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3 cities in PH have cleanest air in Southeast Asia

MANILA, Philippines — Three cities in the Philippines ranked among the cleanest in terms of air pollution levels in Southeast Asia, according to a 2023 international report on air quality. The Swiss air-monitoring company IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report provides a global review of air quality, citing PM2.5 air quality data from 7,812 cities.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Massive outage hits Facebook, Instagram users

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines — A massive outage locked out users of Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram, including Facebook Messenger and Threads, from their accounts on Tuesday evening, March 5. The outage lasted over an hour, with users reportedly gaining access to their accounts at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, March 6. “Earlier today, a.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

Senate panel ready to review NGCP franchise

Following the massive power outage that struck Panay Island and other parts of Western Visayas on Jan. 2, another Senate panel is ready to conduct a probe into the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines franchise......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

Iloilo lost P3.7B during 3-day power outage

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo incurred more than P3.7 billion in economic losses during last week’s three-day power outage on the islands of Panay and Guimaras and parts of Negros. Mario Nillos, head of the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO), said the province’s three electric cooperatives collectively lost over 3,351.86 megawatts of electricity from Jan......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

Probe sought into alleged China-based hackers targeting gov’t websites

Sen. Risa Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution 923 on Tuesday, urging the Senate national defense and security committee to conduct a probe into attempts to infiltrate the websites of agencies connected to the defense of the West Philippine Sea......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Philippines, US air forces back together for Cope Thunder

The Philippine Air Force and the US Pacific Air Force are set to embark on joint exercises – involving their advanced fighter jets – from April 8 to 19 for this year’s iteration of Cope Thunder, an annual air defense and offense training event to be held in Luzon......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Iran fires air defense batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site after drones spotted

Iran fires air defense batteries at Isfahan air base and nuclear site after drones spotted.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Public reminded: Follow traffic rules to avoid accidents

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu –Officials of Mandaue City are reminding motorists to always follow traffic rules to avoid violations and possible accidents. Mayor Jonas Cortes stated on Friday, March 1, that adherence to traffic rules can ensure drivers’ safety and promote smooth traffic flow. “Kung magdali ka o mag-counterflow, prone ka sa disgrasya. Importante gyud ang.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

MMDA questions int l study calling Metro Manila the worst in traffic worldwide

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) cast its doubt on the "2023 Traffic Index," released by transportation data company TomTom Traffic, calling Metro Manila the worst in metro traffic worldwide......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

It’s about time

On Jan. 2, 2024, a day after New Year’s Day, Western Visayas was plunged into total darkness due to a widespread power outage that adversely affected the entire Panay Island and portions of Negros Island......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

Squirrel involved in power outage provided shelter and care by More Power

Squirrel involved in power outage provided shelter and care by More Power.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

Bangkal Elementary School appeals for help amid power outage crisis

Bangkal Elementary School appeals for help amid power outage crisis.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 21st, 2024

Meta suffers global Facebook, Instagram outage

Meta suffered a highly unusual outage of all its social media platforms on Tuesday with users of Facebook, Instagram and Threads locked out of their accounts......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

After sexual abuse testimonies, Senate probe on Quiboloy braces for more witnesses

A damning Senate probe reveals in detail how preacher Apollo Quiboloy and his church twisted religion to abuse women.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Senate panel summons Quiboloy after probe snub

Sen. Risa Hontiveros, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, said that the panel sent two invitations to Apollo Quiboloy for a probe in the alleged abuses committed by him and KOJC, but was snubbed. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2024

Traffic index: 25 mins, 30 secs to travel 10 kms in Metro Manila

Traffic further worsened in Metro Manila in 2023, resulting in an estimated 117 hours – almost five days – lost in traffic congestion last year by every Filipino who had to deal with rush hour every working day......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Senate probe sought on smuggling of luxury cars

Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate ways and means committee, said that the Senate investigation aims to determine "revenue leaks" from the smuggling of luxury cars......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Quiboloy told to face Senate probe on sex raps

A lawyer for televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has received the copy of a subpoena requiring him to appear in the next Senate hearing on the allegations that he had repeatedly raped several of his former followers, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Friday. A copy of the document that Hontiveros shared with Senate reporters showed that the summon was received.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2024

Bill pushing P100 daily wage hike gets Senate nod on 2nd reading

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill pushing for a P100-daily minimum wage hike for private sector workers.  Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 was unanimously approved during Wednesday’s plenary session. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said that once the wage hike bill gets the final.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024