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Niyanig ng magnitude 5.6 na lindol ang ilang bahagi ng Northern Luzon

Laoag City. Isang magnitude 5.6 na lindol ang naramdaman sa hilagang bahaging ito ng Luzon alas-5:19 ng hapon kahapon, ayon sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Matatagpuan sa 18 km. hilagang-silangan ng Maconacon sa lalawigan ng Isabela, ang tectonic na lindol ay may lalim na 55 km., ayon sa Phivocs.

Naramdaman din ng ilang residente ang Intensity V sa Penablanca; Intensity IV sa Gonzaga, Cagayan; Intensity III sa Ilagan, Isabela; at Intensity II sa Casiguran, Aurora, gayundin sa mga lungsod ng Laoag, Batac, at Pasuquin sa Ilocos Norte, Santiago City sa Isabela, Tabuk City sa Kalinga, at Madella sa Quirino province.

Intensity 1 ang naitala sa Bangued sa Abra, Baler at Diapaculao sa Aurora, Vigan City at Sinait sa Ilocos Sur, at Bayombong sa Nueva Vizcaya.

Habang inaasahan na walang pinsala, ang mga residente sa mga lugar na ito ay pinayuhan na magsagawa ng pag-iingat dahil inaasahan ang mga aftershocks, sinabi ng mga awtoridad.

Umupo si PBGEN Gaces bilang bagong regional director ng PRO CALABARZON

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Calamba City, Laguna. Ipinasa ni Outgoing Chief Brig. General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ang panunungkulan kay Police Brig. General Carlito Gaces bilang bagong hepe ng Police Regional Office CALABARZON (PRO CALABARZON) sa harap ng lahat ng pulis at tauhan ng nabanggit na PRO kahapon sa Camp Vicente Lim, Canlubang, Laguna.

Tinanggap ng bagong Regional Director ng PNP sa Calabarzon ang hamon na ipagpapatuloy niya ang mga programa ni Nartatez sa rehiyon. Nagpasalamat din siya kay Senator Imee Marcos at sa pamilya ni Presidente Marcos sa pagtitiwala na ibinigay sa kanya bilang bagong police director ng Timog Katagalugan.

Dumalo sa ginanap na turn-over si PNP Chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr, at pinuri niya  at pinasalamatan  ang kasipagan at kakayahan ni outgoing police regional director BGeneral Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.

Sumaksi din sa paglipat ng tungkulin sina Col. Soliba ng Batangas; Col. Randy Glenn Silvio ng Laguna; Col. Monte ng Quezon; Col. Soliba ng Batangas ; Col. Baccay ng Rizal; at Col. Olazo ng Cavite.

Explorers locate in PH WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs

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Sydney. A team of explorers announced it found a sunken Japanese ship that was transporting Allied prisoners of war when it was torpedoed off the coast of the Philippines in 1942, resulting in Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives.

The wreck of the Montevideo Maru was located after a 12-day search at a depth of over 4000 meter (13,120 feet) — deeper than the Titanic — off Luzon island in the South China Sea, using an autonomous underwater vehicle with in-built sonar.

There will be no efforts to remove artifacts or human remains out of respect for the families of those who died, said a statement Saturday from the Sydney-based Silentworld Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to maritime archaeology and history. It took part in the mission together with Dutch deep-sea survey specialists Fugro and Australia’s Defense Department.

“The extraordinary effort behind this discovery speaks for the enduring truth of Australia’s solemn national promise to always remember and honour those who served our country,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “This is the heart and the spirit of Lest We Forget.”

The Montevideo Maru was transporting prisoners and civilians who were captured after the fall of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The ship was not marked as carrying POWs, and on July 1, 1942, the American submarine Sturgeon, after stalking the ship through the night, fired four torpedoes, which found their target, sinking the vessel in less than 10 minutes.

Those killed included 1,080 people from 14 nations, including 979 Australians.

“Families waited years for news of their missing loved ones, before learning of the tragic outcome of the sinking,” said Silentworld director John Mullen. “Some never fully came to accept that their loved ones were among the victims. Today, by finding the vessel, we hope to bring closure to the many families devastated by this terrible disaster.”

Marcos: Nagsusumikap ang gobyerno na ilabas ang mga Pinoy na nakulong sa Sudan

Gumagawa ng mga plano ang gobyerno upang ligtas na mailabas ang mga nakulong na Pilipino sa Sudan, ayon kay Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. kahapon.

Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ni Marcos na ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay kumukuha ng karagdagang impormasyon upang mas paghandaan at matiyak kung posible ang paglikas.

“We have about 300 people in Sudan. Unfortunately, none of the airports are functioning. They are still under fire. We are just waiting to get better information as to whether or not it will be safe to bring our evacuees out of Khartoum, perhaps into Cairo,” ayon kay Marcos.

