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BATANGAS CITY: Former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto is again eyeing to lead Batangas as governor, and formally filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the provincial Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in the capitol here on Thursday. Her sons Luis Philippe “Lucky” Manzano, who is her running mate, and Ryan Recto, who is seeking a congressional seat to represent Batangas” 6th District, joined her in filing COCs under the banner of “One Batangas”. In a press conference held after the filing of their COCs, Santos-Recto, who had served as the provincial governor from 2007-2016, declared her determination

PUTRAJAYA, The federal government, Selangor government, and Gamuda Land (Discovery Wetlands Sdn Bhd) (DWSB) have signed an agreement to further develop Paya Indah Wetlands (PIW) in Dengkil, Selangor, into an ecotourism destination. The tripartite agreement involving the Ministry of Natural Resources and Natural Sustainability (NRES), the Selangor State Government, and Gamuda Land was signed in the presence of Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. The agreement was signed today by NRES secretary-general Datuk Dr Ching Thoo Kim, Selangor deputy secretary (development) Datuk Johary Anuar and Gamuda Land executive director Datuk Abdul Sahak Safi.

PUTRAJAYA, The establishment of a Food Security Indicator Cluster Committee on the National Food Security Policy to facilitate the development, management and monitoring of data is one of the food security initiatives being refined. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the matter was discussed in the Executive Committee on National Food Security Policy meeting today. In a statement today, he said other initiatives include empowering the aquaculture industry through the development of the Aquaculture Industry Zone (ZIA) to meet increased domestic demand and encourage exports through infrastructure upgrades and investment promotion. Besides, it also proposed

ALOR GAJAH, The government is monitoring development involving the Malaysia Battalion (MALBATT) 850-11, operating in Southern Lebanon, on a daily basis, says Deputy Minister of Defence Adly Zahari. He said the safety of all personnel was always the priority, even though there was still yet to be a decision to bring the peacekeepers home. “We are still there, but any operations have been stopped for the safety of the defence personnel… from time to time, we receive reports and developments involving them. “So far we remain under the umbrella of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL). So any decision (to

KOTA BHARU, The Kelantan government is organising a National Unity TikTok video contest themed ‘Kelantan, Model of Unity’ (Kelantan Model Perpaduan) offering cash prizes of RM10,000 for first place, RM5,000 for second place, and RM3,000 for third. State Youth, Sports, Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) and Community Unity Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad said the competition began on Aug 31 and will run until Oct 12, in conjunction with the National Unity Carnival which will take place on Oct 19. “This programme will be officiated by Kelantan Menteri Besar, Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud who will present prizes to the winners. “To participate in