Bacolod City issues over 7k PWD ID cards with QR codes

BACOLOD CITY: Some 7,359 persons with disability (PWDs) in this city have received new identification (ID) cards with quick response (QR) codes to ensure data security, records of the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) showed.

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DA provides P2.16-B aid to El Niño-hit farmers, fishers

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it has distributed PHP2.16 billion worth of aid and intervention to farmers and fishers affected by the El Niño phenomenon.

“Kasama po rito iyong (This includes the) PHP1.065 billion worth of …

Hataman lauds PBBM’s assurance BARMM polls will push through next year

MANILA: House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Monday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s recent assurance that the 2025 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will push through as sched…

KDN FINALISES ACQUISITION OF FOUR HELICOPTERS WORTH RM600 MILLION FOR MMEA

PUTRAJAYA, The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is set to receive four new helicopters after the Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) finalised the acquisition of these aircraft.

Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that the prop…

BI rescues trafficking victim, nabs escort at Davao airport

MANILA: Immigration authorities foiled another human trafficking attempt which led to the rescue of a female victim and the arrest of her escort.

In a statement Monday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco, citing the report of the BI’s Immigration Prote…

QUEEN GRANTS AUDIENCE TO BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Queen of Malaysia Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah today granted an audience to British High Commissioner to Malaysia Ailsa Terry at Istana Negara.

According to the post on Sultan Ibrahim’s Facebook page, British Deputy High Commissioner…

BOC intercepts P3.5-M kush, cannabis-laced vape pens in Pasay

MANILA: Customs officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted over 2.5 kg. of kush or high-grade marijuana and 70 pieces of vape pens containing cannabis oil with an estimated value of PHP3.55 million in a warehouse in Pasay Ci…