Wacan, Uyking secure back-to-back JPGT titles

MANILA: AJ Wacan and Johanna Uyking topped their respective divisions in the 13-15 category in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 2 at the South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates in Davao City on Thursday.

Wacan finished with a 72 for a total of 238…

Cignal rolls to 4th straight win in PVL Reinforced Conference

MANILA: Cignal downed Petro Gazz, 25-19, 25-19, 25-22, to notch its fourth straight win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday.

Venezuelan Maria Jose Perez scored 20 points, 16 o…

CDO eyes out-of-school youths for urban farming training

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city government here is organizing a training session for out-of-school youths (OSYs) on agriculture practices, especially urban farming.

During Thursday’s launch of the city’s Oro Youth Month, known as “Kasadya 2024,” Josef …

Japan funds ¥234-M voters’ awareness project in Bangsamoro

MANILA: The Japanese government is funding a ¥234 million (around PHP91 million) project to help raise voters’ awareness for the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2025.

The initiative, …

Korean soldiers, teachers to render humanitarian services in Legazpi

TABACO CITY: The Republic of Korea ship Il Chul Bong (LST-688) arrived at the Tabaco Port in Tabaco City, Albay province on Thursday, carrying soldiers who are ready to provide services and assistance to residents of Legazpi City during a two-week hum…

DOLE rolls out P15-M livelihood projects for NegOr beneficiaries

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Negros Oriental has begun distributing PHP15 million worth of livelihood projects to beneficiaries in the province, an official said Thursday.

Rubie Cempron, DOLE-Negros Oriental senior …

Comelec-NIR exec welcomes ‘criminalizing’ attacks vs. media

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Commission on Elections-Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) welcomes the proposal to criminalize attacks and other similar aggressions against media practitioners, especially during an election period, an official said Thursday.

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