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Dita Angara-Mathay appointed as new DOT chief

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Dita Angara-Mathay as the new Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday. Angara-Mathay previously worked as the Commercial Counselor at the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Tokyo, Japan, where she led strategic partnerships with Japanese industries. READ: Christina

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Heat index in Iloilo towns hits ‘extreme caution’ level — Pagasa

ILOILO CITY — Several municipalities in Iloilo are experiencing dangerously high heat index levels, prompting authorities to issue health warnings as temperatures feel as high as 44 degrees Celsius. Data based on PAGASA forecasts show that areas including Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Pavia, Cabatuan, Barotac Nuevo, Pototan, and Dumangas are under the “extreme caution” category,

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Ateneo robot reveals seafaring technologies of early Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines — A robot developed in collaboration with the Ateneo Laboratory for Intelligent Visual Environment (Alive) is “reshaping how we explore our distant past.” Long before the first Spanish vessels arrived in the Philippines in the 1500s, islands across the archipelago were already home to seafarers who crossed straits, island chains and open seas

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