HD Spikers eye prelims sweep against Hard Hitters

MANILA: Defending champion Cignal goes for a sweep of the preliminaries against Maverick on Friday in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference’s rare triple-header at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.

The HD Spikers are on a seven-game roll, the last three …

MACC OPENS NEW BRANCH IN GUA MUSANG

GUA MUSANG, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened a new branch here since Jan 2, in an effort to expand its services in the district.

MACC said that the opening of the branch office at Level 1, Bangunan Persekutuan Gua Musang, wi…

DOE: PH has over 4K MW new power supply in 2024 to boost grid

MANILA: Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara said there are at least 4,164.92 megawatts of new power supply that will come online this year to address the growing electricity demand in the country.

In a virtual press brie…

STORM DAMAGES 21 HOUSES IN BALING

BALING, Twenty-one houses around Mukim Siong, Tawar, Pulai, Bakai and Mukim Teloi Kanan were damaged in a storm yesterday.

However, no casualties were reported, according to Baling district Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Lt (PA) Mohd Faizol Ab Azi…

DMW padlocks consultancy firm illegally offering jobs in Canada

MANILA: The offices of an immigration consultancy firm were simultaneously padlocked by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday for illegally offering jobs in Canada to Filipino nurses, caregivers, nursing aides, and welders.

DMW Officer …

CANCEL ALL PROGRAMMES INVOLVING PRO-ZIONIST SPEAKER – ZAMBRY

KUALA LUMPUR, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir has ordered all programmes and activities scheduled to be attended by a foreign lecturer believed to be pro-Zionists at Universiti Malaya (UM) to be cancelled immediately.

He said…

Ilocos Norte town declares state of calamity due to El Niño

LAOAG CITY: The town of Solsona in Ilocos Norte has been placed under the state of calamity for authorities to address further the worsening situation caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

‘We are now under state of calamity because of drought. By placin…