Category: General

Tehran: Armed assailants ambushed two police patrol units and exchanged fire with them in southeastern Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province on Saturday, killing at least 10 police officers, state media reported. The incident occurred in Taftan earlier on Saturday when law enforcement responded to an emergency call to resolve a dispute and attacked when they were returning, the state news agency IRNA reported, citing the police information center. Two police patrol units were ambushed as they returned to the police station, the statement noted. Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has ordered an investigation after forming a committee to examine the

Batangas: The death toll in Batangas province following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) has reached 59, according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Sunday. Sixteen remained missing and 18 were injured. The most affected are the cities of Lipa and Calaca, and the towns near Taal Lake like Lemery, Calatagan, Talisay, Laurel and Agoncillo. Of the fatalities, at least 14 were reportedly buried in a landslide in Barangay Sampaloc, Talisay. Governor Hermilando Mandanas advised the families of the deceased to immediately bury their loved ones in case Tropical Storm Leon lashes

Manila: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Sunday said its Calabarzon Field Office (FO-4A) has started providing psychosocial services and financial aid to families of those who perished during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine in the region. DSWD-CALABARZON Regional Director Barry Chua said the region recorded 24 deaths and 23 missing at the height of the tropical cyclone across the region. On Saturday, Chua said social workers from their regional office have already provided counseling and psychosocial aid to the families of seven fatalities in Talisay, Batangas. ‘We are aware of the mental stress

Manila: A Mindanao legislator renewed calls for the creation of a ‘superbody’ that would oversee the development and implementation of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Barbers, overall chair of the House quad committee and the Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said the Philippines needs a multi-agency regulatory body that would deal with the AI revolution in order to augment the skills of Filipinos, increase the productivity of enterprises, and enhance the competitiveness of the economy. ‘Halos lahat ng bansa sa mundo ay nagsasagawa na ng mga pambansang polisiya o batas sa patuloy na

Bacolod: The 45th MassKara Festival will be extended four more days until Oct. 31 to give more time for Bacolodnons to enjoy the celebration. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez also announced over the weekend that he is donating PHP2.5 million worth of food vouchers to allow food kiosks and other tenants the opportunity to earn more after the inclement weather due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine adversely affected their sales in the past week. ‘We don’t want the storm to happen. It’s beyond our control but we understand. This has been done in the past. The festivities were also extended when