Brunei News Gazette

Category: General

Over 58K voters set to join plebiscite on Carmona’s cityhood

Some 58,691 registered voters are expected to participate in a plebiscite on July 8 to ratify the conversion of the municipality of Carmona into a component city of Cavite province, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said. In a Viber mes…

National Musabaqah Al-Quran Reading for Adults

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office graced the opening of the Final of the National Musabaqah Al-Qur…

Centuries-old Dumaguete cathedral to undergo massive restoration

The Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria in this capital city, which is the seat of the Diocese of Dumaguete, will soon commence an extensive restoration as its centuries-old structure continues to deteriorate. Monsignor Julius Perpetuo Heruela, c…

The Country has Produced Generations of National Qari and Qariah

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in a sabda said that in more than 6 decades since the Musabaqah …

Zamboanga City to host first-ever ROTC games

This city will be the launching site of the Mindanao leg of the first-ever Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games slated on Aug. 27 to Sept. 2. Dr. Cecile Atilano, city sports development officer, said Zamboanga City won the bid for …

Pangasinan cops raise P855K from shootfest for ill colleagues

The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) has raised PHP855,000 from a two-day shoot-for-a-cause fest that will be given as assistance to their sick colleagues and their dependents. In a phone interview on Tuesday, PPPO director Jeff Fanged said …

Cebu City kicks off unique Nutrition Month with sports, exercises

In a bid to implement development similar to Singapore, the city government here on Tuesday launched a program that will promote health and well-being among the Cebuanos through nutrition, physical exercises, and sports. Daisy Villa, head of the Cebu …

Salceda ready to help Frasco, will not ask her to resign

Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda on Tuesday offered Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco his help and to discuss ways of going forward after the controversy surrounding the agency’s use of stock footage of other countri…

NPA’s continuing attempts to disrupt dev’t projects bared

The New People’s Army (NPA) continues to stage attacks targeting various development projects of the government aimed at improving the quality of life in formerly rebel-controlled barangays, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflic…

Japan confers Order of the Rising Sun on ex-DND chief Lorenzana

Former Defense Secretary, now Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Chairperson Delfin Lorenzana, has received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from the Japanese government as he played a vital role in strengthening the de…