PCG: Over 500K liters of oil siphoned from MTKR Terranova

MANILA: Over 500,000 liters of oily waste have so far been siphoned from the sunken MTKR Terranova off the coast of Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

In a situation update on Tuesday, the PCG said a total of 506,000 liters of oily waste …

Fourth Suspect In Machete Attack, Murder Case Remanded For Seven Days

JASIN, The fourth suspect, believed to be involved in an incident in which a 24-year-old man was slashed to death by a group of masked men armed with machetes in front of a barbershop in Taman Rim Baru on Sunday (Aug 25), was remanded for seven days,…

DILG: Quiboloy search in KOJC compound not covered by court order

MANILA: There would be no letup in the police’s search for fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy and his aides inside the religious group’s compound in Davao City, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sai…

Malaysia Strategically Located To Be Global Arbitration Hub – Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR, The inaugural International Arbitration Congress 2024 in Malaysia underscores the country’s rising prominence and Asia’s expanding leadership in global arbitration, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional…

5K former drug users in Cebu City face new life after completing rehab

CEBU: The city government here has successfully placed under community-based rehabilitation half of the almost 11,000 former drug personalities under the city’s watchlist, an official said on Tuesday.

Jonah John Rodriguez, executive director of the C…

YKNM, UK-Malaysia Kecekapan Consortium Ink MoC To Support Target Groups

KUCHING, The Malaysian National Welfare Foundation (YKNM) and the UK-Malaysia Kecekapan Consortium have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to execute the Kecekapan-Rise programme, aimed at supporting target groups under the Ministry of Women, Family,…

Padilla concludes RBH 6 hearings due to unresolved Cha-Cha voting

MANILA: Public hearings on Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 6, which seeks to remove restrictions on foreign ownership in public utilities, higher education, and advertising in the 1987 Constitution, were formally ended by Senator Robinhood Padilla on …