Day: October 19, 2024

MANILA: Some areas in the country will experience rains due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen, Davao Occidental, and Palawan. The ITCZ will likewise bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the Visayas and the rest of Mindanao. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides are possible in these areas during moderate

MANILA: The Philippines has agreed to collaborate with the United States and Japan to enhance the nation’s cyber and digital resilience. The three nations held the US-Japan-Philippines Trilateral cyber and digital dialogue on the sidelines of the 9th Singapore International Cyber Week, according to a statement released by US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Friday. The trilateral dialogue was co-chaired by Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary for Infostructure Management, Cybersecurity, and Upskilling Jeffrey Ian Dy, US Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel Fick, and Japan’s Deputy Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Information Technology Management Yukio

A bloody encounter involving two armed groups in an island village in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte left seven gunmen dead, police and military authorities reported Saturday. Col. Christopher Panapan, chief investigator of the Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said the armed encounter occurred in Bongo Island, off the coast of Parang town on Friday. ‘One of the armed groups belonged to Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) while the other was led by a certain Aragasi Tamano, a resident of Bongo Island,’ Panapan said in a report. Initial police information showed that several motorized bancas

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrived in Indonesia on the eve of the inauguration of Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Sunday. The plane carrying the First Couple landed at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on Saturday night, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed to Palace reporters. ‘They were greeted with a warm reception by senior officials from the Indonesian government and representatives of the Philippine Embassy in Indonesia,’ according to a statement from the PCO. The PCO also released several photos which showed Marcos

Manila: Four ranking police officials have been included in the latest reorganization of the Philippine National Police (PNP). In an Oct. 17 order that took effect Saturday, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil designated Eastern Police District (EPD) Director Brig. Gen. Wilson Asueta as officer in charge (OIC) of the office of the deputy commander of the Area Police Command (APC) in Southern Luzon. Northern Police District (NPD) Director Brig. Gen. Rizalito Gapas will be the OIC of the office of the deputy commander of APC-Northern Luzon. Meanwhile, Col. Villamor Tuliao will be the OIC in the EPD, replacing Asueta