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The country’s chief economist expects more private sector funding for public infrastructure projects materializing soon, as President Marcos approved the plan to revisit the supposedly “antimarket” provisions of the guidelines of the Amended Build-Operation-Transfer (BOT) Law. “We have already received the President’s directive to review the implementing rules and regulations or IRR of the BOT Law. We are presently awaiting the convening of the committee to review the rules,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan told the 2022 economic forum organized by the Economic Journalists’ Association of the Philippines (EJAP) and San Miguel Corp. (SMC). “We have received several private sector stakeholders’ comments expressing their concerns over specific provisions of the IRR. Of course, a careful review of the rules requires that we perform a balancing act: encouraging private investment to promote job creation, technological innovation, and product competition while … [Read more...] about Marcos OKs Neda review of ‘antimarket’ BOT Law rules

- A + A MELBOURNE (Aug 17): Santos does not expect the Australian government to curb exports from the country's three east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, as the owners will find a way to supply enough fuel to the domestic market to avert a forecast shortfall. On Aug 1, the competition watchdog urged the government to consider curbing gas exports under the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) for the first time, warning that the country faced a gas supply shortfall in 2023. Santos Chief Executive Kevin Gallagher said he expects the three east coast LNG exporters — GLNG run by Santos, QCLNG run by Shell Plc, and APLNG run by ConocoPhillips — to reach a deal with the government to cover the forecast 56 petajoules shortfall from their uncontracted gas volumes. Santos' GLNG plant is seen as the most likely of the three east coast LNG plants to face export curbs, as GLNG takes some gas from the domestic market to help meet its LNG export sales, … [Read more...] about Santos confident Australia will not trigger gas export curbs

LCS project: PAC receives declassified report - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has received the report of the Governance, Procurement, and Finance Investigation Committee (JKSTUPKK) regarding the acquisition of six Second Generation Patrol Vessels (SGPV) of the littoral combat ship (LCS) project which were declassified by the Prime Minister's Department. PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh in a statement on Wednesday said the declassification of the report was in line with the Cabinet's decision on Aug 10. "There are facts in the report that were redacted by JPM (Prime Minister's Department), but it does not affect the overall report. "However, PAC still maintains that the redaction is unnecessary because the information in relation to the directors and shareholders of Boustead Holdings Bhd, Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) and Perstim Industries Sdn Bhd is open information and can be obtained in a search via the Companies Commission of … [Read more...] about LCS probe report declassified; PAC chair says redactions unnecessary

(CNN) Proving "Moon Knight" wasn't a fluke as Marvel-sized disappointments go, "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" is big, bright, colorful, and also too goofy for its own good. Trying to bend the mold is fine in theory, but the mix of sitcom-style tropes and gamma-irradiated powers yields a series that's too weak to smash much of anything. Ironically, the most buzzed-about element in advance of the premiere -- how the computer-generated title character looks -- is the least of the show's worries. For the most part those scenes are just fine, if perhaps a little reminiscent of "Avatar" in the way the Hulks tower over ordinary folk. Instead, the show bogs down in the it's-not-easy-being-green comedy and emphasis on quirkiness, feeling episodic in the extreme, after the obligatory origin story is out of the way. While there's nothing wrong with screwball office comedy, based on the four episodes previewed, that genre hardly plays to Marvel's strengths. For those … [Read more...] about ‘She-Hulk’ is big and colorful, but the Marvel comedy is too weak to be a smash

Airbnb is piloting new anti-party technology in the U.S. and Canada in its ongoing efforts to fend off users who are looking to book a house to throw large, unapproved gatherings. advertisement advertisement The vacation rental company tells Fast Company the new tech is aimed at identifying “potentially high-risk reservations.” Airbnb will be looking at factors like a user’s history of positive reviews and history with the service, length of the requested booking, distance from their home to the booking, and whether it’s booked for a weekend or weekday. Short-term rental platforms, like Airbnb and Vrbo, have long struggled with unauthorized parties taking place at bookings. The new tech is meant to flag and prevent suspect bookings from being sent to the host for approval, so homeowners can approve bookings without fear of property damage or noise complaints. People who have been blocked from booking an entire listing because of the new system … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Airbnb rolls out new anti-party tech to prevent unapproved gatherings

