Windows26: E-bike ban on major Metro Manila roads to take effect April 15

March 12, 2024

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E-bike ban on major Metro Manila roads to take effect April 15

The ban on e-bikes on major roads in Metro Manila will take effect starting on April 15, 2024, MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said on Monday.

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$1-B investment deals seen in US trade mission

American companies are set to announce investments amounting to more than $1 billion (about P56 billion) in the Philippines, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said during an official visit to Manila on Monday.

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El Niño drops Negros sugar production, early end to milling season

The drought brought on by the El Niño weather phenomenon has caused a drop in sugar production and an early end to the milling season in some areas in Negros Occidental, the leading sugar producer in the country.

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Nesthy Petecio, Aira Villegas qualify for Paris Olympics boxing

Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas have qualified for spots in boxing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Petecio is headed to the Paris Olympics boxing competition.

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Princess of Wales apologizes over edited photograph

Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Monday apologized and admitted to editing an official portrait of her released by the palace that prompted AFP and other agencies to withdraw the altered image.

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EDITORIAL: Naia's resident bloodsuckers

The obvious joke, of course, is that life in the Philippines has become so awful even the local "surot" or bedbugs are making a beeline for the airport to hop off to greener pastures abroad.

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Korean firm to open poll system to public scrutiny

South Korean firm Miru Systems Co. Ltd. has agreed to open to the public the source code of its fully automated vote counting and audit system to assure that no irregularities would take place during the 2025 midterm elections, according to the Comelec.

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US assessing expansion of chip export controls that can boost China's military

The US is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used to boost its military, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday.

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Catantan ready for Olympic qualifier

Samantha Catantan nearly suited up for Team Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She feels more than capable of finally hurdling the hump at the forthcoming Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) on April 27 and 28 in Dubai.

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Oscars get audience lift from 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer,' but ratings not lofty

An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night's 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That's the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years. But that upward trend comes from an all-time low during the pandemic.

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