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SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocked Talacogon, Agusan del Sur Friday afternoon. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers, and struck 10 kilometers southeast of Talacogon at 4:55 p.m. While Phivolcs said aftershocks are not expected, damage to infrastructure is possible. No damage, however, has so far been monitored or reported. Johnmar Galdiano, Talacogon municipal disaster risk reduction and management officer, told the Inquirer in a phone interview that  an inspection of government buildings showed no damage based on initial assessment….

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who have accounted for five of the past six NBA Most Valuable Player awards, continue to lead the 2025 All-Star fan balloting. The third set of fan results, released Thursday, showed Antetokounmpo leading all players in the Eastern Conference with 3.49 million voters. In the Western Conference, Jokic is on top with 2.92 million votes. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (West guard, 2.41 million votes) and the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball (East guard, 1.91 million) were the leading vote-getters at the backcourt positions. READ: NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola […]…

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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka had to battle hard to beat Denmark’s Clara Tauson 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Friday and reach the second week of the Australian Open 2025 after suffering another bout of the serving jitters. The world number one remained on track to win her third consecutive Melbourne Park title but only after a rollercoaster scrap that lasted more than two hours on Rod Laver Arena. Australian Open 2025: Schedule, how to watch on TV, betting odds “That was a great battle,” said Sabalenka. “She played unbelievable tennis. It was really tough to play against her today. “I’m just […]…

Keep on reading: Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka digs deep to battle into second week

The local bourse retreated to the 6,200 level on Thursday as investors pocketed gains at the last minute, erasing the previous day’s gains. By the closing bell, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) lost 1.03 percent or 64.94 points to 6,265.52, its lowest closing value since June 2024. Likewise, the broader All Shares Index […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — Amid mounting concerns over potential Chinese control of the nation’s power transmission system, House members have questioned the election of a Chinese national as board chair of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). During a hearing by the House committee on legislative franchises on Tuesday, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro and […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed intention to recover funds for foreign-assisted projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Marcos met with officials from the department in Malacañang to discuss the result of the agency’s budget review under the Fiscal Year 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) vis-à-vis the FY 2025 National Expenditure Program. “Because we asked for PhP70 billion and they (lawmakers) gave us PhP23 billion,” the president said as quoted in the PCO statement. READ: DepEd, DPWH get highest 2025 budget allocation He added that the focus […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health  (DOH) will focus on access to primary healthcare and proper nutrition  this year, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Thursday. Speaking at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Herbosa said these are also the most challenging areas the sector faces. According to Herbosa, the DOH will improve primary health services, particularly for those living in geographically isolated areas. “First and foremost, primary healthcare, it is very important that all Filipinos have access to affordable quality healthcare. That is the promise of the Universal Healthcare Act, a law that aims to ensure that all Filipinos […]…

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Regine Velasquez is open to returning to acting as long as the material is “right” for her, with preference to comedy and light drama genres. Velasquez said she’s more open to an acting comeback during a press conference for her upcoming “Reset” concert in Makati when asked if there’s a chance she will act again. “Mas open ako ngayon. Iniisip ko, if there is an offer, if the role is right, if the role is good, I will surely think about it. Kasi parang ang tagal na rin. Parang five or six years na rin akong hindi umaarte. Although maarte […]…

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Chinese social media platform RedNote gained over 700,000 users in two days as the US TikTok ban draws closer.  Reuters said US downloads rose over 200% year-over-year this week and 194% from the previous one.  READ: Potential impacts of a TikTok ban Lemon8, another app linked to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, became Tuesday’s second most popular free app on the Apple App Store. The RedNote enters more pockets worldwide In 2013, Miranda Qu and Charlwin Mao co-founded the RedNote app in Shanghai, previously naming it the “Hong Kong Shopping Guide.” It targeted Chinese tourists looking for recommendations outside the mainland. […]…

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