Day: September 3, 2024

CEBU: The local government here will go down to the e-games and internet-based entertainment hubs operating in the capital city to ensure they are not used as front for Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs). In a press conference on Tuesday, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) is coordinating with the Cebu City Police Office in inspecting e-games centers. ‘There’s no assurance that there is no POGO here but from the time that we conduct inspections (on call centers), we find out that there are e-games and internet games that are common in the

MANILA: The Manila City Council has approved two city ordinances mandating a pay hike for workers of the city government. Mayor Honey Lacuna said Tuesday the council has approved an ordinance providing for the implementation of the first tranche of the modified salary schedule for local government personnel. The measure is pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 64 or the Salary Standardization Law 6 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in August. However, the pay hike is not retroactive in compliance with Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code. Meanwhile, the other ordinance has granted a PHP2,000 increase for

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is optimistic that the official visit of Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski to Malaysia will significantly strengthen Malaysia-Poland cooperation. In a Facebook post today, Anwar said he had received a courtesy visit from Sikorski, adding that their discussion focused on efforts to further solidify bilateral relations, particularly in areas such as defence, digital economy, agricultural exports, and the palm oil sector. ‘We also discussed ASEAN-EU (European Union) cooperation, considering Poland’s role as the President of the Council of the European Union from January to June 2025 and Malaysia’s role as

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim criticised the non-transparent decisions made by the previous administration which gave opportunities for several cronies to destroy a company, particularly companies that are the symbols and pride of the nation, such as Malaysia Airlines. “Sometimes political decisions that lacked transparency gave opportunities to one, two cronies to destroy a company that is the pride of the nation. “Due to these mistakes, the company remains a burden to us until today,’ he said in his speech at the 30th anniversary celebration of Khazanah Nasional Bhd here, today. Anwar who is also the Finance

PORT DICKSON, A poultry farm in Bukit Pelanduk is suspected of causing pollution and affecting the water quality in the surrounding and coastal waters. State Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Climate Change, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman S. Veerapan said that following complaints from local residents, the state Water Regulatory Authority has collected water samples from the drains at the farm for further investigation. He said an inspection found the poultry farm, situated on a 2.02-hectare open plot, to be poorly maintained, with black, fly- and maggot-infested water in the drains and ditches. ‘The state Department of Environment (DoE) visited the