A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Itbayat, Batanes. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) the incident occurred at 9:48 this Thursday night. It has a depth of 10 kilometers and is tectonic in origin. PhiVolcs warned of aftershocks and expect some damages.
According to the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc., the number of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in some private hospitals in the country is slightly decreasing. After the sudden kicking of those hospitalized due to the fatal illness, Dr. Jose Rene de Gano announced that there was also an immediate change…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join the discussions with the leaders of the Group of Seven in Hiroshima, Japan. While confirming the plan, Ukrainian presidential office chief Andriy Yermak also said Zelenskyy would meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the three-day summit through Sunday. If you recall, Zelenskyy left Saudi Arabia’s…
China has surpassed Japan to become the world’s biggest car exporters. China has already exported 1.07 million vehicles in the first three months of 2023. It was 58 percent higher in the first quarter of 2022. While Japan had 954,185 exported in the first three months of 2023 this was 6 percent higher than the…
Less than a month after K-pop star Moonbin lost her life at the age of 25, Korean trot singer Haesoo has reportedly died at the age of 29. Haesoo was found dead in her hotel where South Korean police found a suspected suicide note in the room. Haesoo is a trot singer, a genre popular…
KALIBO, Aklan—The Diocese of Kalibo confirmed that the leaders of the Philippine Catholic Church including the papal nuncio will go to the province of Aklan for the plenary assembly on the rare occasion that it will be held outside of Metro Manila. According to Fr. Tudd Belandres, parish priest of St. John the Baptist Cathedral…
The Philippines has already surpassed their gold medal won in the last Southeast Asian Games. Based on the latest medal tally in the ongoing SEA Games in Cambodia, there are 58 gold medals, 86 silver and 116 bronze medals. Compared to the last SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Philippines only won 52 gold medals….
The mandatory wearing of face masks in Metro Manila will not be reinstated for now amid the increase in cases of COVID-19 in the country. According to Metro Manila Council head San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, the region remains in the low-risk category for COVID-19 with a 29% hospital utilization rate. While the positivity…
TNTrio, the group and the letter T stated twice, stand for truth and transparency. Trio is a group of three individuals united for the purpose of executing a common act for a common purpose. The individuals are Augusto “Gus” Lagman, former commissioner-Commission on Elections (Comelec), former president-National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), columnist-Manila Times, “Let’s…
The economic managers of the Marcos administration now target to pass the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill in the third and final reading in the Senate before the end of the session on June 2. According to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, significant progress is being seen in such a proposal in the Senate and they…