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July 25, 2024

Trash balloon lands on S. Korea’s pres’l office compound

SEOUL: A trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea landed on the presidential office compound Wednesday, but nothing dangerous was found, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) said.

The PSS said it discovered fallen trash on the grounds of the pre…

OVP assures aid to ‘habagat,’ typhoon-hit families

MANILA: The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday assured continuous aid to families affected by the onslaught of enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat,’ and super typhoon Carina.

“The Disaster Operations Center of the OVP, institutionalize…

Over 720K Region 8 learners now enrolled for new school year

PALO: At least 720,595 learners in Eastern Visayas have signed up for this new school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) steps up its preparation for the opening of classes on July 29.

The DepEd regional office reported that the partial enro…

Marcos readies relief packages for flood-hit LGUs

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he will start working on lumping up relief packages for local government units (LGUs) affected by Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat.

Speaking to reporters aft…

Northern Samar eyes BPO investments

TACLOBAN CITY: The Northern Samar provincial government is positioning the province as a potential business processing and outsourcing (BPO) investment destination to create job opportunities in the province.

Jhon Allen Berbon, head of the provincial…

CrowdStrike says configuration update caused global IT outage

ISTANBUL: CrowdStrike said Wednesday a content configuration update affected the Falcon Sensor, which protects key risk areas, and the Windows Operating System led to a global IT outage last week.

The American cybersecurity technology firm said it re…

Meralco’s power restoration efforts ongoing

MANILA: The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Thursday said it is targeting to cut in half the number of customers experiencing power interruptions amid the impacts of Super Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.

In a press briefing, Meralco vi…