INQToday: Massive earthquake jolts Japan, triggering tsunami warnings

Oil firms rollback gasoline, diesel, and kerosene prices 

Oil firms announce price rollback on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene starting on January 2, 2024. 

In separate advisories on Monday, local oil firms said they would slash the prices of gasoline by P0.10 per liter and diesel by P0.35 per liter on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Massive earthquake jolts Japan, triggering tsunami warnings

A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit Central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama, marking the first major warnings since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan.

Kim orders to ‘annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked

State media reports North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to “thoroughly annihilate” the United States and South Korea, if provoked. 

Kim is expected to ramp up weapons tests in 2024 ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. Many experts say he likely believes his expanded nuclear arsenal would allow him to wrest U.S. concessions if former President Donald Trump is reelected.

Pacquiao ‘ready’ to fight Mayweather again in 2024

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao seeks to face rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a rematch in 2024.

The former eight-division world champion on New Year’s Eve announced during the Rizin 45 mixed martial arts event in Saitama that he will have a “big fight” in Japan this year.

Angelica Panganiban, Gregg Homan tie the knot in intimate ceremony

Angelica Panganiban is now married with her non-showbiz partner Gregg Homan in the U.S.

Panganiban announced her marriage to Homan on Monday, Jan. 1, on her Instagram account, with glimpses of their special day, including a photo of them showing off their wedding bands, although the ceremony took place the day prior.