Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 26, 2023

PNP chief vows justice for 15-year-old killed in Rizal

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Saturday assured the public that those who killed a 15-year-old boy from Rodriguez, Rizal, will get punished. In a statement, Acorda said the PNP is now in custody of Corporal Arnulfo Sabill…

Negros Oriental encounter kills NPA rebel

The Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry Battalion confirmed the death of a Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebel during an encounter in the far-flung barangay of Milagrosa in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental on Saturday mornin…

Maui releases list of 388 missing from Hawaii wildfires

Maui County officials released the names of 388 people still missing in the aftermath of the deadly Hawaii wildfires, according to a news release sent out late Thursday. “We’re releasing this list of names … because we know that it will help with th…

Malolos diocese sets guidelines on church leaders running in BSKE

Officers and members of any church organization should leave their positions if they intend to run in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Bishop Dennis Villarojo said Saturday that this is included in the guidelines issued b…

Goring rapidly intensifying, Signal No. 2 up in 2 areas

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.2 has been hoisted in two areas in Cagayan and Isabela as Typhoon Goring (International name: Saola) continues to rapidly intensify over the sea east of Babuyan Islands, the weather bureau said Saturday. The Philippine …

ASF decimates piggeries in Palawan island town

This province is no longer free of African swine fever (ASF) after an outbreak of the disease has been confirmed in piggeries in Cocoro Island, a barangay in the municipality of Magsaysay. Dr. Darius Mangcucang, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Vet…

Pangasinan, La Union prepare for effects of Goring

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (PDRRMOs) of Pangasinan and La Union are not taking any chances as they gear up for the possible effects of Typhoon Goring in the coming days. In a phone interview on Saturday, Pangasinan P…

PBBM witnesses record crowd at 2023 FIBA opening

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. witnessed on Friday the record crowd at the FIBA Basketball World Cup (FBWC) opening at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. According to the international basketball federation (FIBA) data, a staggering 38,115 fa…