Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 18, 2023

E. Visayas opens center for female learners

Out-of-school girls in Eastern Visayas now have a place to learn following the completion of Girls Education Center (GEC) at the Department of Education (DepEd) regional office complex in Palo, Leyte, on Monday. The GEC, funded through DepEd’s partner…

PNP: Nearly 700 nabbed, 422 arms seized in poll gun ban

Police officers have arrested a total of 682 violators and seized 422 firearms at checkpoints since the start of the gun ban for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. In a …

Sandigan convicts Teves’ staff, 4 others for graft in NegOr PDAF

The Sandiganbayan has sentenced five individuals, including a staff member of the late Negros Oriental 3rd District congressman Herminio Teves, to up to 28 years for the anomalous use of PHP10 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) int…

Prank 911 calls drop in Baguio City

The number of prank calls made here via the government’s emergency “911” has gone down this year, which local officials attributed to news of cases filed against pranksters and the public acting more responsibly. In an interview on Monday, city inform…

Compliance rate on rice price cap in Pangasinan up to 80%

Eighty percent of all rice retailers in the province of Pangasinan have complied with the price cap on regular and well-milled rice set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. through Executive Order (EO) 39. Based on monitoring by the Department of Trade a…

Pangasinenses warned vs. scammers posing as DTI personnel

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Pangasinan on Monday warned the public against fraudulent individuals posing as the agency’s personnel targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province. At a forum hosted by the Philippi…

NFA Council sets new ‘palay’ buying price

The National Food Authority (NFA) Council chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. set on Monday a new palay (unhusked rice) buying price to improve farmers’ income. ‘Nagtawag ako ng meeting ng NFA Council para tingnan ang paano ang pwedeng gawin …

BFAR promotes productive fisheries for economic growth

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday said it aims to further boost the country’s fisheries sector to contribute to economic growth. ‘Together with allied government agencies, fisherfolk and fish farmers, and other key stakeho…