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text-transform: capitalize; } .manilatimes-contact-us .subtitle { font-family: 'Roboto Slab'; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0 auto; } .manilatimes-contact-us .subtitle span{ font-size: 15px; line-height: 35px; font-weight: bold; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form { margin: 10px auto 0; text-align: center; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form .form-control { background-color: #F0F0F0; border: none; width: 100%; padding: 15px; border-radius: 2px; margin-top: 5px; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form .form-group { margin-bottom: 25px; text-align: left; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form .form-group label { color: #222222; font-size: 15px; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form textarea.form-control { min-height: 131px; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form .btn { background-color: #222222; color: #f0f0f0; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 13px; padding: 10px 20px; border: none; display: block; cursor: pointer; } .manilatimes-contact-us .contact-form .form-content { padding: 25px 0px; } .breadcrumb ol { font-family: 'Roboto'; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 13px; line-height: 30px; text-transform:uppercase; color: #b5b5b5; } .manilatimes-contact-us .not-valid-tip { color: #dc3232; font-size: 13px; display: none; line-height: 30px; } .manilatimes-contact-us .emailResponse{ color: #dc3232; font-size: 13px; line-height: 30px; text-align: left; } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .manilatimes-contact-us .widget-title{ font-size: 28px; } } .article-subscribe-form .content-row{ border: 1px solid #E8E8E8; padding: 20px 30px; } .article-subscribe-form .content-row .hsf-title{ font-family: Roboto Slab; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.045em; text-align: center; } .article-subscribe-form .content-row .hsf-button{ border-radius: 3px; background-color: #060404; color: #fff; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0em; text-align: center; padding: 7px 5px 8px; text-transform: uppercase; } .article-digital-edition .content-row { border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; height: 122px; margin-top: 16px; padding-right: 15px; } .article-digital-edition .content-row .col-1{ width: 100px; } .article-digital-edition .content-row .col-2{ width: calc(100% - 100px) } .article-digital-edition .content-row .col-2 .item-logo{ display: table; margin: auto; } .article-digital-edition .content-row .col-2 .item-logo img{ width: 100%; max-width: 190px; } .article-digital-edition .content-row .col-2 .item-mobile-store-inner img{ width: 100px; } .article-digital-edition .content-row .item-img img { margin-top: -16px; } body.body-digital-edition-page { background-color: #FFFFFF; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center top; background-attachment: scroll; min-height: 100%; background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url('/theme_manilatimes/images/digital-edition-page-new-bg.jpg'); } body.body-digital-edition-page section { min-height: 100vh; margin: 0; display: flex; } .digital-edition-page{ width: 100%; } .digital-edition-page .content-row{ padding: 0px; max-width: 1000px; align-items: start; width: 100%; margin: auto; } .digital-edition-page .col-a { width: 50%; display: flex; justify-content: center; padding: 10px; } .digital-edition-page .col-b{ width: 50%; margin-top: 30px; padding: 10px; } .digital-edition-page .col-b-1 img { width: 100%; max-width: 480px; height: auto; } .digital-edition-page .col-c-2{ margin-top: 10px; } .digital-edition-page .col-c-2 img{ width: 100%; height: auto; } .digital-edition-page .col-c-2-a{ display: flex; flex-flow: column; padding: 10px; width: calc(100% / 3); } .digital-edition-page .col-c-2-a img.barcode{ margin-top: 20px; } .digital-edition-page .col-e{ display: flex; margin-top: 30px; justify-content: center; } .digital-edition-page .dep-title { font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; letter-spacing: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; padding: 0px; } .digital-edition-page .dep-desc { font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; } .digital-edition-page .dep-subscribe { font-size: 22px; background: rgb(195, 37, 29); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: auto; padding: 20px; border-radius: 100px; } .digital-edition-page .dep-subscribe span{ font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 22px; } @media screen and (max-width: 900px){ .digital-edition-page .col-a, .digital-edition-page .col-b{ width: 100%; } .digital-edition-page .col-c-2{ display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; } .digital-edition-page .col-c-2 img{ width: 100px; } } .dynamic-html-col-six.col-md-6:nth-child(1){ width: calc(50% - 20px); margin-right: auto; } .dynamic-html-col-six.col-md-6:nth-child(2){ width: calc(50% - 20px); margin-left: auto; } @media screen and (max-width: 968px){ .dynamic-html-col-six.col-md-6:nth-child(1), .dynamic-html-col-six.col-md-6:nth-child(2){ width: 100%; } }.emote-widget{ border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding-bottom: 20px; margin-bottom: 60px; }.manilatimes-event .col-md-12{width: 100%;} .manilatimes-event .event{margin-bottom: 15px;margin-top: 15px;} .manilatimes-event .event .img-ratio{padding-bottom: 100%;} .manilatimes-event .event-title{text-align: center;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0px;font-size: 25px;line-height: 32px;} .manilatimes-event .event-date{text-align: center;font-weight: 700;} .manilatimes-event .event-media{width: 22.5%; display: inline-block;position: relative;margin: 10px;} .manilatimes-event .event-media-label{background-color: #c22727; width: 90%;position: absolute;bottom: 20px;left: 0px;} .manilatimes-event .event-media-icon img{width: 47px;} .manilatimes-event .event-media-icon{padding: 18px 10px; height:83px; display: inline-block; width: 70px; background-color: #a11d21;float: right;} .manilatimes-event .event-media-title{padding: 10px; display: inline-block;color: #FFF; width: calc(100% - 75px);} .manilatimes-event .event-media-title a{overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; text-overflow: ellipsis; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; height: 63px;} .manilatimes-event