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May 18, 2024
MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday apologized for the New Year’s Day air traffic management system glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that led to numerous flight cancellations affecting around 56,000 passengers. “I’m sorry. Of course, we have to apologize to our kababayans (countrymen), especially those who came from abroad. Limitado ang kanilang bakasyon. Nawala iyong dalawa o tatlong araw eh (Their vacation was limited. They lost two or three days because of this),” said Marcos following an inspection at the NAIA Terminal 3. “Kaya kami’y humihingi ng inyong paumanhin at gagawin namin ang lahat
MANILA: Profit-taking snapped the three-day winning streak of the Philippine Stock Exchange index’s (PSEi) on Friday but the peso gained against the greenback. The main equities index shed by 1.38 percent, or 93.36 points, to 6,667.97 points. All Shares trailed with a decline of 1.05 percent, or 37.38 points, to 3,513.07 points. All the sectoral gauges also ended the week down, led by Industrial after it slipped by 1.84 percent. It was followed by Holding Firms, 1.38 percent; Mining and Oil, 1.22 percent; Services, 1.20 percent; Property, 1.11 percent; and Financials, 0.63 percent. Volume reached
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Personnel of the Police Regional Office in Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO-9) have been directed to focus on their job as protectors of the people amid the reported existence of “ninja cops” in the police organization. Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsañgan, the PRO-9 director, issued the order to uplift the morale of the region’s police force amid accusations of cops linked to illegal drug activities in the Philippine National Police (PNP). “Our RD (regional director) told us to just work, perform our duties, and not to get affected by the issue,” said Maj. Shellamie Chang, PRO-9 information officer, in
MANILA: San Juan City councilor James Yap will return to his old job as a professional basketball player after re-signing with Rain or Shine (ROS). The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) superstar agreed to a one-conference contract with the Elasto Painters in the season-ending Governors’ Cup, as announced on Friday. The team initially offered a one-year deal to the 40-year-old shooting guard but Yap declined due to his duties in the San Juan City council. Yap last saw action for ROS in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup, playing only seven games and averaging 7.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.1
Pangasinan: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared eight villages and Balungao town in Pangasinan province as drug-cleared. In a virtual forum organized by the Philippine Information Agency in Dagupan on Friday, PDEA Pangasinan investigation agent Francisco Lomas-e said eight barangays in San Fabian, Bani, Asingan and Infanta towns and Dagupan and San Carlos cities, as well as the town of Balungao were declared drug-cleared last December. Out of the 1,364 barangays in the province, Lomas-e said there are now 1,089 drug-cleared barangays while 183 are still pending and the rest are drug-unaffected. “We are now
DAVAO CITY: Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. has assured the family of slain trader Yvonette Plaza here that the police will do their best to bring the perpetrators to justice. This came about after Abalos held a dialogue with the victim’s family on Friday at the Davao City Police Office headquarters. The lady trader was shot at close range by gunmen riding in tandem on a motorbike in front of her rented house at Green Meadow Subdivision in Tugbok district here on Dec. 29, 2022. Closed-circuit television footage showed two armed
