Brunei News Gazette

Category: General

Church group calls for ‘cleaner’ BSKE polls

The social action and development arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday called for a cleaner electoral process ahead of this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Caritas Philippines president…

PH Army activates Task Force Sagip amid incessant Mayon unrest

The Philippine Army (PA) has bolstered its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) preparations as Mayon Volcano has now been placed under Alert Level 3 due to its increasing unrest. Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement ov…

Preparing to modify government vehicles to use electric power

Government spokesman reveals that the Prime Minister supports government agencies to pilot the development of government vehicles to be converted into electric vehicles. Promote the concept of environmental conservation Toward Carbon NeutralityMr. Anu…

DND Proper hurdles ISO recertification audit

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. lauded the DND Proper’s efforts for the continued certification of its quality management system (QMS), the Defense System of Management (DSOM), under the International Organization f…

Rainy Independence Day rites across PH due to ‘habagat’

The southwest monsoon (habagat) will bring rains over most parts of the nation on Independence Day. In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the Ilocos Region and th…

Obiena set record-breaking jump to win Bergen Challenge

EJ Obiena made history on Saturday when he became the first Asian pole vaulter to clear the six-meter mark en route to winning the Bergen Jump Challenge in Norway.
He did it in his first attempt, which gave him the victory over American KC Lightfoot, …

PH’s biggest bonsai exhibit opens in Manila

The Philippines’ biggest bonsai exhibit opened in Manila on Saturday, bringing in over 400 local and foreign delegates.
The bonsai event, where about 300 show-quality trees are on display, commemorates the Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention (A…

Chedeng moves away from PAR but enhances monsoon rains

Typhoon Chedeng further weakened and accelerated as it moves north northeastward over the Philippine seas, according to the 11 a.m. weather bulletin on Sunday. It is forecast to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at night. Heavy rainfal…