2024 MassKara Festival logo depicts threatened flora, fauna in Negros

BACOLOD CITY: The logo of the 2024 MassKara Festival, set from Oct. 12 to 27, depicts the unique, vulnerable, and critically-endangered flora and fauna of Negros Island in the city’s iconic smiling mask.

Festival organizer Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (B…

Charges In Najib’s 1MDB-related Corruption Case Are Defective, Court Heard

KUALA LUMPUR, The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s corruption trial has submitted 2,500 pages of arguments for the former prime minister’s case related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) at the High Court here.

Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sr…

DAR-assisted farmers’ groups supply agri products to CamSur hospital

LEGAZPI CITY: Three farmers’ groups assisted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Camarines Sur II on Monday started to supply fresh agricultural products to the biggest hospital in the region, the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) in Naga City.

In an…

Former Teacher Charged With Istiqomah’s Murder

ALOR GAJAH, A former teacher was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with murdering Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi whose body was found in a bin by the roadside here in December last year.

The accused, Mohd Fadzly Ariffadzilah, 36, nodded in understa…

PNP lifts moratorium on tattoo ban for cops

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) would push through with the implementation of the ban on visible tattoos for personnel and aspiring police officers.

This came as PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil lifted the moratorium on the measure…

Tengku Hassanal Wants Firm Police Action Against Muhyiddin Over 3R Comments

KUANTAN, The Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah, wants police to take firm action against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly touching on the 3R issue (race, religion, royalty) while campaigning in the Nenggiri state by-el…

Calabarzon, nearby LGUs suspend classes Monday due to Taal vog

MANILA: Classes have been suspended in several areas in the Calabarzon Region and Metro Manila due to volcanic smog (vog) from Taal Volcano in Batangas on Monday.

Each local government unit (LGU) announced the class suspensions through their social m…