INQToday: Japan quake toll nears 50 as rescuers race to find survivors

Japan quake toll nears 50 as rescuers race to find survivors

The death toll due to the powerful quake that hit Japan on New Year’s day now nears 50.

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck on Monday afternoon, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground as tsunami waves hit Japan’s west coast, sweeping some cars and houses into the sea.

Bongbong Marcos: PH offers assistance to Japan after massive quake

President Bongbong Marcos offers assistance to Japan after it was struck by a massive earthquake on New Year’s day.

DOH logs first fireworks-related death, stray bullet injury

The Department of Health logs first cases of fireworks-related death and stray bullet injury.

The fatality was a 38-year-old male from Ilocos Region who lit a cigarette while drinking near a bunch of firecrackers in storage.

OFWs may find it harder to send remittance if PH falls into FATF blacklist

Overseas Filipinos Workers may soon face difficulties in remitting money if the Philippines falls into the Financial Action Task Force’s blacklist.

Executive Director Matthew David, of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), on Tuesday said that the government is doing what it can to remove the Philippines from the grey list, which indicated that the country must step up efforts to combat money laundering and terror financing.

Recovering tourism industry exceeds target, draws over 5.5 million visitors in 2023

The Department of Tourism says the Philippines’ tourism industry has been recovering faster than expected since taking a hit during the height of Covid-19 pandemic.

In its year-end report, the DOT said that the country welcomed over 5.4 million tourists in 2023.