iframe, .manilatimes-event embed{height: 308px;} .manilatimes-event .dailymotion-ratio{height: 308px; padding-bottom: unset;margin-bottom: 4px;} .manilatimes-event{-webkit-user-select:none;-webkit-touch-callout:none;} .manilatimes-event .iframe-container{position:relative;float:left;width:100%;} .manilatimes-event .iframe-overlay{cursor: pointer;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;} @media(max-width: 768px){ .manilatimes-event .event-media{width: 100%; margin: 10px 0px;} }.full-ad-close-btn { display: none; } .full-ad-close-btn.show { display: flex; justify-content: center; min-height: 90px; position: relative; z-index: 1; padding: 20px 0px; } .full-ad-close-btn:after { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 300%; height: 100%; background-color: #F4F4F4; top: 0px; left: -100%; z-index: -1; } .full-ad-close-btn .close-btn { height: 24px; width: 24px; background-color: #757575; position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: serif; cursor: pointer; } .full-ad-close-btn .close-btn:after { content: "\00d7"; font-size: 27px; color: #fff; } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .full-ad-close-btn { display: none; } } .full-ad .ad-body.ad-body-300 { max-width: 300px; width: 100%; height: 250px; background-color: var(--primary-lightgrey-color); margin: auto; color: #A7A7A7; } .full-ad .ad-body.ad-body-728 { max-width: 728px; width: 100%; height: 90px; background-color: var(--primary-lightgrey-color); margin: auto; color: #A7A7A7; } .full-ad .ad-body.ad-body-550 { width: 100%; max-width: 550px; height: 310px; background-color: var(--primary-lightgrey-color); margin: auto; color: #A7A7A7; } .full-ad .ad-body.ad-body-500 { max-width: 500px; width: 100%; height: 310px; background-color: var(--primary-lightgrey-color); margin: auto; color: #A7A7A7; } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px){ .hp-bottom-row .full-ad { margin-top: 25px; } .full-ad .mar-bottom-neg-4{ margin-bottom: -4px; } } .home-delivery h1, .home-delivery h2, .home-delivery h3, .home-delivery h4, .home-delivery h5, .home-delivery h6{ font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif; color: #111111; font-weight: 400; } .home-delivery .td-pb-row{ max-width: 740px; margin: auto; } .home-delivery .td-page-title{ font-size: 30px; line-height: 38px; } .home-delivery .ofd-title-1 { background: #1A63AB; padding: 5px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .home-delivery .ofd-title-2 { background: #EA1B2F; padding: 5px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .home-delivery .ofd-title-1 h1, .ofd-title-2 h1 { color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; margin: 0; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-wrap, .ofd-form-full { margin: 15px 0; display: flex; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-left { width: 50%; display: flex; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-wrap { } .home-delivery .wpcf7-form-control-wrap{ flex: 1; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-wrap input[type="text"], .ofd-form-full input[type="text"], .home-delivery .ofd-form-wrap input[type="email"], .ofd-form-full input[type="email"] { flex: 1; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #000; line-height: 14px; height: auto; width: calc(100% - 20px); margin-left: 5px; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-wrap input[type="text"]:focus, .ofd-form-full input[type="text"]:focus { outline: none; } .home-delivery .ofd-logo { margin-bottom: 30px; } .home-delivery .ofd-logo img, .ofd-form-payment img { width: 100%; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-payment .ofd-form-col-5 { width: 20%; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-payment .ofd-form-col-7 { width: 80%; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-payment .ofd-form-wrap { max-width: 60%; margin: auto; margin-top: 10px; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-checkbox { width: 50%; text-align: center; display: flex; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-checkbox input[type="checkbox"] { width: 15px; height: 15px; -webkit-appearance: checkbox !important; margin-top: 5px; float: left; margin-right: 5px; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-table input[type="checkbox"] { width: 35px; height: 35px; -webkit-appearance: checkbox !important; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-table table { border-collapse: collapse; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-table table th, .ofd-form-table table td { padding: 5px; text-align: center; line-height: 17px; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-table table td { text-align: center; } .home-delivery .ofd-container .wpcf7-form-control-wrap { } .home-delivery .ofd-form-table .wpcf7-list-item-label { display: none; } .home-delivery .ofd-form-table span.wpcf7-list-item { margin: 0; } .home-delivery input[type=submit]{ font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #222222; border-radius: 0; color: #fff; border: none; padding: 8px 15px; font-weight: 500; -webkit-transition: background-color 0.4s; -moz-transition: background-color 0.4s; -o-transition: background-color 0.4s; transition: background-color 0.4s; -webkit-appearance: button; cursor: pointer; margin-top: 20px; } @media (max-width: 600px) { .home-delivery .ofd-form-table { overflow-x: auto; } }.hp-covid-case-update { margin-top: 40px; } .hp-covid-case-update .header-content { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } .hp-covid-case-update .widget-title { width: 100%; background-color: #c3251d; color: #fff; height: 28px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } .hp-covid-case-update .widget-title span { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 900; } .hp-covid-case-update .title-info { width: 100%; line-height: 20px; text-align: center; margin: 10px 0px; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; } .hp-covid-case-update .title-info b { font-weight: 700; } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1 { width: calc(25% - 10px); border: 1px solid #D7D7D7;; height: 122px; } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1 .ccu-number { height: 40px; text-align: center; font-size: 28px; } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1 { color: #fff; text-align: center; } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .ccu-title { font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 