According to Department of Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, the rotating brownouts in Mindanao will be reduced to two hours starting June 1 as a power plant goes back to operation.
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POEA encourages OFWs to take polio vaccines
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration encourages overseas Filipino workers to take polio vaccines due to an outbreak in ten countries according to the World Health Organization. The POEA further added that recruitment agencies and foreign employers should shoulder the cost of the vaccination.
Mexican cave skeleton reveals secrets of New World’s first people
(Reuters) – Scientists said on Thursday genetic tests on her superbly preserved remains found by cave divers have answered questions about the origins of the Western Hemisphere’s first people and their relationship to today’s Native American populations. These findings determined that the Ice Age humans who first crossed into the Americas over a land bridge that formerly linked Siberia to Alaska did in fact give rise to modern Native American populations rather than […]
More than 200 casualties recorded in mine explosion in Turkey
A mine explosion in Turkey has resulted in 282 casualties with rescuers having a difficult time because of the fire and mine collapse due to the explosion.
Pasig River ferry starts collecting fares despite few passengers
After two weeks of free ride, the first day that Pasig River ferry system is experiencing a noticeable shortage of passengers.
Jobless claims hit seven-year low, inflation ticks up
(Reuters) – Factory activity in New York state expanded at its quickest pace in nearly four years in May, but the otherwise bright growth picture was dimmed by another report on Thursday showing a surprise slump in industrial output last month. “It’s still consistent with the view that the economy is going to show stronger growth in the second quarter. The underlying momentum is improving but it’s not definitive,” said Josh Feinman, chief global economist […]
Magnitude 6.3 quake jolts Negros Occidental
MANILA, May 15 (PNA) — A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Negros Occidental on Thursday afternoon , according to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS). In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 6:16 p.m. with its epicenter traced 49 kilometers southwest of Hinoba-an in Negros Occidental wherein Intensity 5 was also felt in the area. The agency said the quake was felt at Intensity 4 in Iloilo City; Bago City; Pandan, […]
De Lima submits own Napoles list to Senate; 11 incumbent senators, 2 ex-senators tagged
By Jelly F. Musico MANILA (PNA) – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday (May 15) personally brought to the Senate her own copy of the controversial Janet Lim Napoles list of senators and other individuals linked to the pork barrel scam. De Lima personally handed a one-page photo copy of the Napoles list to Senate blue ribbon committee chairman Teofisto Guingona III after the two, together with committee vice chairman Sen. […]
South Korea indicts four ferry crew for homicide
(Reuters) – The captain and three senior crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April, killing more than 280 passengers, many of them school children, were indicted for homicide on Thursday, a senior prosecutor said. Prosecutors also indicted the 11 other surviving crew members of the ferry Sewol on negligence charges. The crew has been under criminal investigation after they were believed to have escaped the sinking vessel before many passengers. “The […]
More than 20 dead as anti-China riots spread in Vietnam
(Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed and rioters attacked Vietnam’s biggest steel plant overnight as violent anti-China protests spread to the centre of the country a day after arson and looting in the south, a doctor and newspapers said on Thursday. A doctor at a hospital in central Ha Tinh province said five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese were killed in the rioting, one of the worst breakdowns in […]
Senate orders Luy to submit digital files
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee issued a subpoena to original pork barrel whistleblower Benhur Luy, compelling him to submit his digital files to the panel on the alleged anomaly.
Pacquiao hails the late olympian
Saranggani representative and boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao gave tribute to the late Olympic silver medalist Anthony Villanueva, a boxer.