Ipinaliwanag niya na wala pang natutukoy na ligtas na ruta dahil ang kabisera ng Sudan na Khartoum ay daan-daang milya ang layo mula sa Egypt, kung saan matatagpuan ang pinakamalapit na Embahada ng Pilipinas.

Noong Huwebes, sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs na hindi bababa sa 86 ang Pinoy na gustong lumikas o mapauwi sa Pilipinas.

Ayon sa World Health Organization, mahigit 400 katao na ang namamatay sa patuloy na labanan sa Sudan mula nang magsimula ang in-fighting sa pagitan ng Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) at ng Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group noong Abril 15.

Ang isang 72-oras na cease fire ay natapos na, ayon sa mga ulat ng Anadolu, ayon sa anunsyo ng isang lokal na asosasyon ng mga doktor noong Sabado.

Ang mga ospital ay patuloy na tinatarget sa labanan dahil nabigo ang magkabilang panig na tuparin ang kanilang mga pangako sa ilalim ng tigil-putukan, ayon sa ulat ng Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD).

Sinabi ng isang reporter ng Anadolu na ang labanan ay kumalat sa Bahri at Omdurman, mga lungsod na katabi ng Khartoum, idinagdag ng CCSD, na ang mga pag-aaway ay nagaganap din sa paligid ng army headquarters at ng presidential palace.

Inakusahan ng magkabilang panig ang isa’t isa ng paglabag sa cease fire, sinasabi ng army na ang RSF ay nagtutulak ng mas maraming pwersa sa Khartoum, habang ang grupong paramilitar ay nagsabi na sinalakay ng SAF ang mga pwersa nito sa iba’t ibang lokasyon.

Samantala, nagsimula ang proseso ng paglikas ng mga dayuhang diplomat, kung saan ang dalawang naglalabanang partido ay pumayag na buksan ang mga airport.

Sinabi ng SAF sa isang pahayag sa Facebook na ang hepe ng army na si Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan ay nakatanggap ng mga kahilingan mula sa iba’t ibang bansa na payagan ang paglikas ng kanilang mga mamamayan.

“We are waiting for the process to begin in the coming hours as US, UK, France, and China will provide military planes for the evacuation from Khartoum,” ayon sa statement.

Idinagdag nito na ang Saudi diplomatic mission ang unang bansa na pinayagang lumikas ang mga mamamayan sa pamamagitan ng Port Sudan, idinagdag na ito ring rutang ito ang gagamitin ng Jordan.

Sinabi rin ng Kuwait noong Sabado na naglunsad ito ng “emergency operation” para ilikas ang mga mamamayan nito.

Ayon sa ulat ni Interior Minister na si Sheikh Salim Abdullah al-Jaber al-Sabah, lahat ng Kuwaiti na gustong bumalik sa Gulf country ay ligtas na nakarating sa lungsod ng Jeddah sa Saudi Arabia at nagpatuloy ang pagsisikap na madala sila sa Kuwait.

Samantala, ang US troops  ay nagsagawa ng ng evacuation operations ng humigit-kumulang na 70 Amerikano na tauhan ng embahada ng Amerika sa Sudan.

Isinasara ang US embassy doon habang nagpapatuloy ang labanan sa ikasiyam na araw ngayon, ayon sa isang senior na opisyal ng administrasyon ni Biden.

Ligtas na umalis ang mga tropang US sa Sudanese airspace matapos i-airlift ang mga tauhan ng embahada ng Amerika palabas ng kabisera ng Khartoum, ayon sa kumpirmasyon opisyal ng U.S.

Inutusan ni Pangulong Joe Biden ang mga tropang Amerikano na ilikas ang mga tauhan ng embahada matapos makatanggap ng rekomendasyon noong Sabado mula sa kanyang national security team na hindi pa nakikita na matatapos ang labanan, ayon sa opisyal na hindi nagpakilala dahil sa sensitibong katangian ng misyon. (na may mga ulat mula sa Associated Press at Anadolu)

Nagsagawa ng testimonial parade ang PMA para kay outgoing PNP chief Azurin

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Nagdaos ng testimonial parade ang Philippine Military Academy (PMA) para kay outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. kahapon, Abril 23.

Si Azurin ay nakatakdang magretiro ngayong araw, Abril 24. Ang testimonial parade na ginanap sa PMA sa Baguio City ay bilang parangal sa halos apat na dekadang serbisyo nito sa PNP.

Miyembro siya ng PMA “Makatao” Class of 1989.

Nauna sa kanyang pagreretiro, pinayuhan ni Azurin ang susunod sa kanyang pwesto

“not to be afraid of who gets caught and who gets hurt.”

Sinabi rin nito na dapat ay maging maingat si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa pagpili ng susunod na magiging lider ng PNP.

