Category: General

Manila: Malaysia’s House Speaker Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr.) Johari Bin Abdul visited the Philippine House of Representatives on Tuesday to enhance interparliamentary relations and cooperation between the two Southeast Asian nations. Speaker Martin Romualdez warmly welcomed his Malaysian counterpart, commending the visit as a ‘concrete manifestation’ of the enduring respect and collaboration between the Philippines and Malaysia as members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). According to Philippines News Agency, Romualdez handed Speaker Johari a copy of House Resolution 2192, which expresses the chamber’s appreciation for the official visit, during the plenary session. He said the visit is also a

Manila: The road to the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship (MWCH) 2025 in September will be ushered in by two international and two domestic competitions, with national teams in both indoor and beach volleyball participating in more than a dozen competitions overseas. Action starts on January 29 with eight teams seeing action in the inaugural Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Under-21 Championship National Men’s Division at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. According to Philippines News Agency, the teams are divided into two groups in the preliminary round, with Volleyball Never Stop (VNS) Club and Silay Volleyball Club (SVC) clashing in

Manila: San Miguel Corp. (SMC), which leads the consortium that operates the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), carried out a cleanup drive to address flooding in the country’s main gateway. SMC’s ‘Better Rivers PH’ initiative has removed 93,000 tons of silt and waste from Para±aque rivers as of Jan. 23, the group reported Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, the activity aimed to improve water flow and address perennial flooding at the NAIA and surrounding areas. “Flooding has been a long-standing issue for Para±aque and NAIA, particularly during typhoon season,” said SMC chair and CEO Ramon Ang in a statement.

Dumaguete: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached more or less 80 percent of the total number of registered voters in Negros Oriental in its ongoing automated counting machine (ACM) roadshow and demonstration. ‘We cannot possibly get a 100 percent reach in all the barangays of Negros Oriental as it is impossible due to safety reasons and other concerns but we are happy that a large number of registered voters have been educated on the use of the ACMs,’ Comelec-Negros Island Region (NIR) Director Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano told the Philippine News Agency in an interview on Tuesday. According to

Baguio: The Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) on Tuesday announced that three more residential lessees have signed agreements for extended stays within Camp John Hay. According to Philippines News Agency, new 25-year residential lease agreements were finalized on January 16 and 17. These agreements involve a 427-square-meter country estate unit, a 449-square-meter country homes unit, and a 275-square-meter forest cabin, as stated by Leilani Barlongay-Macasaet, BCDA’s vice president for Public Affairs. BCDA manages this former United States military rest and recreation facility, having taken over approximately 240 hectares of prime property in early January, following a Supreme Court decision. In