Day: October 27, 2024

Manila: Military aircraft from Singapore and Malaysia arrived in the country on Saturday to provide assistance in ongoing relief operations following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami). A C-130 cargo aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force and a Eurocopter EC725 transport helicopter from the Royal Malaysian Air Force arrived at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Saturday, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said. The aircraft are set to play a crucial role in bolstering the Philippine Air Force’s ongoing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, according

Seoul: SK hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., is likely to overtake the bigger rival this year for the first time in the chip business’ annual operating profit, brokerages said Sunday. SK hynix currently dominates the market for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors used in artificial intelligence chipsets. It is the sole HBM supplier to US AI chip giant Nvidia Corp. But Samsung Electronics lags behind its smaller rival as it still awaits quality test approval for its HBM supply to Nvidia. Given the two chipmakers’ earnings results in the January-September period, SK hynix is expected to

Bacolod: The 45th MassKara Festival will be extended four more days until Oct. 31 to give more time for Bacolodnons to enjoy the celebration. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez also announced over the weekend that he is donating PHP2.5 million worth of food vouchers to allow food kiosks and other tenants the opportunity to earn more after the inclement weather due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine adversely affected their sales in the past week. ‘We don’t want the storm to happen. It’s beyond our control but we understand. This has been done in the past. The festivities were also extended when

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday said its Calabarzon Field Office (FO-4A) has started providing psychosocial services and financial aid to families of those who perished during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the region. DSWD-CALABARZON Regional Director Barry Chua said the region recorded 24 deaths and 23 missing at the height of the tropical cyclone across the region. On Saturday, Chua said social workers from their regional office have already provided counseling and psychosocial aid to the families of seven fatalities in Talisay, Batangas. ‘We are aware of the mental stress

Tehran: Armed assailants ambushed two police patrol units and exchanged fire with them in southeastern Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province on Saturday, killing at least 10 police officers, state media reported. The incident occurred in Taftan earlier on Saturday when law enforcement responded to an emergency call to resolve a dispute and attacked when they were returning, the state news agency IRNA reported, citing the police information center. Two police patrol units were ambushed as they returned to the police station, the statement noted. Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has ordered an investigation after forming a committee to examine the