Category: General

Police arrested seven men, including a local, to assist investigations into a murder case involving a Myanmar worker at a factory in Bentong early today. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said all the suspects aged between 27 and 39 were arrested at Taman Chegar Medang in Bentong at about 1.25 am when they were attempting to flee in a vehicle. He said police received information about the incident at about 11 pm and preliminary investigations found the Myanmar worker lying dead with stab wounds on the second floor of the factory’s dormitory. ‘Acting on information, police swiftly arrested

The government condoned 6,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija of their PHP277 million debts and obligations on agricultural lands awarded under the agrarian reform program on Friday during the celebration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s birthday. The President led the distribution of 9,832 Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCRoM) covering 10,450 hectares of agricultural lands in Nueva Ecija. Ten selected ARBs officially received their COCRoM from the President during the activity in Palayan City. ‘Simula ngayon, magbabago ang buhay ng anim na libong magsasaka dito sa inyong lugar (Starting today, the lives of six thousand

Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his dedication to serving all teachers and learners as the country celebrates the President’s 67th birthday. ‘Ipagdiriwang po natin ang kaarawan ng isang dakilang Pilipino, isang mahusay at ehemplong lider ng ating bansa. Nakita ko up close, walang kapagod-pagod itong mama, patunay na may malasakit po sa atin (We are celebrating the birthday of a great Filipino, one who is competent and a leader by example in our country. I’ve seen it up close, the man is tireless, which only shows that he cares for us),’ he

ILOILO CITY – The Department of Energy is calling on local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas to comply with the Government Energy Management Program, mandated under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act. In a media conference on Thursday, DOE Visayas Energy Resource Development and Utilization Division Chief Lourdes Arciaga said they are now going massive with their spot-checking in Western Visayas to determine compliance and expect to complete it by next year. Among the strategies pushed under the GEMP are adopting energy efficiency and conservation (EEC) measures and practices to reduce electricity and fuel consumption and employ renewable energy

MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday launched a survey to identify public school teachers and non-teaching staff’s preference for their PHP7,000 medical allowance. This is in accordance with Executive Order No. 64, series of 2024 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. which grants an annual subsidy to all eligible government employees for the cost of health maintenance organization (HMO) services starting in 2025. ‘The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Human Resources and Organizational Development (BHROD), is currently conducting an online survey to assess the preferences of DepEd employees in availing of medical services