Brunei News Gazette

Day: July 15, 2023

Ronaldo earns Guinness Record as highest-paid athlete of 2023

Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest annual earnings for an athlete in 2023, according to a statement released on the organization’s website. “For the first time since 2017 (and third t…

Japanese bets dominate Asian BMX Championships in Tagaytay

Japan dominated the men’s and women’s freestyle flatland competitions in the Asian Cycling Confederation BMX Road and Freestyle Championships here on Saturday. Moto Sasaki, a 38-year-old rider from Matsudo City in Chiba Prefecture, scored 90.725 point…

New PNP NegOr chief initiates minor reshuffle of personnel

Some police officials in Negros Oriental have been recently relieved from their positions for ‘career enhancement’ purposes, according to the new acting police provincial director, Col. Ronan Claravall. The minor reshuffle would not affect key positio…

Fire breaks out at Seoul subway station

A fire broke out inside a subway station in southern Seoul on Saturday, causing trains to pass through without stopping. The blaze started at Daechi Station on Subway Line 3 at 7:53 a.m. and was extinguished 24 minutes later. During the time, trains i…

Farmers, MSMEs may qualify for TUPAD in Dumaguete Kadiwa activity

Farmers and small businesses that will participate in the Kadiwa ng Pangulo activity here on July 17 may qualify for government assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. Department of Labor an…

Stakeholders rally support for bamboo bill’s Senate passage

The Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) has sent a letter to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, asking that more stakeholders be allowed to physically attend hearings on the ‘Bamboo Bill’ as a means of rallying support for its app…

TS Dodong leaves PAR

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tropical Storm Dodong has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Saturday afternoon. In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, the bureau said Dodong, while…

Solon gives PBBM perfect score for 1st-year performance

Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co gave a perfect score to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. after one year in Malacañang. “I give him (President) a perfect score, kasi unang-una nasa puso, unity team, love for all. Kumbaga walang away-away (because…

Torrential rains leave 20 dead, thousands evacuated in S. Korea

Heavy rains have killed about 20 people and caused thousands to evacuate their homes across the country, authorities said Saturday. Officials said 10 people remained missing and nine others were injured. On Friday, two people died in a building collap…

Marcos vows to prioritize development of agricultural lands

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. underscored on Saturday the importance of investing in the development, productivity, and modernization of the country’s agricultural sector. In a speech delivered by Presidential Assistant for Northern Luzon Assistan…