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Day: June 4, 2023

Taal displays increased degassing activity, says Phivolcs

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has monitored an increased degassing activity from Taal volcano since Saturday night in the form of visible upwelling of volcanic fluids. In an advisory on Sunday, Phivolcs said the ‘fl…

Over 449M kids living in violent conflict in 2021: report

Over 449 million children were living in areas of violent conflict in 2021, international non-governmental organization Save the Children reported. In 1982, the United Nations (UN) declared June 4 the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of …

Batangas guv: Crucial projects priority amid limited funds

Projects that are in need of more funding must be included in the annual investment plan (AIP) or risk not getting their needed allocation, Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas warned provincial officials. In an interview with the Philippine News Age…

Over 290 Filipino Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

The first batch of Filipino pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to embark on the 2023 Hajj, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh announced Sunday. The group composed of 292 men and women landed at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport …

7 Pampanga cops nabbed for extortion, illegal detention

A police station commander in Angeles City in Pampanga and six other policemen were nabbed for alleged unlawful arrest and arbitrary detention of 13 civilians. Agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-scalawag unit arrested station commande…