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Will Your Cat Eat Your Corpse?
Here’s a morbid hypothetical: Let’s say you died suddenly, all alone in your house. Would your cat eat you? It’s a question that’s kept many…


Australia’s Bushfires Completely Blasted Through the Models
As other researchers who contributed to the Nature Climate Change series point out, the unprecedented scale of this season’s bushfires, and the drier and warmer…


Astronomy Expands Its Scope From the Heavens to Humans
Maier’s post tapped a vein among some nonbinary scientists, who felt the sting of being overlooked. After all, if you’re a nonbinary person, it’s hard…





BSP raises P100 billion from 28-day bill issue
The central bank awarded in full the 28-day bill issue on offer Friday, with rates falling from the previous auction amid ample liquidity. The Bangko…





Peso weakens on rise in new COVID cases
The peso weakened against the dollar Friday on the sustained increase in the daily tally of new coronavirus cases. The currency closed at P48.085 to…
Smaller banks may face threat from new fintech mart entrants
FINANCIAL PLAYERS backed by large firms or with an established presence looking to enter the Philippine market are expected to thrive and could pose a…


Banks maintain stricter lending standards
MOST BANKS maintained strict lending standards last quarter and expect to continue to do so in the coming months due to sustained worries amid the…





DoE endorses 149 energy projects of national significance worth P795 billion
The Department of Energy (DoE) said it has certified 149 energy projects of national significance (EPNS) to date, with the approved projects involving investment of…


As vaccines roll out, Congress files import-duty exemption bill
A bill seeking to address the initial non-exemption of vaccine imports from duties, taxes, and has been filed in the House of Representatives. Muntilupa Representative…


Agri-Agra IRR amended to expand coverage, eligible loan targets
AMENDMENTS to the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10000 or the Agri-Agra Credit Act of 2009 have been completed, which will…



Quick recovery as a measure of resiliency: ‘How could catastrophe prevail over us?’
Six years ago, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, senior fellow and director of the Latin American Initiative, researched and published for the Center for Global Development (CGD)…



The Undead
As fact-resistant as some Filipinos are, there is at least one issue about which they have been consistent. In one survey after another, 75 to…



It’s final: Lockdowns don’t work
This is becoming repetitive already but it’s very much worth repeating: lockdowns don’t work and a new study has come out re-confirming that fact. Medical…


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