Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 2, 2023

MSU spikers bag women’s gold; Army overall ROTC Games Minda champ

Western Mindanao State University stamped its class over Ramon Magsaysay Memorial College (RMMC), 25-7, 25-14, 25-14, to secure the women’s volleyball gold medal in the Philippine Air Force category of the 1st Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Cor…

11 Baguio couples share giant wedding cake; 12K slices served

A total of 12,000 slices of cakes from a four-layer giant wedding cake were served to the public at the SM City Baguio on Saturday to celebrate three occasions — wedding of 11 couples, 114th Baguio Charter anniversary and the 16th Hotel, Restaurant a…

Party-list office in Davao offers free legal, medical services

The ACT-CIS (Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support) Party-list opened a new office here on Saturday, extending its services not only to locals but to other clients in Mindanao. The office will start operations on Monday and will a…

DA mentors farmer coops to become entrepreneurs

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Calabarzon is mentoring farmers’ cooperatives in the region to become better entrepreneurs. Jhoanna Santiago, DA-Calabarzon’s focal person on the teaching program, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Saturday…

Palace bares 28 new appointments

Malacañang on Saturday released the names of 28 new appointees of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., including two special envoys for overseas Filipinos’ concerns and to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Trade and Investments. The President appointed…

Goring, ‘habagat’ leave P442-M infra damage in 4 regions

The estimated damage to infrastructure in four regions has reached PHP442.34 million, caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ and the effects of Typhoon Goring. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said in a news release Sa…

Iwahig inmates tapped for DA farming initiative

Palawan – Some 495 inmates at the Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF) here are taking part in a farming initiative to ensure the availability of healthy food in the Bureau of Corrections- (BuCor) managed facility. Superintendent Gary Garcia on Saturda…

Historic first: Friday adhan rings out loudly in New York mosque

In a historic first, the Islamic call to prayer, known as the adhan, resonated through the loudspeaker of one of New York’s largest mosques on Friday. Many Muslims attending Friday prayers at the Islamic Cultural Center of New York (ICCNY) in Manhatta…

Cardinal Sin’s Aklan residence soon to be a museum

The family house of the late Jaime Cardinal Sin in New Washington, Aklan, will be transformed soon into a museum. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website reported that the project will be implemented following the signi…