DSWD opens search for new 4Ps children ambassadors

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Central Visayas are encouraged to enlist their children in the government’s search for new children ambassadors, a social welfare official said on Wednesday.

Shalaine Marie Lucero, regional …

DOJ: Alice Guo arrested in Jakarta

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, in Tangerang City, Jakarta, Indonesia.

In a statement, the DOJ said Guo was apprehended at 11:58 p.m. on S…

PH Fleet major ships test-fire weapon systems

MANILA: Capital ship assets of the Philippine Fleet (PF) showcased their modern tactical capabilities by firing and testing all weapons systems during a series of warfare simulations conducted in the waters off Zambales, Bataan, and Mindoro Strait.

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2 separate quakes jolt Quezon

MANILA: Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5.3 and 4.9 struck almost the same epicenter in Quezon province Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

At 7:16 a.m., a magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolted 43 km. northeas…

Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer: Australian review

Mobile phones are not linked to head cancers, a World Health Organization-commissioned review by Australian government scientists has concluded.

Researchers from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) on Wednesday pu…