Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 22, 2023

Traders offer higher buying prices for early-harvested rice

Traders are offering farmers between PHP22 and PHP24 per kilo from the previous month’s buying price of PHP12 to PHP14 for rice harvested before September to October. “The harvest for first cropping started only this August on almost 2,000 hectares of…

Cebu City tourism exec seeks more consular offices in China

The Cebu City Tourism Commission (CCTC) on Monday urged the Marcos administration to open more consular offices in China and other Asian countries to further boost the tourism arrivals in Cebu and other parts of the country.
Lawyer Jocelyn Pesquera, h…

Clarkson-less Gilas falls to Mexico

Gilas Pilipinas stayed close to Mexico in their last tune-up game before the FIBA World Cup but still end up falling at the raw end of an 84-77 result on Monday night at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Despite resting Jordan Clarkson for the night,…

‘Habagat’ to bring rain showers across PH

Most areas in the country will experience rain showers due to the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat,’ the weather bureau said Tuesday.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecaster Grace Castañeda said Me…

Gov’t eyes P2-B fund for cancer patients in 2024

The Marcos administration is seeking an allocation of PHP2 billion in the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) for the prevention, treatment and control of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said…

Salimova finishes 2nd at Women’s Chess World Cup

Nurgul Salimova finished second in the Women’s Chess World Cup, held in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on Monday.
In the final, the Bulgarian lost by 1.5:2.5 points to Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina.
In Monday’s rapid chess tiebreak, the Bulgarian was outp…