China deploys ‘excessive force’ of 40 ships vs. PCG resupply mission

MANILA: The China Coast Guard (CCG) deployed a force of 40 ships in Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and blocked two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels on a resupply mission Monday.

In a statement Tuesday, PCG spokesperson for the WPS …

PBBM defends police raid vs. Quiboloy, says critics politicizing issue

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday denied allegations of abuses in the police operations to serve arrest warrants for accused sex offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy and his accomplices, saying his detractors are only polit…

Alice Guo given until Sept. 1 to reply to misrepresentation rap

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the request of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo for a 10-day extension of the deadline to submit a counter-affidavit on the material misrepresentation complaint filed against her.

Come…

Marcos vows to ‘do more,’ as trust, performance scores improve

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday pledged to double his efforts in improving the Filipinos’ lives, as he welcomed the increase in his trust and performance ratings in the latest survey by the OCTA Research Group.

In a chance interv…

Sinkhole Search And Rescue Will Continue At Pantai Dalam Treatment Plant – DBKL

KUALA LUMPUR, The use of push rods and crawler cameras in the manhole network, from one manhole to the next in front of Wisma Yakin, has failed to locate the Indian national woman who fell into the sinkhole that occurred at Jalan Masjid India last Fr…

BOI OKs P1.2-B automated biscuit manufacturing project

MANILA: The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved a PHP1.2-billion investment project of listed firm Monde Nissin Corp. for its automated manufacturing and processing of its butter coconut biscuits.

Data provided by the BOI Tuesday showed that this…

Mohamad Aniq Hopes Weightlifting Training Will Start As Young As 12 Years

KUALA LUMPUR, National weightlifter Mohamad Aniq Kasdan hoped the country can provide a grassroots programme to start off young athletes at age 12 to ensure that the sport has a back-up of second-liners to be groomed into champions.

He thinks weight…