Day: January 23, 2025

Pasig: Galeries Tower and San Juan won in similar fashion to kick off their respective title bids in the Women’s Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig on Wednesday night. Cindy Resultay, a former University of the East Lady Warrior, had a game-high 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and five steals in leading the Skyrisers to a 102-46 victory over the Centro Escolar University Lady Scorpions. According to Philippines News Agency, Kamba Kone chipped in 15 points, six boards, and four steals, followed by Princess Fabruada with 13 points and four steals, Rachel Lacayanga with

Basilan: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ceasefire panel announced it would investigate the deadly encounter in Barangay Cabengbeng, Sumisip, Basilan, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including two soldiers, and injuries to 12 others. According to Philippines News Agency, Anwar Alamada, chairman of the MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG), stated that emissaries have been dispatched to Basilan to instruct MILF troops to disengage and return to their camps and communities. Alamada explained that the MILF 114th Base Command members were taken by surprise when military vehicles carrying soldiers entered their community. In a radio interview,

Manila: The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced a temporary import ban on birds and poultry products originating from South Dakota, United States. This decision comes in response to several outbreaks of the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) reported in the state on December 17, 2024. The ban, articulated in DA Memorandum Order No. 4, encompasses domestic and wild birds, eggs, semen for artificial insemination, day-old chicks, and other poultry products. According to Philippines News Agency, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. emphasized the need for this measure to protect the health of the local poultry industry. He directed all veterinary

Iloilo: Ilonggos, particularly parents and their children, are being urged to participate in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recommenced its mobile and mall registration services. According to Philippines News Agency, PSA focal person for the PhilSys in Western Visayas, Jared Barile, emphasized the importance of bringing children to registration centers, highlighting the convenience of locations across the region. In Iloilo, registration is available at SM City Iloilo every day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Robinsons from Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Gaisano in Balasan town from

Washington D.C.: The Philippines and the United States reaffirmed their long-standing alliance and security cooperation. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and newly appointed US National Security Adviser (NSA) Mike Waltz made this pledge in a meeting at the White House in Washington D.C. on Wednesday (US time). According to Philippines News Agency, Teodoro was joined by Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez, DND spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arsenio Andolong said in a statement Thursday. He added this meeting was “under the instruction of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., and in coordination with Philippine National Security