10 ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects in Ilocos Region NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Almost four years after President Rodrigo Duterte launched its “Build, Build, Build” program, Philippine government’s most ambitious infrastructure plan — computer-generated images which were once used to present a vision are turning into actual roads and bridges. According to Department of…
Whoever comes to Me will never be hungry REFLECTIONS TODAY The dialogue between the crowd and Jesus reaches a new turn. God gave manna to the Israelites in the desert to sustain them in the journey until they reached the land of Canaan. This is the prelude of the greater bread: the bread that has…
Effective governance needed to ease Filipinos’ pain points While few would dispute Secretary Carlos Dominguez’s latest assertion that sound macroeconomic management has enabled the country to weather the severe impact of the pandemic in 2020, there is widespread skepticism about the government’s ability to nurse the economy back to health in 2021. Amid the renewed upsurge in…
Gatchalian, Malapitan support community pantries in northern Metro Two northern Metro Manila mayors expressed their support to community pantries, saying such initiative does not need any special permit from their local government units. Mayor Rex Gatchalian and Mayor Oca Malapitan Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday assured those who will be setting up…
Overcoming confirmation bias #ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal What is confirmation bias? Confirmation bias is defined as the “tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one’s existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional and often results in ignoring inconsistent information. Existing beliefs can include one’s expectations…
Adidas has developed a technique of merging robot-woven sneakers with 3D-printed soles to create automated custom footwear in a project they’re calling STRUNG. This is why we developed STRUNG, an industry-first textile and creation process that allows us to input athlete data into the precision placement of each thread in any direction we choose. We…
Animal welfare officers in Krakow were called after an unusual animal was spotted lurking in a tree. It turned out to be a croissant: “People aren’t opening their windows because they’re afraid it will go into their house,” the woman reportedly said. But a visit to the area showed the creature in question was not…
The Uptime Institute’s third annual datacentre outage analysis report suggests downturn in number of downtime incidents over the past 12 months due to the pandemic, with networking issues fast-emerging as main source of technical difficulties By Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK Published: 19 Apr 2021 18:00 Networking problems are on course to overtake power supply…
Chelsea have increased their interest in signing Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Sule this summer, a report from The Athletic claims. Sule has been with the Bavarian giants since 2017, but he has struggled for regular game time over the past 18 months due to injury concerns and competition for places. His current deal with the…
Leicester City and Southampton are among the Premier League clubs interested in landing the signature of Bologna midfielder Mattias Svanberg, Calciomercato claims. Svanberg is in his third season with the Serie A outfit, where he has impressed with five goals and two assists from 28 league outings. The 22-year-old was signed from Malmo for just €4.5…
