MANILA: Large parts of Luzon will continue to experience cloudy skies with rains due to northeast monsoon or amihan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains due northeast monsoon. Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to shear line. PAGASA warned residents in the areas of possible flashfloods and landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. Metro Manila, Ilocos
ISTANBUL: Morocco’s dream run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup ended in defeat as Croatia held on for a 2-1 win in the third-place playoff on Saturday. A frantic start at the Khalifa International Stadium saw Croatia take the lead in just the 7th minute through a diving header from defender Josko Gvardiol that capped off a cleverly worked free kick routine. It took Morocco all of two minutes to level matters with a headed goal of their own from defender Achraf Dari. Mislav Orsic put Croatia ahead minutes before the break, curling in a majestic strike
AMMAN, Jordan: Jordan has imposed a temporary ban on popular social media platform TikTok amid violent protests over fuel price hikes. In a statement, the Public Security Directorate said the widely used but controversial platform was suspended as it was used “for glorifying hate speech and for inciting chaos, attacking law enforcement agencies, and property and blocking roads.” “The authorities will refer anyone who commits such crimes to justice,” it warned. The statement said the TikTok platform was misused by users “to promote videos falsifying current events.” Tension has been running high in Jordan amid a
MANILA: Following the death of 83-year-old Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has urged the public to continue pursuing the path to lasting peace. NTF-ELCAC Secretariat Executive Director Emmanuel Salamat said the NTF-ELCAC remains focused on its objectives and direction to pursue the whole-of-nation approach in defeating the local communist terrorist groups (CTGs) and obtaining sustainable and inclusive peace throughout the country. “Enough for so much blood spilled, lives lost, the awful grief sown by violent terrorist groups such as the CPP/NPA/NDF (New
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga: The spirit of Christmas filled up the air as giant and colorful lanterns illuminated the dark and cold skies during the traditional “Ligligan Parul” (Giant Lantern Festival) at the Robinsons Starmills here on Saturday. For the first time since the two-year restrictions brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the lantern competition was witnessed in person by thousands of Kapampangans and local tourists. The glittering lantern display was aired live via regional television network CLTV36 and social media sites. The spectators watched in awe as they witnessed the grand display of
MANILA: Baliwag in Bulacan province is now a city. In a statement on Saturday night, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said over 75 percent or 17,814 of 23,562 registered voters said “yes” to the conversion of Baliwag town into a component city of Bulacan during Saturday’s plebiscite. A total of 5,702 or 24.19 percent of voters voted “No”. The number of voters who participated in the referendum was only 21.70 percent of the 108,572 registered voters in Baliwag. The plebiscite was set after the ratification of Republic Act 11929 in July 2021.
