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Day: January 25, 2023

Ukraine war advances ‘Doomsday Clock’ 90 seconds to midnight

MICHIGAN, US: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock on Tuesday to the closest point to midnight it has ever been in history in an ominous warning fueled by the war in Ukraine.The clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight, the …

PH works to bring home slain OFW’s remains

MANILA: The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait is working on the release of Jullebee Cabilis Ranara’s remains, which were found charred with the skull smashed in the desert over the weekend.The burnt corpse recovered by the Kuwaiti police at Salmi, Al-Jarah …

Agri, infra damage from heavy rains, floods across PH hit P1.2-B

MANILA: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday that torrential rains and floods from the low-pressure area, shear line, and northeast monsoon that hit several parts of the country since early January have caused PHP1.26 billion worth o…

PAF training aircraft with 2 pilots crashes in Bataan

MANILA: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday confirmed that one of its SIAI-Marchetti SF-260TP trainer/light attack turboprop aircraft went down in Bataan as its two pilots were conducting “recurrency training.”In a message to reporters, PAF spo…

Medicines sent to Region 8 to fight schistosomiasis

TACLOBAN CITY: The national government has allocated at least 2.47 million praziquantel tablets for Eastern Visayas to combat schistosomiasis, a disease endemic in the region.Agnes Cuayzon, DOH regional schistosomiasis program manager, said there was n…

Islamic banking is for everyone: BSP exec

MANILA: Islamic banking is not exclusive to Muslims as it provides alternative financial products outside the conventional financial institutions, a ranking central bank official said.Speaking during Tuesday’s Laging Handa briefing, Bangko Sentral ng P…

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