Brunei News Gazette

Day: July 1, 2023

Apple’s market value surpasses $3 trillion as shares hit record

Apple’s market value surpassed $3 trillion on Friday, driven by its shares reaching a record high level. The US-based global tech firm witnessed its stock price soaring to a peak of US$192.60 per share, reflecting a gain of nearly 1.6 percent followin…

Agusan Sur ARBOs get P51.5-M aid thru foreign-assisted projects

A foreign-funded project assisted the projects of at least 16 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) in Agusan del Sur. Project Converge, which is funded by International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Philippine government, ha…

15-year workforce plan for UK’s health service unveiled

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday announced a 15-year plan for the National Health Service (NHS) workforce, calling it “the biggest ever expansion” in the country’s health care history. Sunak told reporters during a visit to Addenbrooke’s H…

Oriental Mindoro citizens offer bounty for stude’s killers

Provincial officials and concerned citizens on Saturday pooled their hard-earned cash to put up an almost half a million peso bounty on information leading to the arrest of architecture student Eden Joy Villacete’s killers. The fundraising activity wa…

PBBM wants timely completion of Davao City Coastal Road segments

Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and its development partners to ensure the timely completion of the three other segments of the Davao City Coastal Bypass Road Project. Marcos made the call as…

Ex-Brazilian president barred from running for office for 8 years

The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ruled Friday that former President Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for the presidency for the next eight years. The ruling comes in response to allegations of abuses of political power and media manipul…

PBBM urges Davao Sur to be ‘beacon of progress’ for PH

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday called on Davao del Sur’s government to remain determined in promoting peace and development in the province and make it a ‘beacon of progress for Mindanao and for the rest of the country.’ In his keynote …

PH ready to face El Niño, says NIA chief

The head of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said he believes the country is ready to address the El Niño phenomenon in the coming months with the convergence of national government agencies. At a press conference on Friday, NIA administra…

P5.5M cash aid released to over 100 ex-rebels in Visayas

The national government through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) has released a total of PHP5.5 million in cash assistance to over 100 former communist rebels in Visayas during the first two quarters of the year, an Army of…

Nueva Ecija bettor bags P366-M Ultra Lotto jackpot

A lone bettor from Nueva Ecija became an instant millionaire after hitting the PHP366-million jackpot of the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw on Friday night. In an advisory on Saturday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the lucky bettor gues…