17px; } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1.ccu-red { background-color: #c3251d } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1.ccu-yellow { background-color: #fed136; color: #000 } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1.ccu-black { background-color: var(--covid-black-color); } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1.ccu-green { background-color: #41ad48 } .hp-covid-case-update .img-corona { margin-top: 30px; } .hp-covid-case-update .img-corona img { width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; object-position: top; } .hp-covid-case-update .vaccination-update { background-color: #0054a5; width: 100%; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; padding: 3px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 900; } .hp-covid-case-update .target-row { display: flex; width: 100%; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin: auto; margin-top: 20px; } .hp-covid-case-update .col-target-title { font-weight: 700; width: 150px; font-size: 19px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right; } .hp-covid-case-update .col-target-info { background-color: #000; width: calc(100% - 150px); color: #fff; text-align: center; padding: 5px 0px; font-size: 18px; } .hp-covid-case-update .vaccinated-row { display: flex; width: 100%; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin: auto; margin-top: 20px; } .hp-covid-case-update .col-vaccinated-title { font-weight: 700; width: 150px; font-size: 19px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right; } .hp-covid-case-update .col-vaccinated-info { background-color: #d2232a; width: calc(100% - 150px); color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 5px 30px; font-size: 18px; position: relative; } .hp-covid-case-update .col-vaccinated-info:after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; height: 100%; width: 10px; background-color: #3fae47; } .hp-covid-case-update .learn-more-row { display: flex; width: 100%; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } .hp-covid-case-update .learn-more-row a{ color: #0054a5; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; display: table; margin-top: 10px; text-decoration: underline; } @media screen and (max-width: 1400px) { .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .ccu-title { font-size: 15px; } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1 .ccu-number { font-size: 24px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) { .hp-covid-case-update .header-content { display: block; } .hp-covid-case-update .widget-title { width: 100%; } .hp-covid-case-update .title-info { width: 100%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 990px) { .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1{ width: 50%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1 { width: calc(50% - 10px); } .hp-covid-case-update .content-row .col-1:nth-child(-n+2) { margin-bottom: 20px; } } .hp-digital-edition .content-row { border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; height: 122px; margin-top: 16px; padding-right: 15px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-img img { margin-top: -16px; } @media screen and (max-width: 1400px) { .hp-digital-edition .content-row { height: auto; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-img { display: flex; flex-flow: column; height: 100%; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-img img { height: calc(100% - -20px); width: auto; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-logo { position: absolute; right: 15px; top: 30px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-mobile-store { margin-left: auto; margin-top: 50px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-mobile-store .item-mobile-store-inner { flex-flow: row; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-mobile-store .item-mobile-store-inner .google-play { margin-left: 10px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 990px) { .hp-digital-edition .content-row { padding-right: 0px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-img { width: 100%; height: auto; padding-right: 10px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-logo { position: static; right: unset; top: unset; margin-top: 10px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-logo img { margin: auto; width: 80%; display: table; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-mobile-store { margin: 10px auto; width: auto; } } @media screen and (max-width: 500px) { .hp-digital-edition .content-row { height: auto; flex-flow: column; padding: 15px; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-img img { margin-top: 0; width: 200px; height: auto; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-img { order: 2; margin: 20px auto 0; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-logo { position: relative; order: 1; right: unset; top: unset; } .hp-digital-edition .content-row .item-mobile-store { order: 3; margin: 10px 0px 0px; } } .hp-editorial .widget-title-3{ color: #000; text-transform: uppercase; } .hp-editorial .content-row{ background-color: var(--primary-lightgrey-color); color: var(--primary-black-color); position: relative; } .hp-editorial .content-row .e-item{ padding: 25px; } .hp-editorial .content-row .e-item .e-title{ font-size: 23px; margin-bottom: 10px; } .hp-editorial .content-row .e-item .e-more{ } @media screen and (max-width: 768px){ .hp-editorial .content-row .e-item{ padding: 25px 10px; } }.hp-editorial-cartoon .ec-title{ background-color: var(--primary-lightgrey-color); color: var(--primary-black-color); text-align: center; padding: 10px 5px; text-transform: uppercase; } .hp-editorial-cartoon .ec-image{ border: 1px solid #E8E8E8;; border-top: none; }.hp-five-articles .content-row { background-color: #F5F5F5; padding: 30px; border-top: solid 3px var(--primary-red-color);; } .hp-five-articles .item-row { width: calc(100% / 5 - 24px); } .hp-five-articles .item-row .section-name-a { color: #000; text-transform: uppercase; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-last-child(n) { margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-child(1) { margin-right: 15px; margin-left: 0px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-last-child(1) { margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row { width: calc(100% / 5 - 24px); } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .hp-five-articles .content-row { padding: 10px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row { width: calc(50% - 10px); } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-child(odd) { margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 0px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-child(even) { margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-child(5) { margin: auto; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-last-child(n+3):not(:nth-child(1)) { margin-bottom: 30px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-child(n){ width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; } .hp-five-articles .item-row .col-img { width: 100%; } .hp-five-articles .item-row .article-title-h4 a { height: auto; } .hp-five-articles .item-row:nth-child(n) { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; } }.hp-four-articles .content-row { border: 1px solid #d7d7d7; padding: 20px; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row { width: calc(25% - 20px); } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row .col-img { width: 115px; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 20px; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row .col-content { padding: 0px 10px; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .img-ratio{ padding-bottom: 80%; } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-four-articles .content-row{ border: none; padding: 0px; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row { width: calc(50% - 10px); margin-bottom: 20px; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row .col-img { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; } .hp-four-articles .article-title-h4.ellipsis-h-2 span, .hp-four-articles .article-title-h4.ellipsis-h-2 a { height: auto; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row .col-content{ padding: 0px; } .hp-four-articles .content-row .item-row .col-content .text-center{ text-align: left; } }.hp-headline-photos .widget-title-3 { margin-bottom: 0px; } .hp-headline-photos .content-row { padding: 30px; background-color: #757575; } .hp-headline-photos .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } .hp-headline-photos .item-row-a .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 68.3%; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row { width: calc(50% - 13px); align-content: space-between; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row .item-row-1 { width: calc(50% - 13px); } @media screen and(max-width: 990px) { .hp-headline-photos .item-row { width: 100%; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row-a { margin-bottom: 20px; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row-b .item-row-1:nth-child(n+3) { margin-top: 20px; } .hp-headline-photos .item-info-abs { position: relative; height: auto; padding: 0; margin-top: 20px; background: none; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-headline-photos .content-row { padding: 10px; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row { white-space: nowrap; overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; -ms-overflow-style: -ms-autohiding-scrollbar; flex-flow: nowrap; padding: 0; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row .item-row-1 { margin-right: 10px; width: 100%; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row.item-row-a { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10px; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row.item-row-b { min-width: 100%; } .hp-headline-photos .item-row-1.pos-relative > a { display: block; position: relative; width: calc(100vw - 80px); } .hp-headline-photos .item-row-b .item-row-1:nth-child(n){ margin-top: 0px; } } .hp-latest-stories .col-1{ width: calc(50% - 10px); } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px){ .hp-latest-stories.col-layout-6{ width: 100%; order: 200; } }.hp-main-four { margin-bottom: 0px; } .hp-main-four .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } .hp-main-four .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 62%; } .hp-main-four .article-title-h4 { width: calc(100% - 75px); background-color: #C3251D; padding: 10px 20px; height: auto; } .hp-main-four .u-tube-row { width: 75px; background-color: #A11912; height: auto; } .hp-main-four .item-info-abs { padding-left: 0px; } .hp-main-four .col-list-one{ margin-bottom: 20px; } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1400px) { .hp-main-four .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 65%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) { .hp-main-four .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 61%; } .hp-main-four { height: auto; } .hp-main-tab-list-one, .hp-main-four .col-list-one, .hp-main-four .col-list-two { width:100% } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 769px) { .hp-main-four .col-list-one{ margin-bottom: 0px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-main-four .col-list-one, .hp-main-four .col-list-two{ width: 100%; } .hp-main-four .col-list-one{ margin-bottom: 15px; } .hp-main-four .item-info-abs{ padding-right: 0px; } .hp-main-four .article-title-h4{ width: calc(100% - 30px); } .hp-main-four .u-tube-row{ width: 30px; padding: 5px; } } .hp-main-one { margin-bottom: 14px; } .hp-main-one .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } .hp-main-one .article-title-h3{ text-shadow: 1px 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0px -1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), -1px 0px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); } .hp-main-one .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 81.3%; } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1400px) { .hp-main-one .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 72%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) { .hp-main-one .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 61%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 769px) { .hp-main-one{ margin-right: auto; } .hp-main-one { width: calc(50% - 7px); } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-main-one { width: 100%; } .hp-main-one { margin-bottom: 15px; } } .hp-main-three .