Brunei News Gazette

Category: General

DOTr to expand protected bike lanes to 2,400 km by 2028

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to expand the protected bike lanes network to 2,400 kilometers by 2028. To date, 564 kilometers of this network have been established so far in Metro Cebu, Metro Manila and Metro Davao. The agency m…

Marcos admin determined to complete all signed peace pacts

The Marcos administration is determined to build on the gains of the comprehensive Philippine peace process by sustaining its momentum and pushing forward with the implementation of all signed peace agreements. This was emphasized by acting Presidenti…

Manila Chooks knocked out of Manila Masters

Manila Chooks failed to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals of the Chooks-to-Go FIBA 3×3 World Tour Manila Masters after dropping both its pool stage assignments on Saturday at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati.
Manila Chooks faltered at the event…

DA to provide fertilizer aid in Zamboanga Peninsula

he Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 9 will provide fertilizer assistance to rice farmers in Zamboanga Peninsula.
The DA program shall cover fertilizer assistance under the Production Support Services starting 2023 wet season and 202…

Romualdez: House to focus on work

The “House of the People” is in order and occasional moves to destabilize it will be nipped in the bud. Thus assured Speaker Martin Romualdez in a statement on Sunday amid talks of leadership squabbles the past week, saying there is no better proof of…

Thunderstorms to affect Mindanao, Palawan due to ITCZ

An intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is affecting Mindanao and Palawan, including Kalayaan Islands, that will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Metro Manila, the whole Visayas and Occidental Mindoro w…

NPA claims responsibility for farmer’s gun slay in NegOr

A farmer in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental was shot and killed by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) after he reportedly withdrew his support from the insurgency movement, a police official said on Sunday. The 47-year-old victim, Eduar…

Mendoza rules GMG Youth Challenge Rapid Chess tourney

Third-seed Christian Mendoza of Antipolo City was crowned champion in the GMG Youth Challenge Rapid Chess tournament held at Rockwell Business Center, Mandaluyong City over the weekend. Mendoza scored 6.5 points in the 7-round Swiss System format comp…

VP Sara pushes for educational reforms, peacebuilding

Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte continues to display all-around leadership with efforts for reforms in the education sector, peacebuilding and entrepreneurship. The Vice President was keynote speaker during Sa…

4 NPA rebels killed in Negros Oriental clash

Four fighters of the Central Negros 1 (CN1) Front of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental on Sunday. Lt. Col. William Pesase, the Philippine…