School must suspend classes as its 120 students have to complete a three-day quarantine, health authorities said. Both left Hong Kong on October 31 for Germany and returned to Hong Kong on November 6 on the same flight (CX2066) from Frankfurt. Their specimens collected upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport tested negative. His wife teaches at Discovery Bay International School, and the two children also study there. She stayed at Empire Hotel Causeway Bay, as well as Gateway Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Source:The Standard
November 10, 2021 10:11 UTC
Y.O.U Beauty introduces beauty tech must-haves to make you stand out
Y.O.U Beauty introduces beauty tech must-haves to make you stand outY.O.U Beauty is an innovative brand that is committed to providing healthy, long-lasting beauty with the help of the latest beauty tech from world-class suppliers. Y.O.U Beauty is one such brand that embraces this kind of innovation and it is committed to providing healthy, long-lasting beauty with the help of the latest beauty tech from world-class suppliers. Launched in the Philippines last August, Y.O.U Beauty relies on its unique Open Lab R&D System, partnering with industry experts, world-leading suppliers and all-around quality control at its international 100,000-grade clean laboratories that manufacture and infuse products with advanced beauty tech. The brand’s scientific and beauty tech advantages are evident in the development of its products. This beauty tech gives your skin a natural, long-lasting, refreshing glow that will only get better and healthier with every use!
Source:Philippine Star
November 10, 2021 09:57 UTC
Senate security fails to arrest Lao in NCR, to search for him outside Luzon
"We will serve again in at least [four] given addresses in [M]indanao and [the V]isayas, within the next coming days after completing admin and logistical requirements." Lao, former chief of the Department of Budget and Management's procurement service, is the latest personality involved in the government's controversial deals with its favored pandemic supplier to dodge a warrant for arrest and detention. Samonte said seven attempts have been made so far to arrest the Dargani siblings since they were first ordered detained on October 19. Lao stopped attending the hearings around the same time a memorandum was issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea barring officials from attending hearings related to the blue ribbon's inquiry. The warrant for Lao's arrest was signed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III on November 5, a day after he skipped his fourth hearing in a row.
Source:Philippine Star
November 10, 2021 08:58 UTC
As substitution deadline nears, Sara Duterte withdraws reelection bid
As substitution deadline nears, Sara Duterte withdraws reelection bidMANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio withdrew her bid for reelection just six days before the deadline set by the Commission on Elections for the substitution of candidates for the 2022 elections. “This afternoon, I withdrew my candidacy for Davao City mayor,” Duterte-Carpio said in Filipino on her Facebook page. Duterte-Carpio said her brother, Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, will be running for mayor in her stead. Prior to her backing out from the Davao City mayoralty race, Duterte-Carpio met with at least two presidential aspirants, former Sen. Bongbong Marcos and Sen. Bato dela Rosa. Details about the meetings were scant, but Dela Rosa said he reminded her of the looming deadline for the substitution of candidates on November 15.
Source:Philippine Star
November 10, 2021 07:52 UTC
NCR areas under granular lockdown down to 35
MANILA, Philippines — The number of areas in Metro Manila placed under granular lockdown has gone down to 35, with only 148 households affected, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday. In a taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte aired Wednesday morning, Año said a total of 413 areas across the country are under granular lockdown as of Nov. 6, affecting a total of 7,000 households or 29,000 individuals. ADVERTISEMENTA total of 44 areas, including cities and provinces, are currently under the government’s new five-tier alert level system, which shifted the focus from community wide quarantine restrictions to granular lockdowns. Metro Manila is currently under Alert Level 2 until Nov. 21. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 10, 2021 02:54 UTC
He fell at the feet of Jesus
Jesus constantly challenges existing boundaries and pushes them outward. GOSPEL • LUKE 17:11-19As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Source:Manila Bulletin
November 10, 2021 02:52 UTC
Bad Covid hits threaten border-reopening talks
He developed symptoms on Monday and tested positive with an extremely high viral load that day. A colleague, a 57-year-old man living in Discovery Bay, also tested positive but with a low viral load. She also tested positive to the strain linked to the Delta variant. Authorities also announced two other preliminary imported cases - a 30-year-old helper from the Philippines and a 15-year-old girl from Italy. "Over the past few months we have seen three so-called unknown source cases, all of which turned out to be related to imported cases.
Source:The Standard
November 10, 2021 01:19 UTC
Baguio folk face steep cost for cleaning rivers
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — How much are Baguio residents willing to shoulder to clean up rivers using a P2-billion loan? The question was raised on Monday by the city council when it reviewed the conditions set for the rehabilitation needed by the city’s wastewater system. Sewage feesBut the expensive undertaking would eventually require residents to pay sewage fees, which may be included in their water bills. Recently, sanitary engineers discovered massive damage in the city’s pipelines, suggesting that leaks might have directed more wastewater into the waterways. Magalong described the project as a “moral obligation” to clean wastewater before discharging it into the Balili, Bued, Galiano and Ambalanga rivers in the city.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 10, 2021 01:13 UTC
CCW founder, Malvar grandson Jose Malvar Villagas, 84
CCW founder, Malvar grandson Jose Malvar Villagas, 84MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Jose “Joe” Malvar Villegas Jr., founder and chairman emeritus of the Citizens Crime Watch, one of the oldest anti-crime groups in the country, and grandson of national hero Miguel Malvar, died of COVID-19 last Oct. 31. A crusader against corruption, Villegas also founded the Katipunan Kontra Krimen at Korapsyon. During former president Fidel Ramos’ administration, Villegas served as vice chairman of the Bases Conversion Development Authority. He was likewise the chairman and president of the Labor Party of the Philippines, the fifth major political party in the country. At the time of his death, he was producing the movie “Malvar,” with Sen. Manny Pacquiao in the lead role.
Source:Philippine Star
November 10, 2021 00:14 UTC