Category: General

TAGAYTAY CITY: Filipinos will experience many firsts in the midterm polls on May 12, 2025, the chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday. Among the first-time features is the posting of the certificates of candidacy (COC) of all local and national candidates and certificates of nomination and certificates of acceptance of nomination of party-lists two weeks after the end of filing. ‘So the public may see what they (candidates) put in their COCs. The public would know who that candidate is,’ Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said. Garcia was among the speakers during the third day of the

KLUANG, The Mahkota state by-election proceeded smoothly, with no significant incidents reported, said Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar. He said the police received a total of eight reports during the election, leading to the opening of six investigation papers. Among these reports, two were filed today, including a case of voter identity fraud, which is being investigated under Section 7 of the Election Offences Act 1954. “The second case involves a complainant who reported receiving a call from an individual campaigning for a particular party, despite the campaign period officially ending at 11.59 pm last night. “We are currently

KOTA TINGGI, A soldier was found dead, believed to have drowned, following a boating accident in the Linggiu Dam in Bandar Tenggara, here earlier today. Kota Tinggi police chief Supt Yusof Othman said they received a distress call regarding the 32-year-old victim at 2.35 am. The soldier had been on duty aboard an Armed Forces boat with three others when their vessel struck what is believed to be a floating log, causing all four men to be thrown overboard. “While the other three managed to swim to safety, the victim went missing. Despite their efforts to locate him, they were

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is currently investigating claims made via the Pusat Kajian Ajaran Sesat (PUKAS) Facebook account regarding the existence of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) quarantine centres at various locations, both domestically and abroad. In a media statement today, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said these quarantine centres are believed to be used for indoctrination and to subject problematic members to mental abuse. PUKAS, a centre that researches deviationist teachings, alleged that these quarantine methods are believed to originate from practices introduced by the founder of Al-Arqam and Rufaqa, Abuya Ashaari, where

KUALA LUMPUR, Children living in charity homes associated with GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) face the risk of being declared ‘anak wait syubhah’ or children born from illegitimate intercourse if there is no valid acknowledgement of lineage from their parents. Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM) president Musa Awang said that under the Syaria law, particularly the Islamic Family Law )Federal Territories) Act 1984, the recognition of a child’s lineage depends on the marital status of the mother and father. “If a father claims that someone is his son, he needs to present a valid marriage certificate. If there is