6.2 magnitude quake rocks Indonesia
May 6, 2024
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) will be hosting its first Local Government Units (LGUs) Forum on Oct. 25 to present its projects for the fiscal year 2023 and programs for its upcoming Urban Poor Solidarity Week (UPSW) in December. In a press statement, PCUP chairperson and chief executive officer Undersecretary Elpidio Jordan Jr. said the forum aims to increase awareness of the PCUP’s programs and services that will enable urban poor communities to enhance their accessibility for a better life. He said the forum will focus on expanding opportunities for the urban poor in partnership
The country’s top juniors and women chess players converge in the elimination round in two separate tournaments at online app Tornelo on Monday for a chance to make the national team and represent the country in international meets. The Philippine National Juniors Championships will hold its eliminations from Monday to Wednesday with the top eight advancing to the Grand Finals on Oct. 24 to 27 in Malolos, Bulacan. An automatic National Master title awaits the champion. The winner in the Malolos tilt will earn the right to represent the country in the Asian Juniors and Girls Championships
The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) believes that achieving safe, nutritious, and affordable food for all is possible under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. This, as the OPS joins the world in commemorating World Food Day amid multiple global challenges affecting global food security including the pandemic, conflict, climate change, rising prices, and international tensions. “Ngayong #WorldFoodDay 2022, nakikiisa ang Office of the Press Secretary sa adhikain ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. tungo sa ligtas, masustansya, at murang pagkain para sa lahat (This #WorldFoodDay 2022, the Office of the Press Secretary stands in
A 31-year-old Chinese businessman accused of “sextortion” was nabbed in an entrapment in Iloilo City last week. Jack Liu, of Barangay Muelle Loney, was nabbed by the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 6 (RACU-6) on October 12 after his former fiancée complained that he threatened to leak their sex videos on social media if she would not agree to meet up with him According to a report Sunday of Lt. Col. Artemio Ricabo, RACU-6 Officer-in-Charge, the victim also alleged abusive behavior by Liu. “The suspect, not wanting to end their relationship, started threatening the victim that he will spread
