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Dasmari±as: Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A (Calabarzon) Director Brig. Gen Paul Kenneth Lucas has immediately ordered the Dasmari±as police to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting that left four people, including a barangay chairman, dead on Monday. “We strongly condemn the heinous shooting incident. We immediately instructed our investigators to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the real motive behind this crime, and to provide justice to the deceased and injured victims,” Lucas said in a statement released on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the incident happened around 8 a.m. in front of Barangay Salitran III hall in

Ilocos Norte: The Department of Education (DepEd) in Eastern Visayas celebrates the achievement of athletes from the region who earned gold and bronze medals during the opening day of the 2025 Palarong Pambansa in Ilocos Norte Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, the DepEd regional office congratulated Chrishia Mae Tajarros, a Grade 8 student of Tanauan National High School in Leyte, for clinching the gold medal in the 3000-meter run. She earned the first gold medal awarded in this year’s national sports event. The region’s second gold medal was clinched by Efosa John Paul Aguinaldo in the long jump event.

Taguig City: Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Jose Consing Jr. announced plans for the Philippine investment fund to partner with Dubai Ports (DP) World in developing port infrastructure across the nation. This collaboration aims to enhance the country’s logistics capabilities and improve the efficiency of goods transportation. According to Philippines News Agency, Consing revealed during the “Doing Business with the Philippines” event in Taguig City that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was recently signed with DP World. The MOU, which marks a preliminary step towards this partnership, was signed on May 2 at the Malaca±an

Kuala Lumpur: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on Southeast Asian and Gulf leaders to ensure freedom of navigation and uninterrupted trade in the South China Sea and Arabian Sea, calling the key bodies of water as ‘lifelines’ to regional and international commerce. According to Philippines News Agency, Marcos addressed fellow heads of state from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the 2nd ASEAN-GCC Summit. He highlighted the strategic importance of both seas as crucial pathways for global commerce. Marcos emphasized the need for strict adherence to international law amid rising tensions

Pangasinan: The corporate farming program initiative of the provincial government here has increased yield production by 13.6 percent on average since it was piloted in the dry season cropping in 2022-2023, involving more land area and farmers. From four cooperative associations or 101 farmers with 66.03 hectares of land, the program now has 54 associations or 1,448 farmers on board, expanding the covered land area to 1,272.48 hectares by the end of wet season cropping in 2024, Rody Castro, consultant for agriculture and in charge of corporate farming, said in an interview on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the