Kalayaan set to vote

If medals are to be pinned to honor the most patriotic among Filipinos on Election Day, some 100 registered voters in Kalayaan (Freedom), Palawan will be the first to get them. Incoming search terms:ayungin reef (3)eugenio bito-onon jr (1)KALAYAAN MUNICIPALITY PH ELECTION (1)Kalayaan Palawan (1)kalayaan precinct (1) var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

Electric plane

A groundbreaking solar-powered Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast-to-coast flight across the United States, its creators said Thursday. The experimental Solar Impulse plane, which has made several trips since its maiden flight in 2009, will take off on May 1 on a transcontinental tour split in five stages. Incoming search terms:electric plane (1)electric plane across us (1) Read More »

Tubbataha: No oil leak yet

Manila, Philippines – AMID fears of an oil spill in Tubbataha Reef caused by the grounded United States’ Navy minesweeper USS Guardian, I interviewed Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement Executive Director Edilberto Adan over my morning radio program in DWIZ 882 AM. Incoming search terms:tubbataha reef (16) Read More »

P13.6-M farm-to-market road

Philippines – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has turned over a P13.6 million farm-to-market road to farmers in Laguna, which will significantly improve the transportation of goods to the market. The two-kilometer road was turned over to the local residents of Galalan and Saray Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) in Pangil, Laguna last September 19. Marlon Talavera, chairman... 

NASA halts launch again

LOS ANGELES – American space agency NASA halted the planned launch of a pair of radiation probes for the second day in a row early Saturday, due to weather conditions. NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) were due to be sent into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station but managers postponed the launch of the Atlas V carrier rocket for 24 hours, according to a NASA... 

El Niño

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The US government forecaster warned on Thursday that the feared El Niño phenomenon, which can affect global weather, is almost certain to occur over the next two months, potentially adding strain to global food supplies.  Read More »

UAAP, NCAA games rained out

By JONAS TERRADO Games Today (UAAP) (Mall of Asia Arena) 2 p.m. – FEU vs La Salle 4 p.m. Ateneo vs NU Games Tomorrow (NCAA) (The Arena, San Juan) 12 noon – Lyceum vs SSC (Jrs) 2 p.m. – JRU vs Perpetual (Jrs) 4 p.m. – Lyceum vs SSC(Srs) 6 p.m. – JRU vs Perpetual (Srs) Manila, Philippines – Inclement weather caused by tropical depression Ferdie forced the UAAP and NCAA... 

Alonso takes pole at Silverstone

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) – Championship leader Fernando Alonso ended a 31-race pole drought to claim the top spot for Ferrari at Silverstone after mastering the rain-soaked track in a disrupted qualifying session on Saturday for the British Grand Prix.  Read More »

Michelle Branch-Jojo concert postponed

Manila, Philippines – THE upcoming concert American singers Michelle Branch and Jojo in the Philippines will be postponed, organizers of the event said recently. In a statement, the event organizers said Branch’s and Jojo’s concert in Manila and Cebu, set for June 7 and 8, had to be moved to a later date “due to weather conditions and air safety.“  Read More »

Intelligent tire

HANOVER, Germany (AFP) – Are you fed up of having to change your summer tires for winter tires at the first sign of snow? Or are you sad of being caught out on a long car journey by sudden changes in the weather? That may soon be a thing of the past, says a group of researchers at Leipzig University, who are developing the world’s first-ever “intelligent“ tire which...