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 18.79% , 41%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 54.46%); } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-carousel .item-row-2 { margin-bottom: 70px; } .hp-main-three .owl-carousel { display: block; } .hp-main-three .article-title-h1, .hp-main-three .article-title-h5{ text-shadow: 1px 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), 0px -1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3), -1px 0px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); } .hp-main-three .owl-carousel .item-row-1:not(:nth-child(1)) { display: none; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs { position: absolute; display: flex; bottom: 0px; width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; z-index: 11; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb { width: calc(100% / 3); color: #fff; padding: 0px 15px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 20px; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb .article-title-h5 { border-bottom: solid 5px; border-color: #B1B1B1; padding-bottom: 10px; transition: 0.3s; cursor: pointer; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb .article-title-h5 span { color: #B1B1B1; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb.active .article-title-h5 { border-color: var(--primary-red-color); } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb.active .article-title-h5 span { color: #fff; } .hp-main-three.flex-row .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 65%; } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1400px) { .hp-main-three.flex-row .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 92%; } } @media screen and (min-width: 990px) { .hp-main-three .article-title-h1 { max-width: 90%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs { position: relative; margin-top: 15px; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb .article-title-h5 span, .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb.active .article-title-h5 span { color: var(--primary-black-color); text-align: left; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; height: 45px; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-carousel .item-row-2 { margin-bottom: 0px; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-carousel .item-row-2 .article-title-h1 a { font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; } .hp-main-three .hp-mtlt-thumbs .item-thumb { padding: 0px; width: calc(100% / 3 - 10px); } } .hp-main-two{ margin-bottom: 0px; } .hp-main-two .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(17.34deg, #000000 10.8%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62) 61.86%); } .hp-main-two .widget-title-1 { position: absolute; z-index: 2; width: 100%; } .hp-main-two .widget-title-1 span, .hp-main-two .widget-title-1 a { padding: 6px 13px; display: table; margin: auto; background-color: var(--primary-red-color); color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; } .hp-main-two .item-info-abs { flex-flow: row wrap; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: center; text-transform: capitalize; } .home-page .hp-main-two .item-info-abs{ text-transform: none; } .hp-main-two .item-info-abs .item-inner { display: block; text-align: center; } .hp-main-two .item-info-abs .item-inner span { display: inline; font-size: 18px; } .hp-main-two .u-tube-row { position: absolute; width: 56px; height: 56px; top: 0; bottom: 0; margin: auto; display: flex; right: 0; left: 0; background-color: rgba(82,82,107,0.79); align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 50%; } .hp-main-two .u-tube-row img{ width: 53%; margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 2px; } .hp-main-two img.main-image{ width: 100%; height: auto; } .hp-main-two .img-ratio{ padding-bottom: 61%; } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1400px) { .hp-main-two .img-ratio{ padding-bottom: 72%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 769px) { .hp-main-two{ width: calc(50% - 7px); margin-right: 3.5px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-main-two{ width: 100%; margin-bottom: 15px; } .hp-main-two .img-ratio{ padding-bottom: 0px; } .hp-main-two .img-ratio img{ position: relative; width: 100%; height: auto; } } .hp-one-by-three-widget .col-a { width: 32.5%; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .col-b { width: calc(100% - 32.5% - 20px); } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item { width: calc(25% - 23px); border-bottom: solid 1px #040508; padding-bottom: 20px; position: relative; transition: 0.3s; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; } .row:not(.with-section) .hp-one-by-three-widget .section-name-b { display: none; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .section-name-b { text-transform: capitalize; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 { margin: 0px -10px; width: auto; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:hover { border-color: transparent; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item .article-title-h4 { transition: 0.3s; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:hover .article-title-h4 { color: var(--primary-red-color); } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:after { transition: 0.3s; content: ''; height: 5px; width: 100%; position: absolute; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; background-color: transparent; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:hover:after { background-color: var(--primary-red-color); } @media screen and (min-width: 1400px) { .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:nth-child(9), .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:nth-child(10), .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:nth-child(11), .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:nth-child(12) { margin-bottom: 0px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and(min-width: 990px) { .