Category: General

Manila: Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) no. 1 is still hoisted over some parts of Northern Luzon even as Typhoon Julian heads towards Southern Taiwan, the weather bureau said Wednesday afternoon. Areas still placed under Signal No. 1 are Batanes, Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Calayan Is., Dalupiri Is., Fuga Is.), and the northern and western portions of Ilocos Norte (Bangui, Burgos, Pagudpud), which are forecast to continue experiencing strong winds. Julian was last tracked 275 km. west northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the 5 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and

BACOLOD CITY – The state of biodiversity of the Lapus Lapus-Macapagao Local Conservation Area (LCA) in Sagay City in northern Negros Occidental underwent an assessment as part of the efforts to safeguard the 364-hectare protected area. ‘Understanding the biodiversity of the area is crucial for effective conservation efforts,’ Sagay City Environment and Natural Resources Office (SCENRO) head Mayo Antonio Cueva said in a statement on Wednesday. Personnel of SCENRO were among the 28-man team who conducted the four-day biodiversity assessment on the last week of September, along with volunteers from the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), State University of Northern

KUALA LUMPUR, The flood situation in Kedah continued to improve with two temporary relief centres (PPS) in Kubang Pasu closed this afternoon, while the number of evacuees in Perak increased slightly, as rain continues in several areas. In KEDAH, three districts remain affected by the floods, with the number of evacuees reported at 4 pm today decreasing to 1,148 people from 373 families, down from 1,373 people from 457 families in the morning. According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana report, Pokok Sena has the highest number of evacuees, with 466 individuals from 148 families currently sheltering at the

KUALA LUMPUR, The Federal Court is set to hear the application of seven Filipino men seeking a review of their death sentences, imposed for waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the Lahad Datu incursion 11 years ago, at 9 am tomorrow. The application was filed by Datu Amirbahar Hushin Kiram, 60, the nephew of Jamalul Kiram, the self-proclaimed Sultan of Sulu, along with Atik Hussin Abu Bakar, 52; Basad H. Manuel, 49; Virgilio Nemar Patulada, 59; Al Wazir Osman, 68; Tani Lahad Dahi, 70; and Julham Rashid, 75. They are seeking to have their death sentences commuted to

SHAH ALAM, The removal of education subsidies for the children of affluent families at public higher education institutions will only be implemented once it has been approved by the Cabinet, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said. He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks yesterday reflect the government’s awareness and the expectation that high-income earners have a moral responsibility to make educational opportunities more accessible to vulnerable groups in need. ‘We will proceed with the discontinuation (of subsidies) once a Cabinet decision is made. ‘What the Prime Minister is stressing now is the moral responsibility