Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 28, 2024

Philippine Marines’ armaments arrive in Maguindanao Norte

COTABATO CITY: The military in mainland Mindanao on Tuesday afternoon welcomed additional war matériel and equipment for the First Marine Brigade (1MBde) stationed in Maguindanao del Norte.

‘The equipment was part of the Armed Forces of the Philippin…

DA to buy 150K more doses of AVAC live vaccines vs. ASF

MANILA: Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday said additional AVAC live vaccines will be procured from Vietnam to prevent the further spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country.

The agriculture chief made the statement a…

14 Aussie firms to hold biz mission in PH

MANILA: Fourteen Australian investment funds and corporations will be in the country for a business mission next month, the Australian Embassy in Manila said.

According to the Embassy, the Australian Business Mission will be held in Makati City from …

DOJ reports 94% success rate on handled rape cases in 2023

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) was commended on Wednesday by senators after it reported that they were able to solve 94 percent of the 21,423 rape cases filed in court last year.

During the 2025 budget deliberation of the DOJ and its attache…

PBBM distributes aid to oil-spill affected individuals in Cavite

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the distribution of over PHP165 million worth of presidential assistance to fisherfolk and families affected by the massive oil spills off the waters in Bataan.

During the ceremonial distribu…

Iloilo City declares state of calamity due to dengue outbreak

ILOILO CITY: The Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday adopted a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity due to the dengue outbreak.

The City Council also approved three other recommendations by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage…

Budget deficit declines in July

MANILA: The national government’s budget deficit went down by 39.67 percent in July as revenue growth surpassed the increase in spending, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.

Data released on Wednesday showed that the budget deficit during the mont…

More overseas voters before sign-up deadline eyed

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday expressed optimism about meeting its target of 1.48 million registered overseas voters for next year’s midterm elections.

‘(We have) a lot of expectations still sa (in the) remaining days of …

Active mpox cases now 5: DOH

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded two more cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) -one each in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Calabarzon – bringing the total active cases to five.

In a news release, the DOH said both cases have t…