Windows26: Carlos Yulo rules vault, gives PH double gold in Paris

August 5, 2024

Hi, reader! Today, we're covering Carlos Yulo's historic double gold in the Paris Olympics, a bill requiring utility firms to fix dug-up roads within a day, and the arrival of AI-powered technology for early lung cancer detection in the Philippines.

Carlos Yulo rules vault, gives PH double gold in Paris

Carlos Yulo took a risk and got greatly rewarded for it. Vaulting with a difficulty of 6.000 in his first routine on Sunday spelled all the difference for the 24-year-old dynamo, who bagged a second gold medal in the Paris Olympics by winning the vault apparatus in the men's artistic gymnastics competition, which — just by himself — enabled Team Philippines to eclipse its great effort in the Tokyo edition three years ago.

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Marcos on Yulo's win: 'We've witnessed history'

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and lawmakers paid tribute to Carlos Edriel Yulo for winning the country's second gold and the first gymnastics medal in the Olympics on Saturday.

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Fuel prices to rollback on Aug 6

Motorists can expect slightly cheaper petroleum products starting Tuesday as oil firms will implement downward adjustments in the pump prices.

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Bill wants utility firms to fix dug up roads within a day

Bulacan Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. has filed a bill requiring public utility companies to "reconstruct and restore" streets to their original state within 24 hours upon the completion of service maintenance jobs or upgrades to ensure everyone's safety.

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AI-powered technology for early lung cancer detection now in PH

A breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can help in the early detection of lung cancer is now available in the Philippines, where 23,728 new cases of the second most common form of cancer among Filipinos were recorded by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022 alone.

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EDITORIAL: Free Wi-Fi a matter of prioritization

The government is banking on education as a tool to bring many households out of poverty, but it cannot do this if simple funding allocation problems continue to bug the free public internet coverage, which is currently the most efficient mode to disseminate important learning modules, particularly to remote areas.

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