Category: General

Manila: The joint patrols of Philippine defense forces, together with the United States, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are a ‘clear display’ of the country’s resistance to China’s bullying, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros. In a statement on Monday, Hontiveros described the exercises as a commitment of the international community to uphold the rules-based order in the entire South China Sea. “It shows that we who believe in the rule of law will not tolerate any form of violence, threat, or intimidation,” Hontiveros said. “I do think that these (joint patrols) help put

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are pursuing a suspect behind a grenade attack that injured a policeman in Isabela City, Basilan province, on Sunday night. Lt. Col. Parson Asadil, Isabela City police chief, identified the victim as Pat. Aldimar Salahuddin of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-9 (RMFB-9), who was on duty at the Community Police Action Center (COMPAC) in Barangay Sunrise when the explosion occurred around 9:45 p.m. Salahuddin was inside the COMPAC when the attacker threw a fragmentation grenade, Asadil said. The explosion was captured on a closed-circuit television camera. Salahuddin was immediately taken to a hospital, where doctors declared

ALOR SETAR, Another flood relief centre has opened in Kedah, as the number of flood evacuees in Kedah rose to 917 people from 293 families as of 8 pm compared to 765 people from 253 families this evening. The new centre that opened is Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Alor Merah in Kota Setar, which is currently housing 31 people from seven families, bringing the current number of relief centres to eight. Pokok Sena district still has the highest number of evacuees at 601 people from 184 families housed in four centres, Maahad Tarbiyah Islamiyah Derang, Dewan Serbaguna Pokok Sena, Sekolah

PORT DICKSON, A small group of civil servants remain hesitant to opt for the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), which will replace the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM) effective Dec 1, says Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) president Datuk Dr Adnan Mat. He urged these individuals to agree to the scheme, stressing that it did not entail any disadvantages, adding that CUEPACS would continue to monitor the situation to ensure everything ran smoothly. “Some are still hesitant, but the principle is simple: salary increases. There are no reductions, though some groups may get more,

SEREMBAN, DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke remains the Negeri Sembilan DAP chief for the 2024/2027 term following today’s state party elections. The Seremban MP was unanimously elected to head the state party committee among the 15 newly elected members at the Negeri Sembilan DAP Ordinary Convention. Loke, who has held the position since 2004, topped the polls, garnering 571 votes from the 658 delegates present. Seremban Jaya state assemblyman P. Gunasekaran retained the Deputy Chairman post. The two-state Vice Chairman posts went to Nilai assemblyman J. Arul Kumar, who is also Negeri Sembilan Local Government, Housing, and Transport Committee chairman, and