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10/03/2025

The Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. According to PHIVOLCS, the country has an average of 20 recorded earthquakes per day, some of which cause not only infrastructure damage but also fatalities.

10/03/2025

Students from Kapalong National High School in Davao del Norte created a mobile application that aims to bridge communication gaps for the hard of hearing.

According to Martin Javier’s report on “24 Oras,” Friday, the app Digital Expression Available For You, or Deafy, can translate sign language into text and convert text back into sign language in real time.

It was developed by a group of students led by Jhydd Mahinay, with guidance from mentor-teacher Maricel Timbal.

Read more:
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/technology/961230/davao-del-norte-students-develop-app-for-real-time-sign-language-translation/story/

10/03/2025

COURT NULLIFIES ALICE GUO’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE – PSA CONFIRMS

The Regional Trial Court Branch 111 in Tarlac has declared void the birth certificate of former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

PSA National Statistician Usec. Dennis Mapa confirmed the ruling during a Senate budget hearing, calling it “good news for the Philippine government.”

10/03/2025

Various telco companies are offering free communication services, WiFi, and charging stations in quake-hit areas in Cebu to help affected residents. | via ANC 24/7

See the comments section for the full details.

10/03/2025

Millions of linked SIM cards carry out surveillance, target leaders for harm, and should be considered ‘acts of war.’

10/03/2025

Join us this Saturday as we are performing at the 5th annual Filipino American History Month Festival from 2-5pm at the La Jolla/Riford Library!! This year's program also includes singers, food, and special guest speakers, Bonnie M. Harris, PhD., historian, lecturer, and author, and Tracy Badua, award-winning Filipino American author of books for young people. We hope to see you there! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

10/03/2025

‼️𝗕𝗢𝗚𝗢 𝗕𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗧: 𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗧-𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗖𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝘄𝟲.𝟵 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗖𝗘𝗕𝗨 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗞𝗘

DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team (QRT) found the onland extension of the newly-named Bogo Bay Fault, which caused the Magnitude 6.9 offshore northern Cebu earthquake on September 30, 2025. Located in Sitio Looc, Brgy. Nailon, Bogo City, the team observed fault scarps, open cracks, and small pressure mounds within a 2-meter-wide deformation zone. Initial field mapping recorded about 200 meters of surface rupture, while drone surveys revealed the fault may extend up to 1.5 kilometers, showing signs of right-lateral movement. Field verification is ongoing to determine the full extent of the rupture.

DOST-PHIVOLCS reminds everyone to stay prepared for strong aftershocks, secure their homes, know evacuation routes, and rely only on official sources for updates and safety instructions. Stay safe and stay informed.
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𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘬𝘰𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 (𝘘𝘙𝘛) 𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘏𝘐𝘝𝘖𝘓𝘊𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘨𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 6.9 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘣𝘶 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦 30, 2025. 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘤, 𝘉𝘳𝘨𝘺. 𝘕𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘨𝘰, 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱, 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘬 𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘱𝘢, 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘣 𝘯𝘨 2 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘚𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵-𝘬𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 200 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 1.5 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰, 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪 𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘏𝘐𝘝𝘖𝘓𝘊𝘚 𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘬𝘰𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘏𝘐𝘝𝘖𝘓𝘊𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘬, 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘢. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮.

via DOST-PHIVOLCS

10/03/2025

All-star cast para sa BAYAN! 💪🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

Hidilyn Diaz, Carlos Yulo, Ernest John Obiena and Alex Eala will banner Team Philippines in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.

“Almost everybody will be there. Alex Eala and EJ (Obiena) will be there. It’s definitely an all-star team. Even in basketball, the squad has a lot of surprises." (bannered by naturalized players Justin Brownlee and Ange Kouame)

“All you need is a passport to play. So as long as you have a passport, that’s it.”

— Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino (POC President)

10/03/2025

FIRST MOVER: Ayala Corp. is teaming up with UAE-based Spinneys to open premium grocery stores in Metro Manila, the supermarket chain’s first venture outside the Gulf region.

“We are honored to be the first partner of Spinneys as it ventures outside the GCC,” said Ayala Corp. president and CEO Cezar P. Consing, adding that the move is meant to spur stronger trade and investment ties between the Philippines and the Gulf.

This deal comes on the heels of Ayala’s tie-ups with CP AXTRA for Makro, Kmart’s Anko brand, and BYD electric cars.

10/03/2025

Opisyal nang inilunsad ng Social Security System (SSS) ang MySSS Card na papalit sa lumang UMID. Bukod sa pagiging opisyal na SSS ID, nagsisilbi rin itong debit card na konektado sa savings account ng miyembro.

Maaari rin itong gamitin sa pamimili, pamasahe, online transactions, makatanggap ng pensyon, loan, at iba pang ebnepisyo.

Basahin ang buong ulat sa comment section.

10/03/2025

Ever wondered why some Filipinos use New Zealand as a stepping stone to Australia? 🌏✈️ Discover how working and travelling in New Zealand can open doors for your next big adventure. Read the full guide here 👇
https://www.tripzilla.ph/-/24645

10/03/2025