Day: August 3, 2024

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough delegate votes to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison announced on Friday, noting that the results are not yet official. The virtual voting process closes for delegates on Monday, and the DNC is expected to make an official announcement of the results Monday evening. The Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 19-22, will formally nominate the party’s presidential candidate. The virtual voting process for approximately 4,700 delegates began on Thursday morning. One and a half days into the voting, Harris’s campaign reported that she had

LEGAZPI CITY: A combatant of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during an encounter with government troopers in Barangay Tagpocol, San Fernando town, Camarines Sur province on Friday. Three M16 rifles, two M653 rifles, and an M203 grenade launcher were also seized after the clash, the military reported on Saturday. Maj. Frank Roldan, 9th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office chief, identified the slain rebel as Jerrymie Pustillos, alias “Russel,” a member of the Komiteng Larangang Guerilla, Platun 3, Sub-Regional Committee 4 operating in the 2nd District of Camarines Sur. “The encounter happened after our troops responded to the reports

MANILA: Nesthy Petecio is into the quarterfinals of women’s boxing 57-kilograms after ousting hometown bet Amina Zidani via split decision early Saturday (PH time). Four judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for Petecio. A lone judge gave it to Zidani, 29-28. Teammates Aira Villegas (women’s 50kg) and Carlo Paalam (men’s 57kg) are also quarterfinalists. Another win means sure bronze. “CAN — Carlo, Aira, and Nesthy, so we can,’ the 32-year-old Davao del Sur native told One News. Also on Saturday, EJ Obiena’ pole vault qualification starts at 4:10 p.m.; Carlos Yulo vies for a medal in the men’s gymnastics-floor

ISTANBUL: Two US agencies filed Friday a lawsuit against popular social short-video hosting service TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for alleged widespread violations of children’s privacy laws. The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission, filed the civil lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against TikTok Inc., ByteDance Ltd., and their affiliates for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its implementing regulations in connection with TikTok application. “COPPA prohibits website operators from knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under the age of 13, unless they

MANILA: The appeal for the release of the 17 Filipino crew members of the Houthi-seized MV Galaxy Leader in Yemen, especially the three who were hospitalized and are exhibiting malaria symptoms, are ‘in the works,’ the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. During the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the three sick sailors are currently in a hospital while the other 14 are still on board the vessel. “As far as we know, they are safe. They are being fed and given their basic necessities on board the ship,” he said, reporting the