Remulla forms special probe team for slain Kidapawan news reporter

MANILA: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been created by the Department of Justice to handle the murder case of broadcaster Eduardo ‘Ed’ Dizon after one of the suspects was acquitted, while another was granted bail.

Dizon, a radio commentator f…

CAP CALLS FOR GLOBAL PLASTIC TREATY PROVISIONS TO BE BOLSTERED

GEORGE TOWN, The Penang Consumers Association (CAP) is calling on international stakeholders involved in upcoming negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution to bolster the agreement’s provisions to curb the ongoing plastic waste pollutio…

Antique declares state of calamity due to El Niño

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Antique declared on Thursday a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon.

This after the provincial board adopted the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on the declar…

DIVING POOL PROJECT DELAY: REVIEW BEFORE IMPOSING PENALTY – NANTA

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Works (KKR) will first review the situation of the combat training diving pool construction project at Kem Iskandar, Mersing, Johor, which is experiencing delays, before determining any course of action, such as a fine or…

NFA-Bicol says funds ‘sufficient’ to buy palay from local farmers

LEGAZPI CITY: The National Food Authority (NFA) in Bicol on Thursday said it has prepared sufficient funds to buy palay (unhusked rice) during the ongoing harvest season.

In a phone interview, NFA-Bicol Regional Manager Julie Llenaresas said they hav…

DUBAI’S FLOOD AFTERMATH, MALAYSIAN TRAVELLERS FACING DIFFICULTLIES

DUBAI, Passengers at Dubai Airport are contending with the aftermath of the city’s worst flood in 75 years, which has led to disruptions in luggage retrieval.

Media reports said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessed its heaviest rainfall from…

PH, US lawmakers embrace ‘balut diplomacy’ in Washington meeting

MANILA: House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday (US time) paid a courtesy call to United States Rep. Ami Bera of California’s 6th District at the Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. where the Filipino delegation was surprised when the Am…