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item { width: calc(50% - 10px); } } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item { width: calc(50% - 10px); } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2{ margin: 0; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:nth-child(odd) { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-2 .col-item:nth-child(even) { margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-one-by-three-widget .item-row-1 { border-bottom: solid 1px #040508; padding-bottom: 20px; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .col-a, .hp-one-by-three-widget .col-b { width: 100%; } .hp-one-by-three-widget .col-b { margin-top: 15px; } } .row-opinion-on-page-one{ margin-top: 150px; } .opinion-on-page-one .item-row-2 { background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 16px 10px; } .opinion-on-page-one .item-row a.col-content-1 { width: calc(100% - 97px); } .opinion-on-page-one .item-row a.col-img-1 { border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; height: 97px; width: 97px; } .opinion-on-page-one .item-row a.col-img-1 img{ width: 100%; height: auto; } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) { .opinion-on-page-one.col-layout-3 { width: calc(50% - 10px); order: 202; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 769px) { .opinion-on-page-one .item-row-2 { padding: 31px 10px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) and (min-width: 768px) { .opinion-on-page-one .content-row{ flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between; } .opinion-on-page-one .content-row .item-row { width: calc(50% - 10px); } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .opinion-on-page-one.col-layout-3{ width: 100%; } .opinion-on-page-one .item-row-2{ justify-content: center; } .opinion-on-page-one .col-content-1{ text-align: center; } } .hp-op-ed .col-img{ border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; height: 82px; width: 82px; } .hp-op-ed .col-content{ width: calc(100% - 82px); padding-left: 15px; justify-content: center; display: flex; flex-flow: column; } .hp-op-ed .content-row img{ width: 81px; height: 81px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; } .hp-side-articles .item-row-1 .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } .hp-side-articles .section-name-b { text-transform: capitalize; } .hp-side-articles .col-content{ width: calc(100% - 104px); padding-left: 15px; justify-content: center; display: flex; flex-flow: column; } .hp-side-articles .col-img { width: 104px; } @media screen and (min-width: 1400px) { .hp-side-articles .item-row-2 .item-row:nth-last-child(1) { margin-bottom: 00px; } } .hp-six-articles .col-1 { width: calc(100% / 3 - 12px); margin-bottom: 20px; } .hp-six-articles .col-1 .blue-bg-color { position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0; } .hp-six-articles .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } @media screen and (min-width: 1400px) { .hp-six-articles .col-1:nth-last-child(-n+3) { margin-bottom: 0px; } } @media screen and (min-width: 991px) { .hp-six-articles .item-info-abs { padding: 20px; } .hp-six-articles .section-name-b { position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; z-index: 2; } } @media screen and (min-width: 769px) { .hp-six-articles .col-1 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 52.3%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) and (min-width: 768px) { .hp-six-articles .col-1 { width: calc(50% - 10px); } .hp-six-articles .col-1:nth-child(1) { width: 100%; } .hp-six-articles .col-1:not(:nth-child(1)) .item-info-abs { position: relative; height: auto; color: var(--primary-black-color); background: none; padding: 0px; margin-top: 10px; } .hp-six-articles .col-1:not(:nth-child(1)) .item-info-abs .section-name-b { position: relative; } } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .hp-six-articles .col-1 { width: 100%; } }.hp-social-widget .content-row{ border: 1px solid #E8E8E8; padding: 0px 10px; height: 190px; } .hp-social-widget .content-row .content-row-1{ margin-bottom: 10px; } .hp-social-widget .content-row .sm-row{ background-color: var(--primary-black-color); border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; width: 40px; overflow: hidden; margin: 0px 5px; transition: 0.3s; } .hp-social-widget .content-row .sm-row:hover{ background-color: var(--primary-red-color); }.hp-subscribe-form .content-row{ border: 1px solid #E8E8E8; padding: 20px 30px; } .hp-subscribe-form .content-row .hsf-title{ font-family: Roboto Slab; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; line-height: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.045em; text-align: center; } .hp-subscribe-form .content-row .hsf-button{ border-radius: 3px; background-color: #060404; color: #fff; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; letter-spacing: 0em; text-align: center; padding: 7px 5px 8px; text-transform: uppercase; } .hp-sunday-times { margin-bottom: 50px; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-1 { width: 44%; align-content: space-between; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-1 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 81.3%; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-2 { width: calc(56% - 5px); align-content: space-between; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-2 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 64%; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row .item-row-1 { width: calc(50% - 2.5px); } .hp-sunday-times .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } .csi-widget .item-img img { max-width: 100%; margin: auto; height: 371px; object-fit: cover; } @media screen and (max-width: 1400px) and (min-width: 1200px) { .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-1 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 100%; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-2 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 79%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-2 { white-space: nowrap; overflow-x: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; -ms-overflow-style: -ms-autohiding-scrollbar; flex-flow: nowrap; padding: 0; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row .item-row-1 { margin-right: 10px; width: 100%; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row .item-row-1 .item-image { display: block; position: relative; width: calc(100vw - 60px); } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-1 { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; } .hp-sunday-times .item-row.col-2 { width: 100%; } .hp-sunday-times .item-info-abs { white-space: normal; } } .hp-todays-from-page .content-row { max-width: 320px; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #E8E8E8; } .hp-todays-from-page .content-row img { width: 100%; height: auto; } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .hp-todays-from-page .content-row { max-width: 300px; margin: auto; } } .hp-top-stories .content-row .item-row-1 .