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MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that there are no expected price spikes in pork despite the resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) cases in Batangas. The DA made the statement after the Batangas Provincial Veterinary Office reported ASF cases in Lobo, Lian, Rosario, Calatagan, and Lipa City. In an interview, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said retail prices should not increase because pork supply is primarily sourced from Central Luzon. ‘Hindi naman (tataas) kasi iyong Central Luzon naman is okay naman (It should not spike because Central Luzon is still okay),’ he said. As of

MANILA: Communities should prepare for moderate to strong aftershocks following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that jolted Surigao del Sur last Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday. Phivolcs has so far recorded 911 aftershocks as of 10 a.m. Monday. The tectonic earthquake was caused by the movement in the Philippine Trench. Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told the Philippine News Agency that only two of these — magnitudes 6.2 and 4.4 — were felt. It was felt in several places because it was relatively shallow at 11 km., he said. Despite the magnitude 6.8 being a strong

BALIK PULAU, A foreign man was found murdered with multiple stabs around 3.15 this morning at a Thai restaurant in Bukit Genting, Jalan Bukit Genting. ‘Preliminary investigations indicate the victim had a dispute with several foreign colleagues at the restaurant. ‘The Penang Criminal Investigation Department launched a special operation and detained eight foreign men and one local man for questioning,’ said Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad in a statement today. With the detention of the nine suspects, aged 20 to 35, police believe they have solved the case in under 12 hours. ‘They are under a seven-day remand until

KUALA LUMPUR, National women’s squash player Chan Yiwen retired from the international arena yesterday after a decade of serving the national team. According to a statement by the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) today, Yiwen explained that she had to make this decision to seek greener pastures. ‘Leaving the competitive squash scene is not an easy decision. However, I have a good opportunity ahead and will be starting work soon. ‘At 24, having just completed my master’s degree, I began to consider whether to continue in sports or transition into the corporate world. If I were to join the

NHA TRANG, Vietnam, The Ever Glamour Nha Trang (EGN) 2024 festival concluded on August 3 with a dazzling display of drone light performances. After two nights of competition, the UAE team was announced as the champion, while the Korean, French, and Chinese teams won the awards for Best Technical Performance, Best Image, and Best Story, respectively. The UAE team, nicknamed ‘Light Wizards,’ combined the ultra-lightweight and superlight drones with pyrotechnics and in-depth local cultural understanding to highlight Vietnamese rich history and culture, from the Dong Son bronze drum to the symbolic Lac Bird, lotus flower, as well as the vibrancy