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Manila: Seven out of 10 Filipinos will not support political candidates with known leanings to China in the 2025 midterm elections, think-tank Stratbase ADR Institute said on Monday. This is based on the results of a Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the think-tank, which polled 1,300 respondents from Sept. 6 to 13 and had a ± 3 percent margin of error. It asked whether or not Filipinos would ‘support a candidate in the May 2025 national elections who is pro-China at present or in the past’. Results show that a significant 73 percent of Filipinos said they ‘will not support’

Property giant Megaworld has tapped world-renowned Spanish sculptor Ginés Serrán-Pagán to create the ‘MassKara Queen,’ a 16-foot statue that will rise on the top of its 300-room hotel set to open here in 2028. Company officials unveiled the design in a special media event held at The Upper East House on Monday as the PHP2-billion Kingsford Hotel Bacolod is poised to rise as the largest hotel in this city. ‘In time for the MassKara Festival, we feel that this is the perfect time for us to reveal the MassKara Queen,’ Harold Geronimo, Megaworld vice president for public relations and media

KUALA LUMPUR, For the first time, Melaka has been selected to host the 11th ASEAN Ministers of Culture and Arts (AMCA) Meeting , which will take place over six days from Oct 21 to 26. Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC) secretary-general Datuk Roslan Abdul Rahman stated that in conjunction with the biennial meeting, chaired on a rotating basis among ASEAN member countries, there would also be the AMCA meetings with dialogue partners (AMCA+3). ‘The purpose of this meeting is to strengthen relationships and cooperation in the fields of culture and arts among ASEAN member countries, as well as

BALING, Residents of Kampung Teluk Rambong are calling for the immediate construction of a new permanent bridge to replace the three bridges in their village that were destroyed by floods. Mohamad Yusof Mohd Nor, 61, residents’ daily activities, those involving agriculture and the transportation of produce like palm oil, rubber, and bananas, would be disrupted if the issue was not resolved swiftly. ‘I run durian and banana farms and have been living here for almost 50 years. I can say this flood is unlike anything I have ever seen before. ‘This flood has swept away three bridges that connect various

PUTRAJAYA, The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), through its subsidiary CIDB Holdings Sdn Bhd, has launched the CIDBH – iENTRY System to enhance the management of foreign workers in the construction industry. In a statement today, CIDB said it also aims to introduce an integrated system to ensure compliance with laws related to the welfare and safety of skilled foreign workers. ‘One of the system’s main features is the management of foreign workers’ registration through a biometric system after they receive the Construction Skills Competence Certificate in their source country, which is certified and verified by CIDB. ‘It also includes