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Enlight Migration Consultancy expands presence in Bohol
Enlight Migration Consultancy commemorates a new breakthrough with the opening of its first satellite office located at Miguel Parras St., Poblacion 2, Tagbilaran City in Bohol, in service from 9AM to 6PM on weekdays and 8AM to 12NN every (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
Cebu City Niños sees homecourt advantage in CVIRAA hosting
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The perennial champions and the host team of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA), the Cebu City Niños, will field a total of 524 athletes for the week-long meet from May 4-9 in various venues, (...)
Inquirer.net -
3 May 2024
1st LD Writethru: 6.0-magnitude quake hits central Philippines
MANILA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which (...)
Manila News -
3 May 2024
World Press Freedom Day
Delegates to the 1st Philippine Media Safety Summit join a rally during World Press Freedom Day at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City on Friday (3 May 2024). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Minda News -
3 May 2024
1st LD Writethru: 6.0-magnitude quake hits central Philippines
MANILA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which (...)
Philippine Times -
3 May 2024
CVIRAA unfolds at the SRP tomorrow
CEBU CITY, Philippines — It’s all systems go for the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA), which will have its opening ceremony tomorrow, Saturday, May 4, at the Festival Grounds of the South Road Properties (SRP) at 6:00 p.m. (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
Cebu City Niños sees homecourt advantage in CVIRAA hosting
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The perennial champions and the host team of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA), the Cebu City Niños, will field a total of 524 athletes for the week-long meet from May 4-9 in various venues, (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
NBI director: Cedric Lee in custody
MANILA, Philippines — Director Mendardo de Lemos of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has confirmed that businessman Cedric Lee is in the custody of the bureau. De Lemos said yes when asked in a Viber message by Inquirer if Lee was in (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
SWU-Phinma Cobras to exit Cesafi after 2023-2024 season
CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of the core members of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi), the Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras officially announced one last season on Friday, May 3. A statement signed by Cheryl P. Chan, Chief (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
Shooter of minors due to ‘rude stare’: Murder raps set to be filed
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local authorities are preparing to file charges of murder against the identified shooter responsible in the death of a minor and the wounding of another in Cebu City last Wednesday, May 1. Furthermore, similar charges (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
Israel builds ‘cyber dome’ against Iran’s hackers
Israel’s Iron Dome defence system has long shielded it from incoming rockets. Now it is building a “cyber dome” to defend against online attacks, especially from arch foe Iran. “It is a silent war, one which is not visible,” said Aviram Atzaba, (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
Launching “Some People Need Killing” in the city of “The Punisher”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 May) – The Philippine Book Tour of journalist Patricia Evangelista’s “Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country” began in Payatas, Quezon City on April 8 where the author reunited with families of the (...)
Minda News -
3 May 2024
DA: Agri damage due to El Niño nears P6B
MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing El Niño drought is still causing serious damage to crops and animals nationwide, with losses now exceeding a third of what the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported just a week ago. As of April 30, the DA (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
China sending probe to less-explored far side of moon
TAIPEI, Taiwan - China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differences between the less-explored region and the (...)
Philippine Times -
3 May 2024
China sending probe to less-explored far side of moon
TAIPEI, Taiwan - China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differences between the less-explored region and the (...)
Manila News -
3 May 2024
‘Leave Scarborough Shoal,’ PH tells China in latest protest
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Thursday urged China to leave Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) and nearby areas right away, following a water cannon attack by the Chinese coast guard on two Philippine government ships conducting a (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024
Shabu worth P5.5M seized in Davao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 3 May) – A total of 807.33 grams of shabu with an estimated value of around P5.5 million was seized in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Davao around 1:00 a.m. on (...)
Minda News -
3 May 2024
Gov’t debt slightly drops to P14.93T
The national government’s total debt dropped to P14.93 trillion as of the end of March, down 1.67 percent from the previous month’s P15.12 trillion. This was because more money was repaid for domestic government loans than was borrowed. The (...)
Cebu Daily Mail -
3 May 2024