Samantala, umapela rin siya sa anim na suspek ng mga nawawalang sabungero na sumuko na sa mga awtoridad.

“Maganda yun kung magsurrender sila or maiturn-in agad sila or mahuli agad sila. Sana nga magcooperate din sila. Matagal na ito. I hope with the designation of a new chief PNP unti-unti magclear itong mga pending cases na naiwan, at iiwanan ko,” ayon kay Azurin.

Matatandaan na noong Pebrero ay naglabas ang PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group ng poster ng anim na suspek sa pagkawala ng mga sabungero sa Manila Arena noong nakaraang taon.

Ang mga suspek ay kinilalang sina Julie Patidongan or Dondon; Mark Carlo Zabala; Roberto Matillano Jr.; Johnry Consolacio; Virgilio Bayog; at Gleer Codilla o Gler Cudilla. 

P1 milyon na pabuya ang iniaalok ng pulisya sa bawat pagkakaaresto sa suspek.

Naglabas na ng warrant of arrest laban sa anim na suspek para sa kidnapping at serious illegal detention.

El Niño alert posible sa Mayo

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Posibleng opisyal na idiklara ang El Niño alert sa Mayo habang patuloy na tumataas ang tsansa na mangyari ito.

Ang phenomenon, na inilalarawan sa pamamagitan ng mas mainit kaysa sa karaniwang temperatura, ay unang mararamdaman sa Mindanao sa Oktubre at uusad sa Visayas at Luzon, ayon kay Marcelino Villafuerte, hepe ng Climate Impact Assessment and Application of the Climatology and Agrometeorology Division sa ilalim ng Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Pagsapit ng Hulyo hanggang Setyembre, tataas ang tsansa ng El Niño mula sa kasalukuyang 70 porsyento hanggang 80 porsyento, na may “above normal” na pag-ulan bago ang aktwal na pagsisimula nito.

Ang maagang paghahanda at pagtutulungan ng publiko ay mahalaga upang harapin ang matinding sistema ng panahon na maaaring tumagal hanggang unang bahagi ng 2024, ayon kay Villafuerte.

“We will have a weak to moderate El Niño so we have to prepare for it,” ayon sa kanya kahapon sa isang News Forum sa isang Quezon City restaurant.

Ang pagtitipid ng tubig ay kabilang sa mga pangunahing prayoridad.

“We have to conserve water. For example, when you are washing your hands or brushing your teeth, close the faucet. Don’t let water continuously flow. Simple efforts will have a huge impact in such a situation,” ayon kay Sevillo David Jr., executive director ng National Water Resources Board.

Huling nakaranas ng El Niño ang bansa mula 2018 hanggang 2019.

Sa huling buwan nito noong Hulyo 2019, dalawang tropical cyclone ang nabuo sa Philippine Area of ​​Responsibility; katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na pag-ulan ang naramdaman sa karamihang bahagi ng kanlurang Luzon, kanlurang Visayas, at ilang lugar sa kanlurang Mindanao; tumaas ang lebel ng tubig ng ilang dam sa Luzon; at pagbaha, flash flood, pagguho ng lupa, at pagguho ng lupa ay iniulat sa Cagayan, Cordillera, Central Luzon, Kanlurang Visayas, at Lanao del Norte na nagdulot ng pinsala sa agrikultura.

Pinayuhan ni Villafuerte na manatili sa loob ng bahay hangga’t maaari at mag-hydrate upang maiwasan ang heat stroke. (PNA)

Texas cattle found dead with tongues cut out

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Texas authorities are investigating the deaths of six cattle that were found with their tongues removed, no blood spilled and no signs of struggle. 

The cattle were found along a Texas highway in Madison, Brazos, and Robertson County. Ranchers told the Madison County Sheriff’s Office that a six-year-old longhorn-cross cow had been found, lying on her side and mutilated.

A straight, clean cut had been made with “apparent precision” to remove the hide around the cow’s mouth on one side – leaving the mat under the removed hide untouched, the sheriff’s office said. The tongue had also been completely removed with no blood spill. 

The sheriff’s office said there were no signs of struggle, and there were no signs of footprints or tire tracks in the area.  

Stranger still, no predators or birds would scavenge the remains of the cow, leaving it to decay for several weeks. 

Four adult cows and one yearling were discovered along the highway in Brazos and Robertson Counties in similar circumstances. 

The sheriff’s office said the cows were found in the same condition, lying on one side with the exposed side of their face cut along the jawline, and their tongues completely removed. 

On two of the five cows, a circular cut had been made, removing the anus and external genitalia with the same precision as the cuts around the jaw lines of each cow, the sheriff’s office said. 

In each discovery, there were no signs of struggle or disturbance, no blood spill, no noticeable tracks, and no predators or birds would scavenge the remains. 

