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A fire broke out at the Jinboway facility inside Subic Gateway Park Phase II in the Subic Bay Freeport, raging for nearly eight hours before being brought under control at 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). SBMA Communications Head Armie Llamas said the fire spread rapidly, fueled by textile
MANILA, Philippines — Acute ischemic stroke could impose an estimated ₱416.52 billion economic burden on the Philippines over 15 years, while the annual cost of managing survivors who need caregiver assistance could reach ₱739,000, according to an unpublished cost analysis cited by two organizations pushing for stronger stroke care in the country. The estimated annual
MANILA, Philippines — Columnist Ramon Tulfo on Thursday admitted that his expose claiming that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez could go in and out of jail was erroneous. The retraction comes after Romualdez camp sent a letter to Tulfo on Wednesday. READ: Court to BJMP: Did you let Romualdez out? “I was fed the wrong
MANILA, Philippines — Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has named Ramon Alikpala as its next president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding Ramoncito Fernandez, who will step down at the end of December. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the water utility said Alikpala boasts a solid background in the water industry, having
Maharlika Investment Corporation confirmed that it has paused the proposed investment in Synergy Grid & Development Phils Inc. (SGP), amid the current conditions.
All 151 passengers and six crew members onboard the plane are safe
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President (OVP) allegedly suffered a data leak involving approximately 10 gigabytes (GB) of documents, a cybersecurity advocacy group said Thursday. READ: LTFRB probes data breach as platform goes offline According to Deep Web Konek, the alleged data leak surfaced in an underground cybercrime forum, where the hacker,
Luna the cat made the stowaway journey from Glasgow all the way to Yorkshire
The Medical City (TMC) celebrates its 59th anniversary with three distinctions from Newsweek and Statista: No. 1 among Philippine hospitals in Cardiology in the Best Specialized Hospitals Asia Pacific 2026, No. 1 among Philippine hospitals in Oncology in the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2027, and recognition as the only Philippine hospital included in the World’s
How could the living get through their own painful experience of saying their final goodbyes if embalmers weren’t there to help preserve the memory of their loved ones?
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