Disaster resilient housing

If you've always wanted to live in a landed house, but have a limited budget (and don't mind living in the East), Loyang Villas is definitely an area that you should pay attention to. It is one of the largest and most inexpensive leasehold landed estates that I've toured so far, consisting of 423 very interesting terrace houses. Currently, listings start from $1.8 million for … [Read more...] about Touring Loyang Villas: Shophouse-styled terrace houses in Changi from $1.8 million

BAGUIO CITY—The summer capital is getting another shot at amending its 1909 Baguio City Charter, after Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. announced that a new bill passed third reading last week. In a speech read by his son, Quezon City Rep. Christopher Belmonte, during the program for Baguio’s 105th founding anniversary on Monday. Belmonte said amending the 1909 charter was … [Read more...] about Baguio charter change measure passes House

MANILA, Philippines — Some lawmakers from the minority bloc of the House of Representatives have called for an investigation on the alleged use of the Department of Information and Communication Technology’s (DICT) confidential funds for surveillance activities. The legislators on Wednesday filed House Resolution No. 702, a copy of which was obtained by the media on Thursday. … [Read more...] about House probe on alleged use of DICT confidential funds for snooping sought

This photograph taken on June 8, 2021 shows a man checking his mobile phone against the backdrop of narrow residential houses, known as “nha ong” in Vietnamese or “tube houses”, in an urban area of Hanoi. AFP HANOI — Tall, thin and brightly colored, Hanoi’s “tube houses” dominate the city’s streets as nine million people compete for space in Vietnam’s bustling capital. … [Read more...] about The ‘tube houses’ that dominate Hanoi’s streets

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated its disaster management task group ahead of the landfall of Supertyphoon Lawin (international name: Haima) which will plow into Northern Luzon. On Wednesday, the PNP command group activated its National Headquarters Disaster Incident Management Task Group (DIMTG). Troops have been sent to Northern Luzon provinces to augment … [Read more...] about PNP activates disaster management task group ahead of ‘Lawin’ landfall