August 5, 2023

Pangasinan town declares state of calamity

The local government here has declared a state of calamity after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Egay and Typhoon Falcon and the prevailing southwest monsoon. The Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council), through the recommendation of Mayor Leopoldo Batao…

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Palace appoints veteran journalist as NPO chief

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed veteran journalist and book author Renato ‘Rene’ Acosta as the new head of the National Printing Office (NPO), an attached agency of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). Acosta’s designation as …

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TikTok faces fine for violating children’s privacy

TikTok is facing a potential fine in the European Union amounting to millions of dollars due to a violation of children’s privacy, as declared by the bloc’s data protection regulator. The European Data Protection Board has issued a definitive

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Ilocos Region posts 24% drop in dengue cases

The Department of Health Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) recorded 1,957 dengue cases from January 1 to July 22 this year, 24 percent lower than the 2,567 cases recorded in the same period last year. DOH-CHD-1

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