Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 16, 2024

Batac City main road closes for bomb explosion drill

LAOAG CITY – The local government of Batac City in Ilocos Norte will close Washington Street, from the city hall to Quaioit Bridge, on Tuesday afternoon to give way to a bomb explosion simulation exercise.

In a public advisory on Monday, Mayor Alber…

PSA targets entire population for nat’l ID system by 2025

Manila: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) aims to put the entire Filipino population onboard the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by next year.

“For next year, we were instructed to register all,” Emily Pagador, PSA Assistant Nation…

PSA targets entire population for nat’l ID system by 2025

Manila: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) aims to put the entire Filipino population onboard the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by next year.

“For next year, we were instructed to register all,” Emily Pagador, PSA Assistant Nation…

‘Sa Pwesto ni Pistong’ wins big in 1st Bacolod Film Festival

BACOLOD CITY – “Sa Pwesto ni Pistong” (The Barber’s Chair) bagged three major awards at the maiden Bacolod Film Festival (BFF) awards night held at the SM Cinema 1 here Sunday.

The movie won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

‘Sa Pwe…

PBBM: We must do more to protect children

Manila: An emotional President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday urged the government and the public to take collective action and exert extra effort to eradicate cases of Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC).

In his speech during…

Comelec processes over 500K voter reactivation applications

Manila: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday it has processed more than half a million applications for voter reactivation.

Citing its latest data, the poll body said it has received 556,231 applications for reactivation from Feb. 12 to …