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PBBM approves extension of deadline for PUV consolidation

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has approved Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista’s recommendation to extend the deadline of consolidation of public utility vehicles. The Presidential Communications Office said the deadline is extended for three months, until April 30, 2024. The PCO said the extension was to “give an opportunity” to those who expressed their intention to consolidate but “did not make the previous cut-off” to do so. The government initially gave PUVs a December 31 deadline to […]

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4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Northern Samar

(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Northern Samar on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:38 a.m. The epicenter was 49 kilometers northeast of Mapanas. The depth of focus was six kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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DICT unveils plan to double free Wi-Fi sites this year

(Eagle News) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, Jan. 24, unveiled a plan to double the number of Wi-Fi sites in the country this year. Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. said this was to support the implementation of the government’s eLGU program. According to Almirol, based on reports, before the end of 2023, there were 25000 free Wi-Fi sites. “…Ang part ng effort din po ng DICT ay […]

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Thousands lose $16 mn in Singapore ‘fake friend’ scams

Such scams involve contacting victims, pretending to be someone they know, and asking for financial assistance. The wealthy city-state has been hit with a surge in scams in recent years, with authorities issuing frequent warnings to the public against fresh schemes from criminals. Police said in a statement Tuesday the scams had cost victims Sg$21.1 million ($15.7 million) in losses between January and November last year. In the latest case, five Malaysians were extradited on […]

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Japanese police accused of racial profiling

The three men — one born in Pakistan, an African American, and a Pacific Islander — have been repeatedly questioned by police because of their ethnicity or appearance, their lawyers said in a statement. “It would be the first lawsuit over operation of racial profiling by police in questioning,” even though suits over police’s excessive questioning have taken place in the past, one of their lawyers, Moe Miyashita, told AFP. Despite rising immigration, foreign-born residents […]

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Prehistoric ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on Stone Age diet

DNA from a type of “chewing gum” used by teenagers in Sweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on the Stone Age diet and oral health, researchers said Tuesday. The wads of gum are made of pieces of birch bark pitch, a tar-like black resin, and are combined with saliva, with teethmarks clearly visible. They were found 30 years ago next to bones at the 9,700-year-old Huseby Klev archaeological site north of Sweden’s western […]

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PBBM to PSC, other stakeholders: Make sports a unifying force

(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos urged the Philippine Sports Commission and other sports stakeholders to continue breaking barriers and make sports a unifying force in the country. The President made the call during the awarding of incentives to the medalists of the 4th Asian Para Games in the Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Under Republic Act No. 10699, or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act, all national athletes who won in […]

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James, Embiid, Curry headline star-studded US Olympic squad

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid were named among a 41-strong player pool for the USA’s 2024 Olympics basketball roster on Tuesday. The star-studded roster will be whittled down to a 12-man squad for this summer’s Olympics in Paris, where the US will be chasing a fifth consecutive gold medal. The provisional player pool contains 28 players who have represented the USA at an Olympics or FIBA World Cup, […]

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Deaf boy can now hear after breakthrough gene treatment

His father’s voice, the sounds of passing cars and scissors clipping his hair: An 11-year-old boy is hearing for the first time in his life after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) which carried out the treatment — a first in the United States — said in a statement Tuesday the milestone represents hope for patients around the world with hearing loss caused by genetic mutations. Aissam Dam was born […]

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N. Korea fires several cruise missiles towards Yellow Sea: Seoul military

SEOUL, Jan 24, 2024 (AFP) – North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. Pyongyang has accelerated weapons testing in the new year, including tests of what it called an “underwater nuclear weapon system” and a solid-fuelled hypersonic ballistic missile. “Our military detected several cruise missiles launched by North Korea towards the Yellow Sea at around […]

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Cavaliers’ Thompson suspended 25 games for doping: NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson has been given a 25-game suspension after testing positive for banned drugs, the NBA said on Tuesday. An NBA statement said Thompson had been suspended without pay after traces of the growth hormone ibutamoren and bodybuilding supplement SARM LGD-4033 were found in his system. Thompson will start his suspension on Wednesday when Cleveland face the Milwaukee Bucks on the road. Thompson, 32, is in his second spell at Cleveland after […]

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Vietnam internet firm VNG withdraws US IPO

HANOI, Jan 23, 2024 (AFP) – Vietnamese internet firm VNG has withdrawn its registration for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a company statement. Last year, the Ho Chi Minh City-based company said it aimed to sell nearly 22 million shares in the IPO and had plans to expand into Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. “The Company has determined not to conduct a registered offering at this time […]

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