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Day: August 18, 2023

Japan’s aid to greatly help relief ops for Mayon evacuees

The 300 metric tons of rice donated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF-Japan) would significantly help in the relief operations and ensure that relief assistance is continuously extended to families affected by Mayo…

Over half of 3K villages in C. Visayas cleared of drugs

More than half of the 3,003 barangays in Central Visayas have been cleared of illegal drugs, the regional anti-narcotics agency said Friday. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas data showed that 1,634 or 54.4 percent of the total …

PNP deploys 4.4K cops to secure FIBA World Cup 2023

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said it would deploy 4,400 personnel to secure the country’s hosting of the 19th International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup 2023 which kicks off on Aug. 25. In a Laging Handa briefing…

FIRST SELFIE FROM BROTHER BEFORE PLANE CRASHES – SISTER

A passenger in the plane that crashed on the Guthrie Highway near Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor yesterday, was said to have acted strange by sending his selfies onboard the flight to family members.Norsyahirah Omar, 29, said taking selfies and …