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(18.42deg, #000000 11.79%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 53.46%) } @media screen and (min-width: 990px) { .hp-top-stories .content-row .item-row-1 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 50%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) { .hp-top-stories.col-layout-3 { width: calc(50% - 10px); order: 201; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-top-stories.col-layout-3 { width: 100%; } .hp-top-stories .content-row { flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between; } .hp-top-stories .content-row .item-row { width: calc(50% - 10px); } .hp-top-stories .content-row .item-row-1 .item-info-abs { position: relative; background: none; color: #000; padding: 0px; margin-top: 10px; height: auto; } .hp-top-stories .content-row .item-row-1 .item-info-abs .article-title-h3 a { font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 500; } .hp-top-stories .content-row .item-row-1 .item-info-abs .author-name-a { display: none; } .hp-top-stories.col-layout-3 .ellipsis-2 a{ -webkit-line-clamp: 3; } } .hp-trending-articles .content-row { min-height: 230px; width: 100%; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-1:after { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; background: linear-gradient(16.39deg, #000000 4.09%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 96.01%); top: 0px; right: 0px; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-1 .inner-title { position: absolute; z-index: 11; width: calc(100% - 40px); margin: auto; color: #fff; text-align: center; left: 0; right: 0; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-1 .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 57%; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-1 .inner-title span { background-color: var(--primary-red-color); padding: 10px 15px; display: table; margin: auto; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-1 .item-info-abs { background: linear-gradient(16.39deg, #000000 4.09%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 96.01%); z-index: 1; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 { margin: 0px -5px; width: auto; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 .col-1 { width: 25%; padding: 0px 5px; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 .col-1 .col-1-content { padding: 20px; cursor: pointer; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 .col-1 .col-1-content:not(.active) { border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; margin-top: 50px; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 .col-1 .col-1-content:not(.active) .img-ratio { margin-top: -50px; position: relative; z-index: 1; background-color: #fff; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 .col-1 .col-1-content.active { background-color: #060404; } .hp-trending-articles .content-row-2 .col-1 .col-1-content.active .article-title-h4 { color: #fff; } .hp-two-by-six-widget { margin-bottom: 40px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .row-1 { width: 340px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-1 .col-img .img-ratio { padding-bottom: 58%; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .row-2 { width: calc(100% - 340px); padding-left: 20px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1 { width: calc(100% / 3 - 20px); border-bottom: solid 1px #040508; padding-bottom: 20px; position: relative; transition: 0.3s; margin-top: 40px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:hover { border-color: transparent; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(3n+1) { margin-right: 20px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(3n+2) { margin: 40px 10px 0px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(3n+3) { margin-left: 20px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1 .article-title-h4 { transition: 0.3s; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:hover .article-title-h4 { color: var(--primary-red-color); } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:after { transition: 0.3s; content: ''; height: 5px; width: 100%; position: absolute; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; background-color: transparent; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:hover:after { background-color: var(--primary-red-color); } @media screen and (min-width: 1400px) { .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(-n+3) { margin-top: 0px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) { .hp-two-by-six-widget { width: 100%; } } @media screen and (max-width: 768px) { .hp-two-by-six-widget .row-1, .hp-two-by-six-widget .row-2{ width: 100%; padding: 0px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-1 .article-title-h3.ellipsis-h-2 span, .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-1 .article-title-h3.ellipsis-h-2 a { height: auto; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-1 { margin-bottom: 10px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(n) { width: calc(50% - 10px); margin-top: 10px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(odd) { margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 0px; } .hp-two-by-six-widget .item-row-2 .col-1:nth-child(even) { margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; } }.legal-advice-widget { position: relative; padding: 15px; color: #fff; background-color: #333; min-height: 160px; } .legal-advice-widget .widget-title { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 900; line-height: 1; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px; text-transform: uppercase; } .legal-advice-widget .col-img-1 { width: 56px; } .legal-advice-widget .col-img-1 img { object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; height: 56px; width: 100%; } .legal-advice-widget .col-content-1 { width: calc(100% - 56px); padding-left: 15px; } .legal-advice-widget .col-content-1 .article-title-h4 a{ font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; overflow: hidden; font-weight: 500; } .legal-advice-widget .col-content-1 .author-name-a a{ font-size: 14px; } .live-channel-tab .menu-item-row{ border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc; } .live-channel-tab .menu-item-row .menu-item-list{ height: 55px; padding: 15px; margin-right: 10px; background: #eee; border: solid 1px #ccc; margin-bottom: -1px; cursor: pointer; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Roboto'; transition: 0.3s; } .live-channel-tab .menu-item-row .menu-item-list.active{ background-color: #fff; border-bottom-color: #fff; } .live-channel-tab .menu-item-row .menu-item-list:hover{ background-color: #fff; } .live-channel-tab .content-row{ border: solid 1px #ccc; border-top: none; } .live-channel-tab .content-row .content-item{ display: none; padding: 20px; } .live-channel-tab .content-row .content-item.active{ display: block; } .live-channel-tab .content-row .content-item .img-ratio{ padding-bottom: 104%; position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; } .live-channel-tab .content-row .content-item .img-ratio img{ position: absolute; width: 100%; height: auto; } .live-readmore-two-widget .content-row { border: solid 1px #e8e8e8; padding: 35px 20px; } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .live-readmore-two-widget { display: none; } } .live-readmore-widget .content-row { border: solid 1px #e8e8e8; padding: 35px 20px; } @media screen and (max-width: 990px){ .live-readmore-widget{ display: none; } } .live-streaming .ls-container { max-width: 700px; margin: auto; } .live-streaming .ls-container .img-ratio{ padding-bottom: 52%; } .live-streaming .img-ratio iframe { position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0px; top: 0px; }.live-top-widget { border-bottom: 2px solid #e8e8e8; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top: 40px; } @media screen and (min-width: 990px) { .live-top-widget-row .col-md-9 { width: calc(100% - 473px - 30px); } .live-top-widget-row .col-md-3 { width: 473px; } }.manilatimes-media-preview{width: 100%} .manilatimes-media-preview .back-btn{margin-bottom: 20px;} .manilatimes-media-preview .back-btn a{margin-bottom: 20px; color: #8f8f8f;} .manilatimes-media-preview .event-title{text-align: center;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-top: 0px;font-size: 25px;line-height: 32px;} .manilatimes-media-preview .event-date{text-align: center;font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 20px;} .manilatimes-media-preview .iframe-container{position: relative;float:left;width:100%;} .manilatimes-media-preview .iframe-container iframe{height: 180px; margin-bottom: 40px;} .manilatimes-media-preview .iframe-container .dailymotion-ratio{padding-bottom: unset;height:220px;} .manilatimes-media-preview .iframe-overlay { position: absolute; bottom: 35px; height: 100%; width: 100%; content: ""; background: linear-gradient(360deg, rgb(255, 255, 255, 0.8), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9), transparent, transparent); } .manilatimes-media-preview .media-preview{width: 80%; margin: 0 auto;} .manilatimes-media-preview .media-preview iframe, .manilatimes-media-preview .media-preview embed{height: 70vh;} .manilatimes-media-preview{-webkit-user-select:none;-webkit-touch-callout:none;} .manilatimes-media-preview .packages-display{text-align: center;} .manilatimes-media-preview .intro1{font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 12px;} .manilatimes-media-preview .intro1 a{color: #c4361e;} .manilatimes-media-preview .intro2{font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px;margin-bottom: 30px;} 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.article-title-h4.ellipsis-h-2 a { font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; height: auto; font-weight: 400; } .read-next-widget .content-row { margin: 0 -10px; width: auto; } .read-next-widget .content-row .item-row { width: calc(25% - 20px); margin: 0 10px; } @media screen and (max-width: 990px) { .read-next-widget .content-row .item-row { width: calc(50% - 10px); margin: 0px 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; } }.rss{ margin: 30px auto; } .rss .upper-title{ font-size: 28px; color: #c4361e; background-color: #d1d1d1; border-left: solid 6px #c4361e; padding: 5px 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: 'Roboto'; text-transform: capitalize; } .rss .text{ color: #59595a; text-align: justify; font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Roboto Slab'; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px; } .rss .rssList{ padding-top: 10px; display: flex; } .rssList .col-sm-6{ margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px; width: 50%; } .rssList .col-sm-6:nth-child(odd){ padding-left: 10px; } .rssList .col-sm-6:nth-child(even){ padding-right: 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padding: 25px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 990px){ .sec-five-articles .item-row.col-1{ width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; } .sec-five-articles .item-row.col-2{ width: 100%; } .sec-five-articles .item-row .item-row-1:nth-child(-n + 2){ margin-bottom: 20px; } .sec-five-articles .col-2 .item-row-1 .item-info-abs{ position: relative; height: auto; background: none; padding: 0px; color: var(--primary-black-color); margin-top: 10px; } }.sec-stories .col-1{ width: calc(100%/3 - 10px); } @media screen and (min-width: 1200px){ .sec-stories .col-1:nth-child(3n+1){ margin-right: 15px; } .sec-stories .col-1:nth-child(3n+3){ margin-left: 15px; } } @media screen and (max-width: 1200px){ .sec-stories .col-1{ width: calc(50% - 15px); } .sec-stories .col-1:nth-child(odd){ margin-right: 15px; } .sec-stories .col-1:nth-child(even){ margin-left: 15px; } } .sec-title-widget .widget-title-2 a, .sec-title-widget .widget-title-2 .div-replace-a { font-size: 25px; line-height: 33px; display: table; margin: 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.single-article .col-1:nth-child(1) { width: 100%; } .single-article .col-1:not(:nth-child(1)) .item-info-abs { position: relative; height: auto; color: var(--primary-black-color); background: none; padding: 0px; margin-top: 10px; } .single-article .col-1:not(:nth-child(1)) .item-info-abs .section-name-b { position: relative; } }.manilatimes-special-section .ft-details{ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; } .manilatimes-special-section .ft-details .p1{ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; } .manilatimes-special-section .ft-details .p2{ font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 42px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px; } .manilatimes-special-section .p3{ text-decoration: underline; margin-bottom: 2px; } .manilatimes-special-section .p4{ margin-bottom: 5px; } .manilatimes-special-section .p5{ margin-bottom: 2px; } .manilatimes-special-section .col-img-1{ width: 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