Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts Luzon
A MAGNITUDE 5.6 earthquake struck Luzon in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), GFZ said.Philippine seismology agency Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)
BuCor frees 1,000 inmates
BUCORTHE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) granted a fresh start to 1,000 prisoners released between November and December 2024, bringing the total number of convicts released this year to 7,707.In a statement on Monday, Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr.
Stricter aviation measures sought
RESCUE WORKERS take part in a salvage operation at the site where an aircraft crashed after it went off the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2024. — REUTERS THE PHILIPPINE government must raise its
UK businesses expect revenue surge and ramped-up hiring in 2025
British companies are gearing up for a stronger start to 2025, with fresh data suggesting that the majority expect higher turnover and increased hiring in the new year—welcome news for Labour’s pledge to revive the country’s sluggish economic growth. Surveys from
More Filipinos study in Europe
MORE Filipino students are pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees in Europe because of extensive and specialized studies not offered in the Philippines.“It offers extensive and highly specialized studies from wine tourism to Copernicus space program to law and economics,” Thelma