Brunei News Gazette

Category: General

Call for repentance still relevant 106 years after apparition

Amid growing tensions around the world, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, migrant problems, random shootings, and calamities like earthquakes and tropical cyclones, a parish priest echoed the calls of the Blessed Virgin Mary for mankind to repent now an…

PH team headed for Kuwait over entry ban on Filipinos: DFA

A Philippine delegation is scheduled to visit Kuwait this month to discuss the ban on Filipinos entering the Gulf state for the first time and the possible review of the two nations’ 2018 bilateral labor agreement. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary …

Cops rescue 17 Malaysians from poor working conditions

Policemen rescued 17 Malaysian nationals from their poor working conditions at Klaire One Corp. in Kawit, Cavite, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Saturday. In a statement, PNP Chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the joint operation was co…

Marine vet charged with manslaughter in NY subway chokehold

Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old US Marine Corps veteran who killed a homeless Black man last week in a chokehold at a subway station in New York, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter and is expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Frid…

BI chief vows to promptly respond to complaints

Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief Norman Tansingco has assured the public that the agency would answer all queries and complaints quickly as he ordered the implementation of the revised manual feedback forms for all its offices nationwide. In a press r…

National para athletes sign up for PWD fun run

National athletes will be among the participants in the second Persons with Disabilities (PWD) fun run at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City on May 28. The “PWDe Run for Fun,” co-organized by the non-profit organization Bou…

PH targets to improve participation in electronics value chain

The Philippines targets to enhance its participation in the electronics and electric global value chain, specifically on wafer technology and research and development, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Saturday. DTI Assistant Secretary A…

DSWD helps rescued cyber scam victims in Pampanga

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now assisting more than 1,000 cyber scam victims rescued by government law enforcers from the Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat, Pampanga province on May 4. Of the 1,090 rescued victims, 171 we…

Batangas town launches recycling, livelihood project

The local government unit (LGU) of Cuenca, through the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO), has launched a program that turns used beverage cartons (UBCs) into new and salable materials, such as chairs, tables, mobile phone hold…