Day: September 22, 2025

Pasay city: Two Taiwanese nationals allegedly behind the illegal recruitment of Filipinos for scam hubs abroad were arrested, while five aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were rescued at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said the operation was done in coordination with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center, Bureau of Immigration, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, and NAIA Task Force Against Trafficking. “The arrest of these illegal recruiters and human traffickers is our bold and firm message to

Manila: Super Typhoon Nando continued to pound Northern Luzon with destructive winds and heavy rains on Monday as it moved away from the Babuyan Islands, according to the state weather bureau. According to Philippines News Agency, as of 4 p.m., despite its westward movement, Nando maintained peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 215 kph and gusts of up to 295 kph, leaving large parts of Northern Luzon under multiple tropical cyclone wind signals (TCWS). Signal No. 5 remained hoisted over the Babuyan Islands, where typhoon-force winds prevail, as of posting time. At the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Monday,

Beijing: Zhang, a Chinese journalist who reported on the early spread of Covid-19 in Wuhan, has been sentenced to an additional four years in prison, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The 42-year-old received the new sentence on September 19, just over a year after her release from a prior four-year term imposed in 2020 on charges of ‘picking quarrels and causing trouble.’ The same charge has been used against her once more, RSF stated. According to Philippines News Agency, Zhang was initially arrested in December 2020 after she published videos, posts, and firsthand accounts from Wuhan that contradicted the

Manila: Students of Muntinlupa City Technical Institute (MCTI) and those enrolled under the local government’s Supervised Industry Learning (SIL) program will benefit from the public-private sector tie-up. According to Philippines News Agency, digital business services provider TP, a member of the global operations of Teleperformance Group, has inked a memorandum of agreement with the local government of Muntinlupa and the MCTI. Under the agreement, TP will provide MCTI and SIL beneficiaries with exposure and hands-on training to become job-ready in the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry. Jeffrey Johnson, chief people officer of TP-Philippines, stated that building a strong talent

Manila: Three transmission lines in Northern Luzon have gone down due to the impact of Super Typhoon Nando, also known internationally as Ragasa. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that the disruptions began with the Magapit-Camalaniugan 69kV Line serving the Cagayan II Electric Cooperative Inc. (CAGELCO II), which became unavailable at approximately 3:21 p.m. on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, this incident follows the earlier unavailability of the San Esteban-Bangued 69kV Line, which serves the Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO), at 11:39 a.m., and the Lal-lo-Sta. Ana 69kV Line, also serving CAGELCO II, at 9:25 a.m. The