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MOSCOW - Russia announced early Monday that it would declare a "temporary" ceasefire in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Sumy from 10 a.m. local time (0700GMT) to ensure evacuations of civilians. According to a statement by the Inter-Departmental Coordination Center for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine, affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry, the humanitarian conditions in these Ukrainian cities have extremely deteriorated. Noting that French President Emmanue...

GENEVA - The global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 percent in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with young people the worst hit, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. A WHO report highlights those most affected by the pandemic and found that people with more severe mental disorders, such as psychoses, and young people with mental disorders, are particularly at risk. WHO said it includes estimates from the latest Global Burden of Disease stu...

(File photo) MANILA - Lotto draw operations will be suspended from Monday until Wednesday due to the continuous spike in coronavirus infections in the country. "Dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng talaan ng Covid positive cases sa ating bansa at upang mapangalagaan ang kalusugan at kaligtasan at kapakanan ng PCSO employees mga ahente at ng publiko pansamantala naming suspendihin ang lotto draw operations mula sa araw na ito ika-10 ng Enero hanggang sa ika 12 ng Enero ito'y upang magsagawa an...

Dr. Cedric Daep, chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office.(PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The prevailing and forecast bad weather in different parts of the country is not significantly affecting Bicol, but small vessels are still not allowed to venture out into the sea, the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo) said Tuesday. Dr. Cedric Daep, Apsemo chief, said in an interview that the occasional rains being experienced in Albay were merely triggered...

DUE FOR RELEASE. The DENR in Caraga region announces the release of a Philippine Eagle named Rajah Cabungsuan on November 17 in Lingig, Surigao del Sur. The eagle was rescued in March this year and had undergone treatment at the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City for more than seven months. (Photo grabbed from DENR-13 Facebook Page) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 13 (Caraga) announced the scheduled release of a Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)...

Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" (Contributed photo) PANACAN, Davao City - The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) commended all the combat and support units under commander Lt. Gen. Greg T. Almerol for their successful operations that resulted in the death of New People's Army (NPA) National Operations Command spokesperson Jorge Madlos alias "Ka Oris" in an encounter in a mountainous area in Impasugong, Bukidnon on Oct. 30. "The collective efforts of the different ope...

FREE WI-FI. The town of Burgos in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte welcomes the installation of free Wi-Fi that will allow residents free access to the internet. The Free Wi-Fi for All program of the Department of Information and Communications Technology was formally launched in the area on Thursday (Sept. 16, 2021). (Photo from LGU Burgos FB Page) BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has launched its Free Wi-Fi for All program in Burgos in Surigao d...