Category: General

Manila: Savouge Aesthetics defeated Volleyball Never Stops (VNS), 25-16, 25-23, 25-16, to gain a share of the early lead in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna on Tuesday. Jhun Lorenz Señoron and Norwel Sanama scored nine points each as the Spin Doctors secured their second win after a narrow five-set victory over the Martelli Meats. DN Steel-Far Eastern University also has two wins over Chichi DHTSI and D’Navigators Iloilo. ‘I always tell my team that let’s do it one step at a time. So whoever we will face, let’s just do our best. So

Manila: Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi will continue promoting closer cooperation with the Philippines, including on establishing a free and open rules-based order in the region. The newly appointed Iwaya made the commitment after speaking with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo in a telephone meeting on Tuesday. During the call, Manalo congratulated Iwaya on his appointment and the latter stated that he ‘would like to steadily promote Japan-Philippines cooperation as well as multilateral cooperation, including Japan-US-Philippines cooperation, to maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.’ Japan has been a staunch supporter of

Manila: The Philippine government has so far repatriated a total of 636 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and 32 dependents from Lebanon amid continued intense air and ground attacks by Israel against Hezbollah. In a Facebook post on Monday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said the latest arrival of 76 OFWs safely landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City via Emirates EK 332 on Sunday evening. ‘Each OFW returnee received immediate financial assistance worth PHP75,000 from the DMW AKSYON Fund, PHP75,000 from OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration), and PHP20,000 from the DSWD (Department of Social

BUTUAN CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Surigao del Norte temporarily suspended sea travel on Monday due to the threat of Tropical Depression Kristine. The suspension, issued just after noon on Oct. 21, followed the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)’s announcement of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 for Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, and the Siargao and Bucas Grande islands. The order covers vessels traveling from mainland Surigao del Norte to Dinagat, Siargao, and Bucas Grande. As of 11 a.m. Monday, PAGASA reported that Tropical Depression Kristine was located 870 kilometers east of

LEGAZPI CITY – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Bicol has placed all disaster response offices on red alert in preparation for the effects of Tropical Depression (TD) Kristine. In a memorandum issued on Monday, Claudio Yucot, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-5 director and Bicol RDRRMC chairperson, said the red alert status of the emergency preparedness and response protocols in the region is now under “Charlie”, which means “high-risk”. Yucot said response clusters are activated with various national government agencies as lead agencies. These are the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development for