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A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Oct. 10, 2025.ย The tremor was not triggered by a fault line on land, but by movement along the Philippine Trench โ a major undersea subduction zone. What is the Philippine Trench?ย The Philippine Trench lies east ofContinue Reading
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off Mati City, Davao Oriental on Friday morning, shaking large parts of Mindanao and Visayas and triggering brief tsunami warnings. The tremor, recorded at 9:43 a.m. on October 10, was located at 07.09ยฐN, 127.09ยฐE, about 62 kilometers southeast of Manay, with a depth ofContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ The Social Security System (SSS) has rolled out its new MySSS Card, an identification card that also works as a debit card for membersโ transactions. The MySSS Card will serve as the default disbursement account for members to receive their benefits, pensions, and loans. It partners withContinue Reading
The governmentโs sudden love affair with blockchain has sparked both optimism and skepticism. Senator Bam Aquino filed Senate Bill 1330, “An Act Mandating The Establishment And Implementation Of A National Budget Blockchain System To Enhance Transparency, Accountability, And Public Participation In The Philippine Budget Process” or the Philippine National BudgetContinue Reading
When the ground shakes, it reminds us how fragile life can be. Earthquakes strike without warning, shattering homes, claiming lives, and testing the resilience of communities. Around the world, millions live under this constant threat โ and many of them are in countries that sit right on the volatile PacificContinue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay โ The recent elections in this small farming town carried consequences far beyond politics: they determined the fate of a local college campus. For many residents, a win by mayoralty candidate Lalay Climaco, daughter of outgoing mayor Carlnan Climaco, would have meant the eventual shutdown of theContinue Reading
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand and one of Donald Trumpโs closest political allies, was gunned down on September 10 while hosting a Turning Point USA campus event. The killing shocked Americaโs right-wing movement โ and raised questions about its direction without one of its youngest, most dynamic, and polarizingContinue Reading
