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Backup car of BuCor chief Catapang fired at on Skyway; no one hurt
(Eagle News)–The backup car of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. was shot at by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday, March 19. In a statement, the BuCor said the incident took place at 6:30 a.m. on Skyway. It said Corrections Officer 1 Cornelio Colalong was driving the car with Corrections Officer 1 Leonardo Cabaniero as his passenger when the perpetrators on board another vehicle overtook another BuCor backup car and fired. […]
PNR announces bus augmentation sched for March 28, 30, 31
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Railways has announced the schedule of the bus augmentation for the Alabang-Tutuban route for March 28, 30 and 31. The PNR said, on those days, the first bus trip will leave Alabang at 5:30 a.m. The first bus from Tutuban, meanwhile, will leave at 7 a.m. The last Alabang-Tutuban trip will be at 7 p.m. while the last Tutuban-Alabang trip will leave at 9 p.m. There is an interval of one […]
Apple in talks to bring Google’s Gemini AI to iPhone: report
Apple is in advanced negotiations with Google to adopt its powerful Gemini AI models for the iPhone, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The move, if confirmed and resulting in a deal, would answer one of the big questions about the iPhone-maker’s AI strategy, which has been criticized as lagging its tech giant rivals. Google’s share price soared by well over six percent on the news. Apple’s was up by as much as 2.5 percent. According to […]
Elon Musk defends ketamine use, dismisses investor worries
Elon Musk suggested his use of drugs benefits Tesla investors in an interview released Monday, saying he takes prescribed ketamine to treat his “negative frame of mind.” The 52-year-old tycoon confirmed he takes the anesthetic — typically used for pain management and to treat depression — following reports in the US media that his drug use was spooking investors. “Ketamine is helpful for getting one outside out of a negative frame of mind,” Musk told […]
Battle rages at Gaza hospital as UN reports ‘catastrophic’ hunger
By Adel Zaanoun with Joshua Melvin in Jerusalem Fighting raged Monday in and around the besieged Gaza Strip’s largest hospital complex where Israel said its forces killed and arrested Hamas militants, as Palestinians fled by foot under heavy bombardment. The United States separately said Israel had killed the deputy leader of Hamas’s armed wing, making him the most senior militant killed inside the territory during the war. While the raid at Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital […]
Blinken to meet Philippine leader on bolstering alliance
MANILA, March 19, 2024 (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Tuesday, as the countries seek to reinforce security and economic ties in the face of growing Chinese aggression. Blinken’s visit to Manila — his second since Marcos took office in June 2022 — is part of a brief Asia tour that also included South Korea. Washington is keen to improve relations with […]
AI giant Nvidia unveils higher performing ‘superchip’
By Glenn CHAPMAN SAN JOSÉ, United States, March 18, 2024 (AFP) – Nvidia on Monday unveiled its latest family of chips for powering artificial intelligence, as it seeks to consolidate its position as the major supplier to the AI frenzy. “We need bigger GPUs. So ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to a very, very big GPU,” said CEO Jensen Huang at a developers conference in California, referring to the graphics processors […]
Biden to host Philippines, Japan leaders to counter China
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 (AFP) – WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden will hold the first three-way summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan next month, the White House said Monday, as the United States boosts alliances against China. Biden’s meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on April 11 is the latest in a series of meeting with Asia-Pacific […]
Gov’t condemns ambush of soldiers in Maguindanao del Sur
PBBM orders swift administration of justice for four fallen soldiers (Eagle News)–The government condemned the March 17 ambush of soldiers in Maguindanao del Sur that killed four soldiers, with President Bongbong Marcos calling it a “despicable act.” “This…only strengthens our resolve to eradicate terrorism from the region and the entire nation,” President Marcos said. In a separate statement, the Philippine Army said the ambush was perpetrated by terrorist group Dawlah Islamiyah. Army Commanding General Lt. […]
Lufthansa plane makes emergency landing in Greece after smoke in cabin
ATHENS, March 18, 2024 (AFP) – A Lufthansa flight with 190 passengers on board made an emergency landing Monday in Rhodes after reporting smoke in the cabin, according to the operator of Greek regional airports, Fraport. The pilot of the aircraft travelling from Frankfurt to Dubai requested permission to land on the southern Aegean island due to “the presence of smoke inside the plane”, said Fraport. The passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft, which […]
EU and Philippines relaunch free trade talks
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 18, 2024 (AFP) – The European Union and the Philippines announced the resumption of negotiations for a free trade agreement on Monday, with Brussels saying the first round of talks should begin “later this year”. “The conditions are right to take our trade relations to the next level,” EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said at a press conference in Brussels. Talks began in 2015 under then-Philippine president Benigno Aquino but stalled […]
