MANILA: A magnitude 5 quake hit Eastern Samar on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The tectonic quake struck 31 km. southeast of Balangiga town at 1:53 p.m.
It was 10 km. deep.
There were …
LONDON: The third Grand Slam tennis tournament this season, Wimbledon, kicks off in London on Monday.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova will defend their winning titles.
The prize fund stands at $63 million this year.
Russian…
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomed Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan in Malacañang during the latter’s courtesy call on Monday.
According to a Presidential Communications Office news release, the …
MANILA: Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go urged concerned national government agencies (NGAs) to address the ‘pain points’ of pharmaceutical industry players and strengthen the country’s manu…
DAVAO CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Davao del Norte Field Office said Monday it has deployed 300 students under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES).
Jennylyn Rosalinda, head of DOLE-Davao del Norte employ…
LAOAG CITY: A growing number of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ilocos Norte are expanding their market reach with the continuing rollout of the provincial government’s Producer-to-Consumer (P2C) program.
From an average of PHP500,000…
MANILA: Dengue cases recorded from Jan. 1 to June 15 increased by 15 percent compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
Some 77,867 dengue cases have been logged with 205 deaths as of June 15. Last year, about …