LUCENA CITY — A passenger died after reportedly falling overboard from a vessel in the waters off the Verde Island Passage in Batangas City on Friday, May 1, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The PCG Batangas station said its Isla Verde substation received a report that the man had fallen into the sea and
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MMDA sets alternate routes for QC road works in May
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has advised motorists to take alternate routes as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct road reblocking and repairs in certain areas in Quezon City from May 1 to May 31. READ: DPWH nears completion of Edsa phase 1 rehab The MMDA said
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Clash Between Vendors & Clearing Team in Davao City Caught on Video
Vendors & Clearing Team Clashed During Clearing Operation in Davao City A heated clash between street vendors and members of the clearing team broke out in Davao City during a clearing operation. Earlier this week, the street vendors and members of the City Ancillary Services (CAS) clearing team clashed at the fruit section of Bankerohan Public Market. The incident was ... Read more
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Half of Japan teenage girls turn to AI for advice
TOKYO, Japan — More than half of teenage girls in Japan who use generative artificial intelligence (AI) solicit AI’s advice on personal worries, a recent government survey found, highlighting the technology’s growing role among young women. According to the survey covering AI users conducted by the Cabinet Office’s consumer panel, 52.4 percent of teenage girls
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Bohol tarsiers: Protecting one of nature’s most fragile primates
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Did you know that tarsiers are so shy and sensitive that extreme stress can lead to their death? For this reason, tarsier conservation centers – especially those in Bohol Province – strictly prohibit physical contact with these nocturnal primates, according to Zerrah Lynn Arcayena, a guide at the National Museum of
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Cloudy skies over Luzon, rains for Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday
MANILA, Philippines — Parts of the Visayas and Mindanao will experience rains while a huge part of Luzon will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies on Saturday due to easterlies, the state weather bureau said. In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist Loriedin de la
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Saturday weather: Easterlies to bring scattered rains across CV
MANILA – The easterlies affecting the Philippines will bring scattered rains to several areas of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Saturday weather will be characterized by cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are forecast over Mindanao, Eastern Visayas,
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Billiards patron Perry Mariano killed in QC attack
Ceferino “Perry” Mariano | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Police are looking into a business rivalry as a possible motive in the murder of sportsman and businessman Ceferino “Perry” Mariano, who was gunned down with his driver along a busy street in Quezon City on Tuesday. At a briefing at Camp Crame on Friday, Brig.
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AFP to ensure safe passage of civilian voyage to Pag-asa
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Friday it would help ensure the safe passage of a civilian-led mission to Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, providing monitoring and coordination support as the group sails in the West Philippine Sea. AFP spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad said the
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PBA: Meralco crushes Ginebra, ends losing skid
MANILA, Philippines—Meralco snapped a two-game skid in dominant fashion with a 112-91 blowout of Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Bolts not only ended their slump but also halted Ginebra’s five-game winning streak to improve to 6-3. “It’s just about learning our lessons. If we repeat the same thing,
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