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Rice millers dumadaing sa krisis sa kuryente sa Occ. Mindoro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 08:46 PM

Dumadaing ang mga rice miller sa Occidental Mindoro. Bumagsak kasi ang kanilang produksiyon ng bigas dahil sa pumapalyang kuryente sa lugar. Read more »

Makati lays out plan to address climate crisis

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 01:53 PM

The declaration of climate emergency in Makati City is meant to serve as a wake-up call to its citizens to scale up action against global warming. Read more »

Forever 16: America's teens succumbing to deadly fentanyl

Maria Danilova, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 10 11:16 AM

America's opioid crisis has reached catastrophic proportions, with over 80,000 people dying of opioid overdoses in 2021. Read more »

Last month one of hottest Julys on record: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 10:21 PM

Last month marked one of the three hottest Julys ever recorded, with global temperatures measuring nearly half a degree above average, the United Nations' weather agency said Tuesday. Read more »

Taiwan crisis: What we have learned so far

Poornima Weerasekara with Catherine Lai in Taipei, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 03:27 AM

China's current economic woes mean it is unlikely to risk a major disruption in the Taiwan Strait — one of the world's busiest waterways — for now. Read more »

Tulfo seeks Senate probe on Occidental Mindoro brownouts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 05:41 PM

Sen. Raffy Tulfo is calling for a Senate investigation into power outages affecting Occidental Mindoro and other provinces. Read more »

More Ukraine grain sets sail as new strike hits nuclear site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 06:00 AM

Four more ships loaded with grain set off from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, as Moscow and Kyiv blamed each other for a new strike at a Russian-occupied nuclear plant. Read more »

Makati City declares ‘climate emergency’

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 02:26 PM

Makati City has declared a state of climate emergency in a bid to lead local efforts to address the on-ground effects of rising global temperatures. Read more »

Russian disinformation operation paid for pro-Ukraine war posts: Meta

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 09:07 AM

A Russian outfit hired people off the street and paid them to post online comments intended to give the impression of grassroots support for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Facebook owner Meta said Thursday. Read more »

IMF ready to help Bangladesh face ongoing crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 05:17 AM

The power shortfalls have been compounded by a depreciating currency and dwindling foreign exchange reserves. Read more »

Japan urged to stop financing fossil fuels

Jimmy Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 04:19 PM

Climate advocates stage a protest action in front of the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, calling on the Japanese government and corporations to stop financing fossil fuels and the promotion of 'false solutions' to the climate crisis. Read more »

Zambia cancels US$1.6B Chinese loans to avoid debt crisis

Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Aug 02 12:58 PM

Zambia has canceled US$1.6 billion in agreed upon but not-disbursed Chinese loans, mostly from China Exim Bank and the Industrial Commercial Bank of China, to help manage its debt woes. Read more »

US to send $550 million of new weapons to Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 07:47 AM

The United States announced Monday a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine's forces fighting Russia, including ammunition for increasingly important rocket launchers and artillery guns. Read more »

First grain shipment since Russian invasion leaves Ukraine

Dmytro Gorshkov, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 08:54 PM

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of Odessa on Monday morning. Read more »

FVR brought the best out of everyone: ex-Cabinet member

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 05:15 PM

A multitasker with a legendary work ethic, former President Fidel V. Ramos' leadership style was such that he brought out the best in everyone, his former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cielito Habito said Monday. Read more »

DSWD vows financial aid for quake victims

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 07:05 PM

DSWD said that an initial P10 million has been set aside by the agency for financial assistance of quake victims. Read more »

Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 27 07:31 AM

Moscow said Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024" amid tensions with the West. Read more »

Why is the world worried about China’s property crisis?

Laurie Chen, with Qasim Nauman in Seoul, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 05:38 AM

If the property crisis spreads to China's financial system, the shock would be felt far beyond its borders, analysts say. Read more »

Singapore asked to indict Sri Lanka's exiled leader

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 08:43 PM

Rajapaksa fled his country earlier this month after his official residence was stormed by tens of thousands of protesters infuriated by the island nation's painful economic crisis. Read more »

Marcos to prioritize renewable energy to address climate change

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 10:59 PM

President Bongbong Marcos said his administration will prioritize the use of renewable energy sources to cushion the impacts of climate change in the Philippines. Read more »