Category: General

Manila: Increasing budgetary support for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is crucial for providing adequate provisions, regular maintenance, and essential medical and welfare support for its crew, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said Monday. “We must address the logistical requirements of the Philippine Coast Guard to fully support their mission and assist in upholding our nation’s territorial integrity,” Estrada said in a statement following the return of BRP Teresa Magbanua from Escoda Shoal. He added that investments in technologies and equipment are necessary to ensure effective operations in adverse weather conditions. “Nararapat na bigyan natin ang ka-ukulang suporta ang

KUALA LUMPUR, The police are actively tracking down a foreign woman who is believed to have run away with her one-year-old daughter without her husband’s knowledge. Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said police received a report regarding the incident from the woman’s husband at 4.23 pm, yesterday. ‘Results of an investigation revealed that both parties are still legally married and police are now still trying to locate the mother and the girl in question,’ he said in a statement today. At the same time, he also advised the public not to speculate about the incident and

MELAKA, Flying kites has become a platform for former police officer and kite flyer, Mohd Fadzil Ali, to promote the agenda of combating crime in the community. Mohd Fadzil, 62, who retired from the police force, with the rank of ACP, as the Putrajaya district police chief, said the initiative (kite flying) that he has undertaken is not only an effort to get the police closer to the community but kite flying has been his hobby for the past 21 years. Mohd Fadzil, who is also a member of the Johor Kite Association, said that the kites flown at each

PUTRAJAYA, Former followers of GISB Holdings will be called up soon to help a special committee complete its investigation report related to the issue of the company allegedly involved in heresy, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said the former followers involved were expected to provide information about the company to the special committee recently established to carry out a detailed investigation and study of the company’s doctrine. ‘We will call former members and followers of GISB factual information. ‘The committee which I chair will resolve and finalise the report

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Animal bite cases here have reached 17,000 for the second quarter of the year, according to the City Health Office (CHO). Reagan Abbu, CHO health education promotion officer, shared the data during a media briefing on Monday. He said third quarter records are still being compiled. “By the end of September, we expect the total number of cases to reach around 20,000, based on current trends,” Abbu said. The 2023 data showed a total of 22,000 cases. Abbu said the CHO is awaiting a new supply of anti-rabies vaccines from the Department of Health, with