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LONDON, United Kingdom — The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas could further strain global oil and gas supplies, already disrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts have warned.
MANILA, Philippines — Money can’t buy happiness, but low savings on the part of employees can mean low productivity. In other words, it means high financial stress on both the workers and the employer.
MANILA: The Philippines said on Tuesday there were no signs of a standoff at a fiercely contested, China-held shoal in the South China Sea, a day after its coastguard severed a floating barrier installed by Beijing to block its fishermen. China's coastguard had even removed remnants of the ball-buoy barrier from the Scarborough Shoal, a Philippine coastguard spokesperson said, adding Beijing was measured in its response to the presence of the vessel, which reached its closest point to the strategic atoll since China seized it in 2012. With coastguard personnel posing as fishermen in a small boat, the Philippines said on Monday it executed a "special operation" to cut the 300-m (980-ft) barrier at the shoal, one of Asia's most contested maritime features, a move that could further strain ties that have deteriorated in the past year. Coastguard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said four Chinese vessels were in the area when a Philippine ship approached and were "not that aggressive", adding it was clear media were on board the Philippine ship.
MANILA, Philippines — For the longest time, my idea of enjoying santol, also known as cotton fruit, was to bite gently into its pulp and suck the sweetness out of it before letting go of the seed and discarding it.
Taking off from last Sunday’s column on the confusing lack of uniformity in weight divisions for boxing at the SEA Games, Asian Games and Olympic levels, let’s now look at a similar chaotic situation in weightlifting, the only sport that has delivered an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — Two-time SEA Games gold medalist Vanessa Sarno is nursing a left elbow strain that knocked her out of contention at the recent World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh and while she’s determined to compete in the coming Hangzhou Asian Games, there is the possibility of withdrawing from the competition on Sept. 30-Oct. 7.