The cause of death of all six cows remains unknown. 

The sheriff’s office said it is coordinating with other agencies across the U.S. to investigate similar incidents

Indian national, tropa arestado sa buy-bust

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San Pablo City, Laguna. Arestado ang isang Indian national at isa pang kasama nito matapos mahulihan ng iligal na droga na isinagawang buy-bust operation ng mga awtoridad nitong Huwebes sa lungsod na ito.

Kinilala ang mga suspek sa pangalang Sawaran, isang Indian national na nakatira sa San Pablo City at isang Alexander na residente ng Calauan, Laguna.

Ayon sa ulat ni Joewie Lucas, hepe ng San Pablo City Police Station, katuwang ang San Pablo City Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), bandang alas-2:05 ng hapon ng arestuhin ang mga suspek sa Brgy. San Gregorio, sa nabanggit na lungsod.

Nakuha sa mga suspek ang 5 pakete ng hinihinalang shabu na may timbang na 2 gramo at tinatayang may street value na P13,500. Kinuha din ang kanilang cell phone, at motorsiklo.

Nakakulong na at nahaharap sa kasong paglabag sa illegal drugs ang dalawang suspek na ayon sa pulisya ay parehong nasa street-level individuals (SLI) sa listahan ng San Pablo City police .

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday with feasts, prayers

Beirut. The holiday of Eid al-Fitr ushered in a day of prayers and joy for Muslims around the world on Friday. The celebration was marred by tragedy amid the explosion of conflict in Sudan, while in other countries it came against the backdrop of hopes for a better future.

After the Ramadan month of fasting, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with feasts and family visits. The start of the holiday is traditionally based on sightings of the new moon, which vary according to geographic location.

In Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, staccato blasts of gunfire marked the early hours of the feast day. A deadly conflict in the vast African country that erupted in the past week has forced many people to shelter indoors ahead of the holiday, even as water and food for civilians runs low.

Following holiday prayers, a clown entertained children and a woman painted the cheek of a girl with the green, red, black and white Palestinian flag. Some attendees trampled on an Israeli flag and unfurled banners in support of Palestinian militant groups.

The streets of Arab capitals of Damascus, Baghdad and Beirut were crowded with worshippers heading to mosques and cemeteries. Many Muslims visit the graves of their loved ones after the early morning prayer on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. Visitors toted bouquets of flowers, jugs of water for plants, and brooms to clean gravestones.

“After the Eid prayer we always visit our dead … to pray and pay our respects, may God have mercy and forgive them on this blessed day,” said Atheer Mohamed in Baghdad’s Azamiya cemetery.

Islam’s holidays follow a lunar calendar. But some countries rely on astronomical calculations rather than physical sightings. This frequently leads to disagreements between religious authorities in different countries – and sometimes in the same country – over the start date of Eid al-Fitr.

This year, Saudi Arabia and many other Arab countries began their Eid celebrations on Friday, while Iran, Pakistan and Indonesia, among others, set the first day of the holiday for Saturday.

Taliban fighters stand guard as Afghan people attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft over Twitter data

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Twitter boss Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft as he accused the technology giant of using data from his social media company without permission.

“They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time,” the multi-billionaire said in a tweet.

Mr Musk was responding to Microsoft’s plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform.

He did not provide further details or evidence to support the claim.

Microsoft declined to comment when approached by the BBC on Thursday.

Earlier, the company said in a notice that its advertising platform would “no longer support Twitter” from Tuesday 25 April.

As a result, ad buyers would not be able to access their Twitter accounts through Microsoft’s social management tool.

“Other social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn will continue to be available,” Microsoft said.

Twitter’s press email responded to a query with a customary poo emoji.

In a separate tweet, in the discussion about the social media platform’s data, Mr Musk said he was “open to ideas”.

“But ripping off the Twitter database, demonetizing it (removing ads) and then selling our data to others isn’t a winning solution,” he added.

In February, Twitter started charging for the data it collects from “hundreds of millions” of users, with a basic plan starting at $100 a month.

The data allows users to “manage and track every aspect of your social media presence”, according to the platform.

Since buying Twitter for $44bn (£35.4bn) in October, Mr Musk has cut its workforce by around 80% and moved to boost the company’s finances through measures including charging users for “blue tick” verification.

In recent months, major companies including iPhone maker Apple reportedly halted advertising on the platform over concerns about how content was moderated on the site.

In November, Mr Musk said Twitter had seen a “massive” drop in revenue and blamed activists for pressuring advertisers.

Speaking to the BBC last week, he said Twitter had just months left to live when he took over. He also said “almost all advertisers have come back or said they are going to come back” to Twitter.

Mr Musk added that Twitter could be profitable by the second quarter of 2023, and he would be willing to sell the company if the right person came along.