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Year: 2024

5.2 magnitude quake strikes southwestern Japan

ISTANBUL: A moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Miyazaki prefecture in southwestern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The quake occurred at a depth of 40 kilometers (24 miles) around 10.25 a.m. (0125GMT), the agency said, wi…

New PNP chief rallies cops to give ‘best public service’

MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Monday called on police officers to give the best public service to communities.

In his first flag-raising rites as PNP chief in Camp Crame, Quezon City, the new top cop s…

DepEd firm on gradual return to old school calendar

MANILA: Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday maintained that the reversion to the old school calendar, which sets vacation months in April and May, would be undertaken gradually.

In an ambush interview on the sidelines of the…

Remaining Reds urged to abandon insurgency, contribute to growth

MANILA: Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) called on the remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) to abandon the armed struggle and contribute to unity, peace and developme…

Negros ARBs receive new land titles, more support services

BAGO CITY: A total of 1,562 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Negros Occidental received land titles while 1,880 others were recipients of almost PHP70 million in support services during the distribution rites of the Department of Agrarian Refor…