'Upset' Duterte willing to spend on shipping back Canada trash (Philstar.com) - May 22, 2019 - 5:15pm MANILA, Philippines — After Canada missed its deadline of taking back containers of garbage from the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered concerned government agencies to act on the matter. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo announced that the president has instructed the "appropriate office" to look for a private shipping company that would return the trash to the North American country. Panelo, however, did not specify which government agency was tasked to do so. According to Malacañang, the president is "upset" over the "inordinate delay" of Canada in taking back the containers of waste illegally shipped to the Philippines between 2013 and 2014. "The Filipino people are gravely insulted about Canada treating this country as a dump site... The government of the Philippines will shoulder all … [Read more...] about ‘Upset’ Duterte willing to spend on shipping back Canada trash
Trashing wedding dress photos
Matteo talks about his and Sarah’s dream wedding
‘Why did I join the Philippine Army? I guess it’s something that I’ve always wanted to do…It’s another way to serve the country.’ While Sarah Geronimo plays coy when asked about her love life, her boyfriend (fiancé?) Matteo Guidicelli is the opposite. Asked by Funfare once and for all, in all honesty, if he and Sarah have started discussing about marriage, Matteo said without batting an eyelash, “Of course, of course, marriage has been a topic,” adding in a Freudian slip, “we’ve been together for several years now.” (Sarah admitted that she and Matteo were going steady in 2014. A Fil-Italian, Matteo at 29 is two years younger than Sarah.) There were reports that during a trip to Europe, just the two of them, he and Sarah got engaged. Was it an engagement ring that Sarah was wearing in a photo that spread on social media? To both questions, Matteo neither confirmed nor denied, but simply said, ”Secret!” … [Read more...] about Matteo talks about his and Sarah’s dream wedding
Canada trash to sail ‘sooner than later’ — Palace
Canada trash to sail 'sooner than later' — Palace (Philstar.com) - May 21, 2019 - 5:27pm MANILA, Philippines — The remaining containers of garbage from Canada will soon sail back to the North American country, Malacañang said Tuesday. Hundreds of containers of waste were illegally dumped in the Philippines between 2013 and 2014. At least 69 containers are still in the country. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said a private shipping company will take the trash back to Canada. "The [Department of Foreign Affairs] issued a statement that the Canadian government has already directed a shipping company to get the trash back and, according to them, it will be sooner than later," Panelo said in a press briefing. Last week, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. recalled Philippine diplomats after Canada missed the deadline to take back the containers of trash. "At midnight last … [Read more...] about Canada trash to sail ‘sooner than later’ — Palace
Your trash not our treasure
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, they say. So, is Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia’s trash Indonesia’s treasure? For some Indonesians who get money from waste and for the recycling industry, perhaps it is indeed treasure. That is why the government agrees to let rich countries dump hundreds of thousands of metric tons of waste annually in Indonesia. But at what expense? The Jakarta Post’s photo essays from a village in Mojokerto, East Java, published in April, showed the state of a village that finds money in waste. Not all of the trash can be recycled immediately. It was scattered all over the village. Children scavenge on piles of trash to help their parents. Everyone’s front yard has unrecyclable waste on it and the roads are littered with trash as well. Someone put an Australian flag, upside down, on a mountain of trash. Environmental NGOs believe there are more such villages but people turn a blind eye. Health risks from … [Read more...] about Your trash not our treasure
Dressed to kill
WHILE fashion-influencing celebrity figures usually don creations by the world’s high-end fashion brands, an increasing number are turning to smaller and exclusive bespoke labels for public occasions. One such brand is the relatively new Eponine London, which has caught the eye of British royalty and its entourage. Cressida Bonas wore Eponine to last year’s Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle./AFP Eponine’s colourful dress made of Hmong fabric from Thailand made its first TV appearance last May at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It was worn by English actress and model Cressida Bonas, an ex-girlfriend of the prince, and instantly went viral on the social media. The comments were in the main complimentary though certain individuals fussed about cultural appropriateness. That negativity was largely squashed when another major fan of the brand, Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, often referred to just as Kate, wore a bright green … [Read more...] about Dressed to kill