Day: August 25, 2024

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Three persons died and 48 were critically injured after a passenger bus and a refrigerated wing van collided along the highway of Naawan, Misamis Oriental on Sunday. The Naawan Police Station identified two of the fatalities as Jasper Haim and Anthony Reyes. The third victim, also a male, was unidentified as of posting time. In a radio interview, M/Sgt. Mark Gil Macasero said the victims were taken to Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital and Northern Mindanao Medical Center here. “The driver of the truck was here (in the police station) and said he would talk with

JERUSALEM – Israel launched heavy airstrikes on Hezbollah positions across Lebanon after it detected the group’s plan to launch an imminent attack, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday. ‘The IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory. In response to these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon,’ the IDF confirmed. ‘Israeli Air Force fighter jets are currently striking targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.’ The army also called on civilians in southern Lebanon to evacuate their

MANILA: Filipino International Master Daniel Quizon defeated Indian Grandmaster Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan in the final round of the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Masters division at the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Dasmariñas, Cavite finished the nine-round tournament with seven points for sixth place. GM Yakubboev Nodirbek of Uzbekistan won and GM David Paravyan of Russia placed second, followed by GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov of Uzbekistan, GM Leon Luke Mendonca of India and GM M. Amin Tabatabaei of Iran. Quizon improved his rating to 2490 from 2457. He needs to reach 2500 to become a full-fledged GM.

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will put up regional offices to oversee the reintegration of non-state armed groups and former rebels. Secretary Rex Gatchalian recently informed members of the House Committee on Appropriations of the grant of PHP500 million by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the purpose, according to a DSWD news release Sunday. Gatchalian informed the Appropriations panel during a budget hearing that the DSWD would continue to improve programs and services for peace and development, particularly on case management of former rebels and decommissioned combatants. ‘So, ang good news po namin,

BEIRUT – Lebanese group Hezbollah announced on Sunday that it had launched drone and missile attacks deep into Israel in response to the assassination of its leader, Fuad Shukur. The announcement came after the Israeli Army launched a preemptive strike, conducting dozens of air raids on southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah’s alleged preparations to launch missiles at Israel. Hezbollah’s initial statement read: “We have launched a large-scale aerial attack with numerous drones towards a significant military target deep within Israel, which will be revealed later.” The group also claimed that the drone attack coincided with strikes on several Israeli