Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires

04/10/2020

BOISE, Idaho — They are two disasters that require opposite responses: To save lives and reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are being told to remain isolated. But in a wildfire, thousands of firefighters must work in…

DILG orders LGUs to create Wuhan coronavirus task forces

Daphne Galvez 01/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all local government units (LGUs) to establish their respective task forces to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This as…

Wildfire forces residents, celebrities to flee

10/29/2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee. Meanwhile, a blaze in Northern California wine…

Let market forces prevail

Peter Wallace 12/01/2018

This should be the guiding philosophy in all government decision-making. It’s been unquestionably proven now that the market just works best. I’d even go so far as to say that it’s been equally proven that governments work…

FORCES OF NATURE

Clint Holton Potestas 07/14/2018

“AY, CRISPY, woohoo!”— if you’re meandering through the islets of dining tables, this particular deep-fried pig knuckle may sound like an orchestra hit, especially when it reverberates in the entire room in the highest octave of Bituin…

Governor’s Cup: Consolacion forces rubbermatch for North Division title

Glendale G. Rosal 07/11/2018

The Consolacion Sarok Weavers crushed San Francisco, 86-61, in Game 2 of the North Division Finals of the 2018 Cebu Governor’s Cup Inter Cities/Municipalities Basketball Tournament at the Consolacion National High School gymnasium on Wednesday night. With…

Trump, Kim shake hands as historic summit opens in Singapore

Inquirer.net 06/12/2018

Singapore, Singapore — United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared warm words and a historic handshake on Tuesday, as they held an unprecedented summit to tackle a tense decades-old nuclear stand-off…

Electric co-op up against powerful political forces

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 05/28/2018

I got word yesterday that members of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative DANECO camped out near the Malacañang Palace to get President Rodrigo Duterte to resolve the war of attrition between the forces that want to…

Deployment of forces to ensure peaceful elections

Nestle L. Semilla 05/11/2018

At least 8,000 law enforcement officers were deployed to ensure peaceful and safe Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday. “We have done our best. We have prepared very well for this and it’s all in God’s…

STRONGER AS ONE

James Savellon 04/23/2018

Cebu Pink Paddlers, Sugbu Mighty Dragons join forces to win in Boracay Dragon Boat The collaboration between the Cebu Pink Paddlers and Sugbu Mighty Dragons turned out to be a success as they won a gold medal…

UV FORCES GAME 3

Jonas N. Panerio 10/13/2017

Green Lancers outlast Webmasters to force Sunday winner-take-all The heart of a champion just wouldn’t stop beating as the reigning titleholder, University of the Visayas Green Lancers forced a winner-take-all Game Three following their, 77-66 win over…

Traffic jam forces Widodo out of car

AFP 10/05/2017

Indonesia’s notorious traffic congestion was on display for the world Thursday after the country’s president was forced to walk two kilometers through the scorching heat to attend a military parade. The country’s traffic nightmares were aptly illustrated…

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