Day: August 5, 2024

MANILA: Six resolutions were filed in the Senate on Monday seeking to award Carlos Yulo an official commendation and the Senate Medal of Excellence for bagging two gold medals in the ongoing Paris Olympics. Senate Resolution Nos. (SRN) 1102 and 1106 were filed by Senate Majority Leader Francise Tolentino, SRN 1104 and 1105 were filed by Senator Joel Villanueva, while SRN 1103 1098 were filed by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada. “Mr. Yulo made history for Philippine gymnastics by becoming the country’s first double Olympic gold medalist, showcasing his grit and talent as he reigned supreme in the floor

MANILA: Communities should prepare for moderate to strong aftershocks following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that jolted Surigao del Sur last Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday. Phivolcs has so far recorded 911 aftershocks as of 10 a.m. Monday. The tectonic earthquake was caused by the movement in the Philippine Trench. Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told the Philippine News Agency that only two of these — magnitudes 6.2 and 4.4 — were felt. It was felt in several places because it was relatively shallow at 11 km., he said. Despite the magnitude 6.8 being a strong

MANILA: Senator Grace Poe called on “program masterminds” of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) to stop “terrorizing drivers” with franchise revocation, arbitrary deadlines, and loss of investment if the program review will push through. “The tactic of pitting groups against each other is anti-cooperatives,” Poe said in a statement on Monday. “Spreading baseless fears to excuse the program’s flaws is classic division tactic that should not stop the government from doing a proper review,” she said. Poe issued the statement after supporters of the PTMP launched a protest against a Senate resolution signed by 22 senators, including Poe, that

MANILA: A police officer was killed while another was wounded in an operation that resulted in the rescue of two Chinese nationals and arrest of two kidnappers in Pampanga, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. In a report, PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group director Brig. Gen. Cosme Abrenica said the operation stemmed from information from China’s Police Attache Zheng Zhue regarding a case of kidnapping for ransom involving Chinese nationals as both victims and suspects in Makati City on Aug. 3. The kidnappers brought the victims to Angeles City and demanded an PHP8 million ransom. At 2 p.m. on the

ILOILO CITY: An association of handloom weavers in Iloilo will receive additional shared service facilities (SSF) project from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The DTI on Monday said that in addition to the anticipated completion of their two-story production and showroom, the Baraclayan Weavers Association (BWA) in the municipality of Miagao will receive this year PHP372,520 worth of SSF project. ‘BWA will receive its third SSF project, composed of industrial sewing machines, an embroidery machine, and additional handlooms,’ it said in a statement. The weavers received their first set of the SSF project in 2018, with six units