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MANILA: Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) no. 2 is now hoisted over several areas in Batanes as Typhoon Carina slightly intensifies, the weather bureau said Tuesday. In its 11 a.m. update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Carina packs maximum sustained winds of 140 km. per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. The typhoon was last tracked 320 km. east of Basco, Batanes or 405 km. east northeast of Aparri, Cagayan. Areas under TCWS no. 2 are Itbayat, Basco, Mahatao, Uyugan and Ivana which will experience gale-force winds, while areas under

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on the youth to draw inspiration from the life and works of Apolinario Mabini to become an active contributor to nation-building. Speaking at Mabini’s 160th birth anniversary commemoration at the Mabini Shrine in Tanauan, Batangas, Marcos honored the ‘Sublime Paralytic’ for overcoming his disability and contributing greatly to the revolution against the country’s colonizers. ‘Tinatawagan ko ang mga kabataang Pilipino ngayon na gawing inspirasyon at halimbawa ang buhay ni Apolinario Mabini upang magpunyagi sa buhay (I call on the Filipino youth today to use Apolinario Mabini’s life as an inspiration and

A farmer and his young son died in a highway accident in Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday afternoon, police said. Lt. Salonga Langguyuan, municipal police chief of Datu Anggal Midtimbang, identified the fatalities as Mustapha Dalandan, 25, and his six-year-old son, whose identity was withheld. ‘Injured and in critical condition at a hospital were Dalandan’s wife, Baimen, and their two other two children, aged eight and six years old,’ Langguyuan said in a radio interview on Tuesday. The victims were on board a tricycle driven by Dalandan when they were hit by a commuter van as he

MUMBAI, Milliman, a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released its annual 2023 embedded value results: Asia report which includes 2023 embedded value (EV) and value of new business (VNB) results disclosed by major multinational and domestic life insurers across Asia Pacific. The report also analyses and discusses the EV methodologies and assumptions used, and the impact of changes to key regulations in the region. ‘An overall increase in EV and VNB across the region in 2023 reflects the bounce back of many economies,’ said Milliman Principal and Consulting Actuary Heerak Basu. ‘With the easing of Covid restrictions and

The town of Biliran in Biliran province is hopeful that other local government units in the country will help bring down the price of rice to only PHP20 per kilogram as what they have been doing since last year. In a phone interview on Tuesday, Biliran municipal agriculture officer Lemuel Antonio said he was happy to hear in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday the latter’s concern on the high prices of rice. ‘I hope our local governments will do their part to help the President fulfill his vision to make