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A NONGOVERNMENT organization (NGO) involved in public interest environmental advocacy in the Philippines has collaborated with a state university in Ilocos Norte for the establishment of the Institute of Environmental Governance (IEG) in the province. The partnership between the Tanggol Kalikasan (TK) Inc. and the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) kicked off through a webinarContinue reading “NGO, MMSU establish environment institute”

DETROIT: America’s love of big autos translated into blowout results Thursday (Friday in Manila) for General Motors, which also benefited from recovering sales in China following a big hit amid the coronavirus pandemic. The US auto giant, which recently launched new sport utility vehicles to accompany its fleet of revamped pickup trucks, enjoyed lofty profit marginsContinue reading “GM’s profit rises 72% in 3rd quarter”

Leaders and representatives of indigenous peoples (IPs) shared their perspectives on the importance of IP communities in biodiversity conservation during Haribon Foundation’s Paninindigan sa Karapatan ng mga Katutubo, Susi sa Malusog na Kapaligiran (Asserting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Key to a Sustainable Environment) online seminar on Oct. 23, 2020. The webinar sought to amplifyContinue reading “Haribon highlights IPs in conserving nature”

OAKLAND: Facebook on Thursday (Friday in Manila) banned a large group called “Stop the Steal” that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count. Some members had called for violence, while many falsely claimed that Democrats are “stealing” the election from Republicans. Though the group amassed more thanContinue reading “FB bans pro-Trump group page”

TOKYO: Most Asian markets were mixed Friday after the week’s strong gains but traders remained upbeat as the chances of Joe Biden winning the US election increased and after the Federal Reserve indicated it could provide further economic support. While Donald Trump again accused Democrats of committing voter fraud and his team launched a seriesContinue reading “Asian shares mixed after rally”

WASHINGTON, D. C.: The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark hobby fee at a file low near zero Thursday (Friday in Manila) and signaled its readiness to do extra if had to support an financial system below threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic. The Fed announced no new movements after its modern day policy meeting howeverContinue reading “Fed to do best for US economy”

The slide within the Philippine stock market should now not be attributed to President Rodrigo Duterte’s relentless conflict on tablets and his outbursts in opposition to western leaders, a Davao lawmaker at the House of Representatives said on Tuesday. In a statement, House appropriations committee chair and Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles attributed the collectionContinue reading “The slide within the Philippine”

The ADB also warned policymakers against any pass closer to protectionism which it said “might handiest undermine the healing”. Looking to the future, the Manila-primarily based regional financial institution said it was more and more essential for developing Asia to cut its carbon emissions, which went from 25 percentage of the global overall in 1990-1999Continue reading “The ADB also warned”

The bank revised up slightly its predictions for China boom to 6.6 percent in 2016 and six.4 percent in 2017. Both figures are up 0.1 percent from the bank’s previous document in March. India saw a lift to personal intake after recently accredited increases in wages and pensions, and a wholesome monsoon is probable toContinue reading “The bank revised up slightly”

HONG KONG: The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday that increase across the vicinity changed into holding stable regardless of international headwinds, with resilience in China and India retaining it on the right track. GDP for growing Asia is expected to develop five.7 percentage in 2016 and 2017, according to the financial institution’s latest document—downContinue reading “HONG KONG: The Asian Development”