Upland learners in Leyte keep their cool in extreme heat

BURAUEN: While school authorities are seriously concerned about extreme heat leading to the suspension of face-to-face classes, teachers and learners in an upland village surrounded by mountain ranges here are unaffected by hot weather.

Situated 1,45…

NAVY HELICOPTER CRASH: THREE FEMALE PERSONNEL, TWO COMMANDING OFFICERS AMONG 10 KILLED

KUALA LUMPUR, Three female personnel and two squadron commanding officers were among the 10 who died in a crash involving two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Base in Lumut, Perak at about 9.30 am today.

RMN in a statement said the thre…

Pertusis cases in PH still on upward trend — DOH

MANILA: Cases of pertussis or whooping cough in the country are on an upward trend with 1,566 recorded infections as of April 13.

‘Hindi pa po natin nakikita ang downward trend. Hinihintay pa natin pumasok ang epekto nung pagbabakuna (We don’t see th…

TERENGGANU NEEDS TO EXPEDITE NIT PLAN TO RAISE NEW REVENUE FOR STATE

KUALA TERENGGANU, The Terengganu State New Income Generation Plan or New Income Terengganu (NIT) must be come on stream soon to increase Terengganu’s new income by between eight to 10 per cent in line with the state’s target this year.

Zuraida Md No…

Major supplier yields P7-M illegal drugs in Cebu City sting

CEBU: Anti-drug operatives seized over one kilo of suspected shabu worth more than PHP7 million from a 35-year-old major supplier of illegal drugs in Metro Cebu, a police official said on Tuesday.

Lt. Col. Wilfredo Alarcon, chief of the Mandaue City …

PERLIS SHOULD UNDERTAKE CRITICAL ANALYSIS, BE BOLD TO IMPLEMENT NEW POLICIES – RAJA OF PERLIS

KANGAR, The Perlis government should undertake a critical analysis and be bold in making decisions to implement new policies while multiplying efforts to increase the state’s revenue through new sources.

Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalul…

Respondents in 990K drug haul given until May 30 to answer raps

MANILA: The 74 individuals implicated in the major drug haul in Tondo, Manila in 2022 which yielded 990 kilos of ‘shabu’ have been given until May 30 to answer the charges following the start of a formal preliminary investigation, a Department of Just…