Day: September 14, 2024
-
Sen. Pia, tennis champs part of PH team to Asia Pacific Padel Cup
MANILA: The Philippines will join the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) at the Amare Padel Club Umalas in Bali, Indonesia on Sept. 19 to 22. The women's team is composed of Padel Pilipinas president Senator Pia Cayetano, Tao Yee Tan, Princess Jean Naquil...
Read More » -
NNIC takes over NAIA, begins ambitious world-class plans
MANILA: The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) officially took over the management and operation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Saturday and with it, the task of modernizing the 76-year-old gateway. NNIC, the consortium that includes Sa...
Read More » -
Mendoza leads PH to 4-0 win over Jordan in Chess Olympiad
Manila: Filipino top board player Shania Mae Mendoza defeated Natalie Fuad Kamel Jamaliah in 41 moves of the Sicilian Defense to lead the Philippines to a 4-0 win over Jordan in the third round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at BOK Sports Hall in Bud...
Read More » -
ASF vax effective for now; pigs healthy post-inoculation – DA
Manila: The vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) is proving effective 'at least for now,' the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday, reporting that majority of the pigs inoculated in August are still alive and healthy. At the Saturday New...
Read More » -
Higher satisfaction rating inspires PBBM to work harder for Filipinos
Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday expressed elation over the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed an 11-point increase in his administration's net satisfaction score. In a statement, Marcos said ...
Read More » -
Fugitive Korean arrested at Immigration office
Manila: A South Korean national who is wanted in his country for embezzling over USD1 million is facing deportation following his arrest inside the Bureau of Immigration (BI) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila. The 56-year-old Korean was arrested on ...
Read More » -
Red Lions overpower Stags in NCAA basketball
Manila: Defending champion San Beda University limited the big guns of San Sebastian College-Recoletos to escape with an 85-75 win in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 100 men's basketball tournament at Filoil EcoOil Centre in...
Read More » -
Comelec-NIR to hold poll counting machine demo in every LGU
BACOLOD CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a demonstration of the automated counting machine (ACM) in every local government unit (LGU) in Negros Island Region (NIR) as part of the voters' education campaign for the May 2025 na...
Read More » -
13.5K families in Negros Occidental displaced by heavy rains, floods
BACOLOD CITY - At least 13,509 families in Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, have been displaced by heavy rains and floods due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Ferdie as of Saturday afternoon. Less than 24 h...
Read More » -
Customs-NAIA intercepts P6.8-M worth of kush
Manila: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported the interception of parcels containing kush (high-grade marijuana) worth PHP6.8 million at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in Pasay City. In a statement, BOC-Ninoy Aquino International ...
Read More »