Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 8, 2024

At least 500K candidates expected to contest 18K posts in 2025

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expecting at least half a million aspirants during the 2025 midterm elections and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary polls.

Comelec chair George Garcia said Sunday th…

10,483 take Bar exams on Day 1; females outnumber males

Manila: A total of 10,483 examinees showed up for the first day of the 2024 Bar Examinations on Sunday, slightly higher than the 10,400 who took the first day of the Bar in 2023, according to a Supreme Court (SC) news release.

Supreme Court Associate…

Red tide warning up in Bais Bay in Negros Oriental

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide warning to the public following positive laboratory results of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) in shellfish collected from Bais Bay in Bais City, Negros Orie…

Golden Tigresses, Lady Falcons prevail in UAAP opener

Manila: Defending champion University of Santo Tomas crushed University of the East, 86-44, at the start of the UAAP Season 87 women’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday.

Karylle Sierba, a product of the UST High…

Sec. Abalos: Apollo Quiboloy arrested

DAVAO CITY: The chief of the Police Regional Office in Davao (PRO-11) said Sunday night that all details on the reported arrest of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy will be divulged by the Department of the Interior and Local Gover…

SRA lab to raise production of BMO as fertilizer additive

BACOLOD CITY — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has established a research laboratory in Negros Occidental to increase production of beneficial micro-organisms (BMO) as supplement to inorganic fertilizer to bring down expenses of sugarcane …

Letran outlasts Lyceum, ends Women’s V-League 3-game skid

Manila: Letran ended a three-game slump with a 20-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-19 victory over Lyceum of the Philippines University in the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday.

Gia Marcel Maquilang finished with 18 points, …

Amit beats Chinese for World 9-Ball crown

Manila: The Philippines conquered the international stage anew as Rubilen Amit defeated China’s Siming Chen, 3-1 (1-4, 4-2, 4-2, 4-3), to win the Massé WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association) Women’s World 9-Ball Championship in Hamilton, New Zealand on…

BTA director: AI will never replace natural communication

ISTANBUL – BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said artificial intelligence (AI) could play a vital role in performing the jobs of journalists in the future.

But Valchev, in his opening remarks at a conference on ‘Navigating the AI and Media’ initiat…