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What Happened?
PhilHealth in Eastern Visayas has reported a significant increase in payments to healthcare facilities due to a surge in dengue cases in Region 8 | Inquirer
PSA said approved building permit applications declined further, primarily due to rising construction costs | Inquirer
DOH clarified that mpox vaccines are not yet legally available in the Philippines and warned the public against availing vaccines from unauthorized sources | Philstar
GSIS confirmed a cybersecurity threat in one of its computers and has since started investigating whether any data was compromised | Philstar
SEC warned the public against impersonators of the Phil. Investment Funds Association (Pifa) that were supposedly offering “investment opportunities” and promising higher returns | Inquirer
DepEd & its 65 education partners discussed the preparations for the Programme International Student Assessment (Pisa) assessment in 2025 | Inquirer
BIR said the initial data on withholding tax collections from sellers on online platforms or e-marketplaces will be available by November | GMA News
PHIVOLCS said Kanlaon Volcano emitted 10,880 tons of sulfur dioxide gas and logged 17 volcanic earthquakes | GMA News
PAL announced that it is relaunching its nonstop flights between Cebu and Osaka, Japan, starting December this year | GMA News
BSP said Philippines' total external debt (EDT) has ballooned to US$130.18 billion as of end-June 2024 | GMA News
NAIA turned over to San Miguel-led group as rehabilitation begins | GMA News
World
Study found Filipinos are the third worst sleepers in the world with an average of 6.13 hours of sleep every night | Inquirer
China raises retirement age, now among youngest in world’s big economies | Inquirer
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages | Inquirer
Military court in Congo handed down death sentences to 37 people, incl. 3 Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt | Inquirer
Japan to launch self-driving trains in 2028 | Inquirer
North Korea unveiled a rare view into a secretive facility built to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs in a rapid expansion of nuclear weapons program | Inquirer
South Korea pulled down more than a thousand surveillance cameras after discovering they were made in China | GMA News
WHO said it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine -- a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa | GMA News
Extra
Manuscript copy of the Philippine Declaration of Independence to go on auction | Inquirer
Apple got a green light from US regulators to add a feature that would let upcoming AirPods Pro ear pieces be used as hearing aids | ABS-CBN News
A decade after it was taken down by its creator, Flappy Bird is making a comeback | GMA News
Tips on portion control, how to navigate life after diabetes diagnosis | Philstar
4 fashionista-friendly movies, series to stream for costume inspiration | Philstar
MMFF released the full list of movies that will make up the "Sine Sigla sa Singkwenta" as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations | Philstar
WATERBOMB Manila 2025 is confirmed to happen in Metrowalk Ortigas on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, 2025 | Philstar
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