Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 10, 2024

PH total external trade in goods up 4.5% in July

Manila: The country’s total external trade in goods went up by 4.5 percent in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

Data released on Tuesday showed that the total external trade in goods reached USD17.37 billion, up from las…

Classes suspended, relief aid deployed amid Mt. Kanlaon unrest

BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of La Castellana in Negros Occidental, which has several villages at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon, suspended classes on Tuesday following the increased seismic activity of the volcano in Negros Island.

“Due to increasing u…

High-value target yields P27.2-M shabu in Cavite buy-bust

Manila: Members of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have seized some PHP27.2 million worth of shabu from an alleged high-value target (HVT) in Cavite province on Monday.

In a statement Tuesday, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleaza…

Passenger ship returns to Tacloban port after 16 years

TACLOBAN CITY – Roble Shipping Inc. will have its maiden voyage of the Tacloban-Cebu trip on Wednesday, the first passenger ship to operate at the city’s port since 2008.

First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, Special Assistant to the President for Investm…

NPA team leader, medic yield to Army in Surigao Sur

BUTUAN CITY – Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including a team leader, surrendered to military forces in Carmen, Surigao del Sur, a military official said Tuesday.

Lt. Col. Vincent Viray, commander of the Philippine Army’s 36th Infantry …

MORE Power sees reduced power rates for Iloilo City residents

ILOILO CITY – Residents of this city, already enjoying one of the lowest electricity rates in the country, can expect reduced power rates in the coming month.

In an interview on Tuesday, More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) chief executi…