A lawmaker has joined a delegation headed by Secretary Christina Frasco of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in gracing the Dive Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Show 2022 in the USA to promote her province’s diving sites. Representative Gerville Luistro of the 2nd District of Batangas said in a statement on Tuesday the convention is being held Nov. 1-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The Annual DEMA is the largest event for companies doing business in scuba diving, ocean water sports and adventure/dive travel industries. It attracts hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of dive and travel

The observance of All Saints’ Day this year, known as Undas, has been “peaceful and orderly” even though one person died of electrocution and another was arrested for possessing a firearm illegally, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.   In a statement, PNP Chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., said no significant incidents were monitored nationwide except for the electrocution of a man at the Eternal Peace Memorial Park in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, and the arrest of a certain Mowwamar Mama Kasan who yielded a caliber .22 revolver with ammunition at the entrance of Palanyag Cemetery at Barangay San

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held a telephone conversation to discuss the situation involving the grain deal, the Kremlin’s press service said on Tuesday.   “There was a detailed exchange of views on issues related to the current situation involving the implementation of the agreements reached with the participation of the Turkish side on the export of grain from the Black Sea ports,” the news release read.   Putin briefed his counterpart on why Russia had suspended participation in the grain deal.   “It was stressed that the Kiev regime, with support from