Tag: 2023
Republicans probe Biden and son, social media bias
The Biden family and big tech came under fire from House Republicans on on Wednesday in a hearing on Twitter's handling of a news story regarding...
Death toll from Turkey quake surpasses 12,000
The number of people who died in powerful earthquakes in southern Turkey has surpassed 12,000, a government agency said early Thursday.
Turkey ’s disaster management agency, AFAD,...
Marcos: No formal talks yet on VFA with Japan
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said there are no formal talks yet between Manila and Tokyo on a possible Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with...
PH dollar reserves seen increasing
An economist forecasts a continued increase in the country’s dollar reserves, which improved to $99.72 billion last January compared to the previous month’s level.
Data released by the...
SIM Registration breaches 30M
The Department of Information and Technology (DICT) on Wednesday said that the subscriber identification module (SIM) card registration has breached more than 30 million...
Three Filipinos missing in Turkey, says Filipino community leader
A Filipino community leader on Wednesday said that at least three Filipinos were reported as missing after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and...
PSA: Unemployment rate up 4.3%
The Philippine Statistics Authority said that the number of jobless Filipinos increased in December, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Based on the preliminary...
DMW defers action on Kuwait-bound OFWs
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Wednesday deferred action on the contracts of Kuwait-bound first-time OFW domestic workers until more safeguards are in...
Gourmet ‘tinapa’ from Quezon a best-seller
LUCENA CITY – This city's One Town, One Product (OTOP), the gourmet "tinapa" or smoked fish is the top-selling product at the Kalakal-Quezon shop located...
Death toll from Turkey, Syria quakes nearing 8,000
The death toll from the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria is nearing 8,000 with at least 7,700 confirmed dead.
Also, rescuers continued to race against...
