Day: September 30, 2024

CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) noted a slower turnout of registrants for the mid-term elections on May 12, 2025, an election official said on Monday. Omar Sharif Dilangalen Mamalinta, spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Central Visayas, said despite the slower attendance from July 1 to Sept. 28 of those wanting to register or transfer registration, there was still an increase in the number of applicants. ‘Based on our observations, we have a slower turnout. The good thing is that we see a five percent increase since the last elections,’ Mamalinta told the Philippine News Agency. Comelec-7

CEBU CITY – Over 800 local officials on Monday nominated incumbent Governor Gwendolyn Garcia as 1 Cebu Party gubernatorial candidate for the 2025 midterm elections. The party held the convention two days after the Sept. 28 deadline for the period provided by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to hold political conventions of parties to select or nominate candidates, considering that the last day fell on a Saturday. Argao Mayor Allan Sesaldo nominated Garcia which was seconded by Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco. Pinamungajan Mayor Glenn Baricuatro closed the nomination that sealed the fate of the incumbent Cebu governor as the lone

Manila: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday announced the filing of criminal charges against one of its agents who acted improperly during a raid last Sept. 11 on a Makati clinic allegedly operating without a license. The operation resulted in the arrest of three women: Vietnamese national Nguyen Thu Ha aka Mei Naa, and her Filipino employees -Demi Robles and Mary Frinces Dalaguite. NBI director Jaime Santiago ordered the filing of criminal charges following an investigation by the Internal Affairs Division (IAD). He also ordered the temporary grounding of the NBI’s Special Task Force (STF), an ad hoc

KUALA LUMPUR, Despite a thriving operation in major ASEAN countries, AirAsia’s persistent difficulty in obtaining an operating licence in Singapore highlights a key challenge in the aviation sector-the conflict between national protectionism and the need for open competition. Besides Malaysia, AirAsia operates in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Cambodia. However, the low-cost airline has faced rejection three times from the island state. Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology economist (aviation and aerospace) Associate Professor Mohd Harridon Mohamed Suffian advocates for establishing AirAsia Singapore and procuring aviation entities in Singapore by AirAsia. ‘The open market concept should be embraced

Kuala Sepetang, formerly known as Port Weld, may be familiar to those who know the history of Malaysia’s rail transportation for that was where the nation’s oldest railway station was located. For the current generation, the town, located about 16 kilometres from Taiping, Perak, is best known for its tasty mi udang or prawn noodles. However, many may not realise that Kuala Sepetang has another ‘feather in its cap’ – it is home to the country’s oldest charcoal-making industry, established as far back as 1930. Over the years, not much has changed in the area where the charcoal factories were