Energy Secretary Sharon Garin (2nd from left), along with other city officials, poses for a photo opportunity during the ceremonial inauguration of the 22-megawatt Tanawon Geothermal Power Plant at the BacMan Complex in Sorsogon City on Friday (Aug. 1, 2025). The PHP7 billion project was developed by the Energy Development Corp., a subsidiary of First…
A fire leaves one fatality and one injured in Barangay Oñate de Leon in Iloilo City on Saturday (Aug. 2, 2025). Iloilo City Fire Marshall, Fire Supt. Melanie Habawel, reminded the public to situate the rooms of the elderly, persons with disability, and children near the exit. (Contributed photo) ILOILO CITY – A residential fire…
The seized 600 grams of suspected shabu in an anti-drug operation in Pili, Camarines Sur on Saturday (Aug. 2, 2025). A 30-year-old suspected drug pusher from Tondo, Manila was arrested. (Photo courtesy of PRO-5) LEGAZPI CITY – Authorities arrested a 30-year-old suspected drug pusher and seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of more…
For a country that lives and breathes basketball, nothing quite matches the thrill of seeing an NBA superstar up close. That passion reached a fever pitch when Memphis Grizzlies phenom Ja Morant brought his signature flair to Manila, capping off his “Make Them Watch” tour with a fiery celebration of Filipino hoops culture. Fresh off…
HAVANA — A group of 118 irregular migrants (96 men and 22 women) returned to Cuba on Thursday by air from the United States through Jose Marti International Airport, in accordance with bilateral migration agreements. Three of these individuals had to be transferred to the investigative body for allegedly committing crimes before leaving the country,…
SANTIAGO — A 4.2 magnitude earthquake at around 5.30 pm Thursday triggered a collapse at the El Teniente copper mine in Chile’s O’Higgins Region, killing one worker and injuring nine others, with five of them still missing Friday afternoon. The incident occurred 1,200 meters underground in the Andesita project. The fatal victim has been identified…
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s economy grew five percent in 2024, exceeding the preliminary estimate of 4.8 percent, driven by the expansion of the non-oil sector, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of National Economy said yesterday, in a press release. According to Kazakhstan’s Bureau of National Statistics, the revised figures show manufacturing output surged 6.8 percent, the sector’s strongest performance…
HANOI – Eight people have died and three others remain missing, following flash floods and landslides in recent days, in Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien. As of 6.00 a.m. this morning, around 60 houses had been swept away or damaged by floodwaters, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority. Thirty villages remain…
PHNOM PENH – An ASEAN interim observer group, has inspected conflict-affected areas on the Cambodia-Thailand border, after a ceasefire was reached, a Cambodian defence spokesperson said, today. The group included military attaché of Malaysia, the current chair of ASEAN, as well as, Vietnamese and Philippine assistant military attachés, said Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State…
(Photo by Pyotr Kovalev/TASS) MOSCOW – Imuron-vac, a Russian vaccine for immunotherapy of bladder cancer, developed by the Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology, has been registered by the Russian Health Ministry and is being used for post-surgery treatment of patients, the center’s Director Alexander Gintsburg told TASS. “Yes, it has been registered… And…