2024 Ha Long Carnival to showcase parades at sea

Quang Ninh: This year, for the first time, the Ha Long Carnival will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the popular UNESCO-recognised bay, as heard at a quarterly press conference of the People’s Committee of the nort…

KEEPING THE COUNTRY’S WATERS SAFE DURING AIDILFITRI

KLANG, “The sea and the ship have become our second home,” says Lt Commander Mohd Asri Zahari, the commanding officer of the Maritime Vessel (KM) Bagan Datuk.

Having served for almost eight years with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)…

Aussie duo bag women’s crown, Iranians win men’s title

MANILA: Australians Stefanie Fejes and Jana Milutinovic outplayed compatriots Jasmine Fleming and Georgia Johnson, 21-19, 25-23, to capture the women’s crown in the Smart Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Beach Tour Nuvali Open last Sunday at the w…

Camiguin town adopts modern disaster management system

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The town of Mambajao in Camiguin province has adopted a modern Incident Command System (ICS) with the help of regional government agencies.

In a statement on Monday, Mambajao Mayor Yñigo Jesus Romualdo said the importance of leve…

5 police officers in Bicol feted for various accomplishments

LEGAZPI CITY: The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO5) awarded on Monday five police officers with “Medalya ng Kagalingan” (PNP Merit Medal) and “Medalya ng Papuri” (PNP Commendation Medal) for their different accomplishments.

In a report, Lt. Col….

PBBM leads remembrance of war heroes in Bataan shrine

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chairperson Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil will lead the 82nd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) commemoration in Pilar, Bataan on Tuesday morning.

Arrival ho…

PBBM distributes land titles, P69.17-M aid to agrarian beneficiaries

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. distributed on Monday 4,724 Certificates of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) and electronic titles (e-titles) to 2,797 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Negros Occidental.

During the turnover ceremony at the Manuel…