BFAR: No red tide in Central Luzon
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — Shellfish in Central Luzon are free from the toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in its report on Friday.
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Police pursue persons of interest
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Police confirmed yesterday it has identified several “persons of interest” in the kidnapping of American Elliot Onil Eastman in Sibuco town in Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday.
China's Xi calls for troops to boost war preparedness
SHANGHAI, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported on Saturday, just days after Beijing staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan.
3 minors killed by lightning bolt
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Three minors died instantly after a powerful lightning bolt struck them while harvesting bananas amid inclement weather in Barangay Damit in Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur on Thursday, October 17.
Policewoman shot dead in Kidapawan City
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A gunman shot dead a policewoman in a daring attack along a busy street in Kidapawan City in Cotabato province on Friday night, October 18.
Solution: a new economics of water 8% GDP loss by 2050 due to world water crisis
«THE Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good,» a report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW), says the water crisis will put at risk more than half of the world's food production by 2050. It also estimates an 8-percent loss of gross domestic product (GDP) in countries worldwide on average by 2050, with as much as a 15-percent loss in lower-income countries and even larger economic consequences beyond.
Kanlaon Volcano emits volcanic ash amid ongoing degassing
MANILA, Philippines — Continuous degassing from Kanlaon Volcano’s summit crater has led to intermittent emissions of volcanic ash, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday, October 19. Phivolcs shared a visual update of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island via X, indicating that the volcano's summit is "currently obscured by clouds." In its 12:30 p.m. bulletin, Phivolcs has recorded brief episodes of gray ash emissions from the summit crater due to ongoing degassing.
7 dead in Maguindanao del Norte clan war
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Seven members of two feuding families were killed in a spate of gunfights in Barangay Tuka Maror in Bongo Island in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte on Friday morning, October 18.