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City planners have a new tool at their disposal for mapping urban spaces – satellite data. While traditional methods such as manual photography and drones have been used in the past, satellite data offers unique benefits such as large coverage area, cost-efficiency, and high levels

JULIAN CHRIST-UNSPLASHBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio and Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterTHE NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission (NTC) should take down posts on X with sexual content, a congressman said on Wednesday, after the social media platform released a policy allowing adult content.“X and Elon Musk may

A PHILIPPINE senator on Wednesday pushed the creation of a Center for Disease Control (CDC) after the Health department detected cases of the FLiRT coronavirus variant and Omicron subvariants in the country this week. “We are pushing for the establishment of the Center for Disease

PHILSTARTHE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday arrested 37 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in illegal retailing by running grocery stores and restaurants inside the upscale Multinational Village in Parañaque City.“We received credible information about foreign nationals engaging in illegal retail activities, and our team acted

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. declared June 17, which falls on a Monday, a regular holiday for the observance of Eid’l Adha or the Muslims’ Feast of Sacrifice, according to a proclamation he signed on June 4.More than six million of Filipinos

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASRELATIVES of victims killed during the previous administration’s war on drugs were encouraged by a Manila congressman to file a class suit against implementers of the anti-drug campaign.“Convince the victims [or their surviving relatives]… to go to court as a class suit,”