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KUALA TERENGGANU, The presence of whales in Malaysian waters is an important indicator that Malaysia’s marine ecosystem is healthy and able to support the megafauna. A research officer at the Fisheries Research Institute, Malaysian Department of Fisheries (DOF), Muhammad Amirul Siddiq Abdul Rashid said the sighting of marine mammals, especially humpback whales, in the waters of Pulau Redang last Saturday, allowed them to document their migration patterns. “The presence of whales from this species is rare in Malaysia, unlike the Bryde’s whale. So, it provides an opportunity for researchers to document their migration in addition to providing supporting data about

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Pangasinan on Monday declared a blue alert as Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised due to Tropical Depression Gener. Blue alert requires 60 percent of Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) staff to be on standby and for rescue response equipment to be prepositioned, according to a phone interview with assistant director Pia Flores. ‘We had a meeting with the other members of the PDRRMO council for coordination of their respective preparedness measures. We have disseminated information yesterday, even without the gale warning yet, to our counterparts in the local government units to

Manila: Oil companies will implement another big-time rollback on pump prices on Tuesday. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they will slash gasoline prices by PHP1 per liter, and diesel prices by another PHP1.30 per liter. Kerosene prices will also be lower by PHP1.65 per liter at Caltex, Seaoil and Shell fuel stations. This is the third consecutive week that oil firms have cut prices on petroleum products. With the price adjustments last week, current gasoline prices in Metro Manila range from PHP50 to PHP84.32 per liter, diesel from PHP46.74 to PHP70.40 per

CEBU CITY – South Korea’s Jung Hoon and Lee Yee-un delivered an awe-inspiring performance in the Standard Adult category to retain the title in the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Cebu Open 2024 on Sunday night. Showing their mastery in Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep, the Koreans impressed the judges and captivated the crowd at the ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino in Lahug. “We expected to win because we came prepared for this tournament,” said the 25-year-old Lee, a senior high school teacher like Jung, 29. “We practice four hours every day, morning and evening,

Manila: Celebrating its 57th founding anniversary on Monday, 2024 is expected to be another banner year for the Board of Investments (BOI) as project registrations in less than nine months already hit record-high. The BOI announced Monday that its investment approvals from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15 this year have reached PHP1.35 trillion, surging by 82 percent from PHP741.98 billion registrations in the same period last year. This also surpassed the full year approvals in 2023 at PHP1.26 trillion. ‘As we celebrate our 57th anniversary, we are more inspired with the strong show of confidence by local and foreign investors