MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) to revoke the gun licenses of those involved in indiscriminate firing during the holiday revelries. “As I have warned at the onset of the holiday security operations, criminal liability for indiscriminate firing is further aggravated […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: Most parts of the country will experience rain showers caused by the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) and the northeast monsoon, the weather bureau said Tuesday. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough of LPA are forecast over the Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan. […]
Continue ReadingISTANBUL: The coffin of Brazilian football icon Pele on Monday arrived at Santos FC’s Vila Belmiro stadium pitch, where he spent most of his career. Pele’s coffin, placed under a large canopy at the stadium, will be buried at the Memorial Necropole Ecumenical vertical cemetery in his hometown of Santos on Tuesday. Thousands […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: The Philippines has won the gold award for making the “most significant progress” in developing its existing national Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) website, making biodiversity information accessible in the country. The CHM serves as the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) platform for information sharing. Through CHM websites, significant data are made […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: The country’s manufacturing performance in December 2022 recorded its best score in six months, according to the latest S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). S&P Global reported Tuesday that the Philippines PMI in December 2022 increased to 53.1 from 52.7 in November 2022. It attributed the improvement to the expansion […]
Continue ReadingMANILA: Senate Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking to investigate the “technical glitch” in the country’s air traffic management system that caused flight disruptions on New Year’s Day. Villanueva’s Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 390 also seeks to improve the country’s overall air traffic services, using it as an engine […]
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