Brunei News Gazette

Day: May 27, 2023

South Africa’s Hottest New Export is Amapiano

South African Tourism Hosts Panel Event Spotlighting the Genre Origins & Burgeoning Popularity on the Eve of Afro Nation Miami South African Tourism Hosts Panel on the Genre of Amapiano in Miami MIAMI, May 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The distinctive sound of the log drum permeated the air as several musicians, producers and industry […]

PBBM reiterates urgency of national land use policy

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday vowed to give “urgent attention” to the proposed measure institutionalizing a national land use policy that will ensure the country’s holistic development. In a speech during the grand launching of Pier 88…

Tampered documents will get you nowhere, BI warns travelers

Tampering with documents when attempting to go out of the country will do a traveler no good, warned the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday. Cases involving the use of counterfeit documents in recent weeks have alarmed and frustrated the BI, accor…

Cavite-based clinic gives back with free services for indigents

Needy residents of the Calabarzon region can obtain free medical and dental services from a clinic that is celebrating its 18th year with the launch of a foundation. Doctors and nurses of the Cavite province-based Wellpoint Medical Clinic and Diagnost…

4 Abu Sayyaf Group bandits surrender; DI teens arrested

The government continues to win the war against insurgency and terrorism with the surrender of four Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members here and in two provinces of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Col. Alexander Lorenzo, Zamboa…

Man who opened plane door says he was stressed: police

A passenger who opened a door of an Asiana Airlines plane just before landing at an airport earlier this week has told police that he opened the door as he felt suffocated and wanted to get off the aircraft quickly, police officials said Saturday. On …

Signal No. 1 up in Cagayan, Isabela; gov’t responders on alert

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 has been hoisted over the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela provinces as Super Typhoon Betty maintained its strength, the weather bureau said Saturday. Betty (international name Mawar), which entered the…

Palace assures overall oil spill cleanup done by June

The last phase of the oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro will be completed within a month, Malacañang announced on Saturday. Communication Secretary Cheloy Garafil made the assurance after the arrival of a dynamic support vessel (DSV), which will b…

Fire volunteer yields P23-M ‘shabu’ in Parañaque buy-bust

Police arrested a 41-year-old fire volunteer after he yielded suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP23.4 million during a drug sting in Parañaque City at dawn Saturday. Suspect Jonnie Romo was arrested during a buy-bust operation along …

6 Ilocanos get knee replacement

Six patients in need of knee replacement were the recent beneficiaries of a surgical collaboration between the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the government-run Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMHMC) in Batac City. Marjorie …