‘Enteng’ forces suspension of classes, work, sea trips in NegOcc

At least 12 local government units in Negros Occidental, including this highly urbanized city, canceled classes due to expected heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Monday.

The Philippine Coast Guard suspended trips of Manila-bound vessel…

P40/kg of rice under Rice for All possible in Kadiwa stores by October

The public may soon have access to PHP40 per kilogram of mixed imported and local well-milled rice in its Kadiwa stores in October, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.

In an interview with Anthony Taberna a…

Gov’t ‘very optimistic’ of peace pact with NDF under Marcos term

MANILA: The government is ‘very optimistic’ that a final peace agreement will be signed with the National Democratic Front (NDF), the political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), within the term of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. …

Nearly 1K passengers stranded in Bicol ports due to ‘Enteng’

Nearly 1,000 passengers are stranded in 11 ports in the Bicol region due to Tropical Storm Enteng, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) reported on Monday.

In a phone interview, OCD-5 spokesperson Gremil Alexis Naz said that based on the sub…

KRI Suggests Govt Establish Central National AI Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, The Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) proposes that the government establish a central national Artificial Intelligence (AI) agency to be the single focal point to coordinate and implement Malaysia’s strategy on AI adoption and governan…

Swift Currents, Zero Visibility Complicates Search For Longboat Collision Victim

MUKAH, Swift currents and zero visibility in the river are complicating efforts to look for an elderly man who went missing after two longboats collided in Batang Oya, Dalat this morning.

Dalat district police chief DSP Saga Chunggat said he and an …

Number Of Dengue Cases Drop, One Death Recorded In 34th Epi Week – MOH

KUALA LUMPUR, The number of dengue cases for 34th epidemiological week (Epi Week) from Aug 18 to 24 dropped to 1,980 cases with one death due to complications, compared to 2,294 the previous week.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu …