PAGASA warns of dangerous heat index in 38 areas
April 25, 2024
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday announced the arrest of a Ghanaian national suspected to be the mastermind of a West African syndicate that hacks automated teller machines (ATMs) in the Philippines. In a media release, Immigration Intelligence Division Chief, Fortunato Manahan Jr., identified the African as Victor Patrick, 34, arrested in a joint operation conducted by members of the BI and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) last Oct. 14 in the parking lot of a mall in Bicutan. According to the Immigration officer, a mission order was issued following a letter sent by local
No. 3 seeds Francis Casey Alcantara of the Philippines and Coleman Wong of Hong Kong failed to reach the men’s doubles final round after losing to their Australian rivals on Friday in the first leg of the Medco Energi International Tennis Championships in Indonesia. Alcantara and Wong put up a good fight but in the end, they lost to the top-seeded pair of Thomas Fancutt and Brandon Walkin, 6-7 (2), 2-6 in their semifinal match at the Sultan Hotel outdoor hard court in Jakarta. “They were the better team today. We tried out best but it wasn’t enough,”
Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed during an encounter with government forces in Barangay Itombato in Cawayan, Masbate on Friday. Lt. Col. Orlando Ramos Jr., 2nd Infantry Battalion (2IB) commander, confirmed that one of the casualties was a Militia ng Bayan leader while the other was a member of the NPA’s Bicol Regional Party Committee. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said the 2IB and the Philippine National Police engaged the armed group in a 10-minute firefight. “Government forces recovered one M653 rifle, one caliber .38 revolver, two backpacks, one
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has discussed with Davao regional directors the programs of several line government agencies that will be implemented in the region in the succeeding years to help propel economic growth in the country. Marcos convened a meeting in Panacan, Davao City on Thursday to keep track of the accomplishments and plans of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the region. “Ito ay parte ng ating plano na tulungang
A South African and a Norwegian attempting to bring into the country PHP92 million and PHP57 million worth of shabu, respectively, were nabbed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City on Friday night. In a statement on Saturday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said at around 11 p.m., a female passenger, 40, arrived via flight EK 334 from Johannesburg, South Africa. The drugs were hidden in a false compartment of the luggage. A field test made by the Customs Anti-Illegal Drug Task Force confirmed the shabu shipment, weighing 13,565 grams with an estimated value
Some 15,426 families or 72,089 persons were evacuated in the provinces of Masbate, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, and Naga City on Saturday due to severe Tropical Storm Paeng. As of 12 a.m. Saturday, Gremil Alexis Naz, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 5 (Bicol) spokesperson, said Camarines Sur had the most number of evacuees with 7,716 families (41,675 persons), followed by Albay with 5,861 families (23,408 persons), and Camarines Norte with 594 families (2,244 persons). In Catanduanes, a total of 520 families (2,489 persons), followed by Masbate with 308 families (836 persons), Sorsogon with 290 families
