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POLITICS
Remains believed to be of US MIA repatriated
BUSINESS
Central bank to resume gold bar bidding after 11 years
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OpenAI opens its first Asian office in Tokyo
TOKYO/ISTANBUL: OpenAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, has opened its first office in the Asian region in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
“We chose Tokyo as our first Asian
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DA eyes adoption of best agri practices from S. Korea
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) eyes to adopt best agricultural practices from South Korea in a scheduled visit in May.
“I want to look at their best practices not only
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Dengue fever deaths in Indonesia up 179%
JAKARTA: Deaths from dengue fever in Indonesia this year surged by 179.4 percent to 475 as of the 15th week of 2024, compared to 170 deaths recorded in the same
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Bill seeks to penalize unauthorized use, sale of ‘wang-wang’
MANILA: Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday filed a bill seeking to prohibit the unauthorized use and sale of ‘wang-wang’ (beacons, sirens, and other
Agri chief assures direction, whole-of-nation approach with new execs
MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday said the direction of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will go as planned despite new executives joining the department.
“Sa laki ng
DOH provides 6K vax for outbreak response immunization in Iloilo City
ILOILO: The Department of Health (DOH) provided an initial 6,000 vials of the pentavalent vaccines to augment the ongoing pertussis outbreak response immunization of the city government here.
‘The vaccines we
Marcos: PH biggest drug haul proof bloodless drive working
MANILA: The seizure of about two tons of methamphetamine, locally known as shabu, worth PHP13.3 billion in Batangas, which authorities claimed as the biggest drug haul in history, was a
DA eyes adoption of best agri practices from S. Korea
MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) eyes to adopt best agricultural practices from South Korea in a scheduled visit in May.
“I want to look at their best practices not only
Emergency employment benefits 178 from Antique’s island barangays
Antique: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will release nearly PHP1 million as payment to 178 beneficiaries of its emergency employment program from the island barangays in the municipality
AirAsia’s affected system causes ‘some’ delays – MIAA chief
MANILA: Budget airline AirAsia’s information technology (IT) system at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 encountered a problem, causing “some” delays and the shift to manual processing at its
Soc Trang active in popularise anti-IUU fishing regulations
Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have coordinated closely to popularise regulations to prevent and combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing among the local fishermen.
On
Singapore FM: Escalation of SCS tension to impact trade, ASEAN growth
MANILA: Singapore warned that the escalation of tensions or military actions in the South China Sea (SCS) would disrupt trade and heavily impact decades worth of growth in the region,