Pepper growers in B.C. and Alberta are keen to get their hands on Pepper X seeds. Pepper X is three times hotter than the Carolina Reaper, which held the Guinness title for a decade. The new Pepper X has been named the hottest chili pepper in the world by the …
Read More »Economists forecast 5.9% inflation for 2023 – BSP poll
Economists polled by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has raised its inflation forecast for 2023 to 5.9 percent in a latest survey, higher than its August estimate of 5.5 percent amid persistent supply-side pressures. Based on the highlights of the Sept. 21 Monetary Board policy meeting, the BSP said …
Read More »How Canada has been helping China hunt for fugitives for decades
Earlier this year, politicians in Ottawa decried the reported existence of several alleged Chinese police stations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. But Canadian officials were already well aware of Chinese police operations in Canada. Direction came 'from Ottawa at the highest level,' says former RCMP operations manager The Canadian government …
Read More »Republicans failed again to pick a House Speaker as zombie Congress keeps lurching
One half of the U.S. Congress remains paralyzed in an operatic spectacle of betrayal, bitterness and internecine backstabbing. The House of Representatives will soon have gone three weeks without a Speaker, after repeated failures by Republicans. Power struggle continues between party's factions of the harder versus the softer right One …
Read More »Canadian soccer great Christine Sinclair announces retirement from international play
Christine Sinclair, the world’s leading international goalscorer, has announced her retirement from the Canada women’s national team but said she still planned to play for Portland Thorns in the NWSL next season. ‘You can’t play forever,’ all-time scoring leader says. After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in …
Read More »BSKE candidates must be role models of good citizenship
The official campaign period for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) started yesterday, Oct. 19, 2023. With this, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a set of guidelines for the candidates and their supporters. “(We) sternly remind the candidates to be role models of good citizenship by strictly …
Read More »Satellite technology over coastal waters
“The integration of Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection System along the Philippine coast marks a significant step towards enhancing maritime security in the West Philippine Sea. An agreement signed recently allowing Canada to help the Philippines monitor its coastal waters and high seas using a Canadian satellite surveillance program looks like …
Read More »ASEAN-GCC members must join forces to promote security, stability in South China Sea, Arabian Sea—Marcos
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must work together in promoting peace, security ,and stability in the South China Sea and the Arabian Sea. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. joins his fellow leaders from the Southeast Asian region for the opening …
Read More »PBBM to push energy, OFW issues in Gulf gab
President Ferdinand Marcos JR. arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening and vowed to push for better cooperation on energy issues and the enhancement and protection of the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), among others, in a meeting with Gulf country leaders. The President will join other leaders in …
Read More »Marcos vows to hasten Marawi City’s reconstruction projects
Marawi City—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed to fast track the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country’s only Islamic City and usher in sustainable development and long-lasting peace to its residents. This, as national, local government and military officials gathered here on Tuesday, October 17, to commemorate the sixth year anniversary …
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