The Jakarta Persistence API (JPA) is a specification that defines a standardized framework for data persistence. Persistence is the fundamental mechanism for saving and retrieving data over time. In ...

ILOILO CITY (PIA)—The Iloilo City and provincial governments immediately began inspecting key government buildings on October 1, 2025, following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Northern Cebu, which ...

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Magnitude scales can be used to describe earthquakes so small that they are expressed in negative numbers. The scale also has no upper limit. Learn more about how we measure earthquake magnitude.