Senators back creation of Department of Water Resources

MANILA: The majority of the senators have given their support to the Senate Bill (SB) No. 2771 or the National Water Resources Act, which seeks to establish the Department of Water Resources (DWR).

Under the proposed measure, the DWR shall be the ‘pr…

Deadly Pagoh Fire: Elderly Couple’s DNA Test Results Expected To Be Ready This Week

MUAR, The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test results for the elderly couple who perished in a house fire in Kampung Paya Redan, Pagoh, on Friday, are expected to be available this week, said Muar district police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz.

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PBBM OKs ‘in principle’ creation of Cabinet cluster for education

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved ‘in principle’ the proposed creation of a Cabinet cluster for education that will be tasked to create a 10-year national plan aimed at addressing the learning gaps in the country, Department of Ed…

Actor Hafidz Roshdi To Go On Trial For Hurting Ex-wife

KUALA KUBU BHARU, The Magistrate’s Court today was told that the case involving actor Hafidz Roshdi, accused of assaulting his ex-wife Nurul Shuhada Mat Shukri in March last year, will proceed to trial.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Asmah Che Wan informe…

Obiena back in training, vows to raise PH flag again

MANILA: Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is back in the Philippines and declared he has resumed training after finishing fourth in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In his Facebook post Tuesday and with Manila as locator, he said Filipinos will…

Business Matching Session For Msmes At Southern Zone Madani Rakyat Programme

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), through SME Corp Malaysia, will hold a business matching session at the the Southern Zone MADANI Rakyat 2024 programme, which will be held at Dataran UTM, Skudai, Johor…

476 N. Cotabato IP farmers get aid from DAR

COTABATO: At least 476 members of the B’laan indigenous community in Tulunan, North Cotabato, were granted free insurance coverage by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) through the assistance of the provincial Department of Agrarian Refo…