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) started its science mission just a few weeks ago, surpassing all expectations while astonishing scientists and the public alike. Its infrared instruments and a light-collecting area 6.25 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope are delivering sharper photos that go further into the Universe’s past than ever before. advertisement advertisement And yet, it will soon feel like a toy camera. The Webb is just the beginning of a new golden age of astronomy that is bringing us devices that will capture images that we can’t even imagine right now—the aggregate of which will change our perception of existence itself. Two of these future machines are very different from the JWST, each representing two completely different design philosophies. One is the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a titanic device equipped with seven 27.5-foot mirrors that will be housed inside a 12-story building on top of Las Campanas Observatory … [Read more...] about These next-gen telescopes will make the James Webb look like a toy

FILE PHOTO: Overseas Filipino workers arrive for Christmas at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on December 23, 2011. Philippine Daily Inquirer/Lyn Rillon MANILA, Philippines — Senator Raffy Tulfo said Wednesday that he will enforce a “strike one policy” against recruitment agencies to deter abuses among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Tulfo said during the Senate plenary session that he will review the records of recruitment agencies. “Strike one policy po ang gagawin ko. Kapag meron pong sumbong na sila po’y naging pabaya sa OFW that led to the maltreatment o physical abuse, sexual abuse sa isang OFW, papa-cancel-in ko po ‘yung kanilang lisensya,” he said. (I will implement a strike one policy. If there is a complaint that they neglected an OFW that led to the maltreatment, physical or sexual abuse, I will have their licenses canceled.) “Hindi na sila pwedeng mag-recruit. Hindi na sila pwedeng magpadala ng workers abroad,” the senator added. (They will be … [Read more...] about Tulfo eyes ‘strike one policy’ vs recruiters to stop abuse among OFWs

Ezra Miller attends the Apple Store Soho presentation of Meet the Cast: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” at Apple Store Soho on Nov. 9, 2016, in New York City. Image:Getty Images via AFP/Michael Loccisano Ezra Miller, the troubled star of Warner Bros’ major upcoming superhero movie “The Flash,” is seeking treatment for mental health issues after a string of high-profile controversies, the actor said. The 29-year-old, who has already appeared as the key DC Comics character in several blockbuster films, including “Justice League,” was charged this month with felony burglary in Vermont, and earlier this year was charged with disorderly conduct following two arrests in Hawaii. Those incidents—and further allegations of choking a woman in an Icelandic bar, which did not result in charges—have raised questions in Hollywood over the future of “The Flash” and Miller’s career more broadly. “Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am … [Read more...] about ‘The Flash’ star Ezra Miller seeking treatment for mental health

You’ve undoubtedly seen advertisements for a pheromone perfume or a pheromone fragrance. Many claims that using their product would make the user more sexually desirable, boost their libido, or serve as a catalyst for other benefits that are almost too wonderful to be true. Despite this, the possibility of a spritz that turns you into a sexy person is tough to resist. There are a lot of fragrances and perfumes on the market that claims to include components that might make you more appealing to other people, but scientists are still debating whether or not humans can detect pheromones. You might be asking if the claims made about pheromones are simply a lot of hype or whether they really function. Let’s find out more about how this stuff works, but before we do that, we must have a firm grasp of what pheromones are. What are pheromones? Pheromones are the fragrances that animals emit to communicate with one another and other species. These odors denote territory, … [Read more...] about Pheromone Perfume: Does it Really Work?

NUPL logo MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) on Wednesday lamented the filing of charges against its national auditor, Atty. Czarina “Dingkay” Golda Musni, and 15 other individuals including nuns from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines-Northern Mindanao Regional office (RMP-NMR). The individuals have been accused by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of funneling funds from the RMP-NR to the Communist Party of the Philippines and its military arm, New People’s Army. However, NUPL said independent checks and reviews by RMP’s funding agencies revealed that the allegations were “baseless and false.” “Despite these clearances, the RMP sisters, Dingkay and other RMP staff have been recklessly charged before the Department of Justice by the Anti-Money Laundering Council seemingly on the mere dubious say so of polluted and ill-motivated sources and apparently on a prejudged examination of the subject accounts,” the group said in a statement. … [Read more...] about NUPL laments terrorist financing charge vs executive, 15 others