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MUAR, An unemployed man charged with murdering his elderly parents and a niece and then setting fire to their house was today sentenced to nine years in prison by the Sessions Court here for causing grievous hurt to another niece. Judge Nariman Badruddin handed down the sentence after Azman Mohamed Nor, 48, pleaded guilty to the charge. He was also fined RM5,000, in default five months in jail, for the offence. Azman was charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt on the 14-year-old girl with a wooden stick at a house at Jalan Sekolah Kampung Paya Redan, Muar, between 1 am

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

BURAUEN, Leyte – This town, known in the past as a hotbed of insurgency in central Leyte, has been declared Thursday as completely free from threats of the New People’s Army (NPA). Through a resolution of the municipal peace and order council and the Sangguniang Bayan, the town was declared to have Stable Internal Peace and Security Conditions (SIPC). Highlights of the declaration held at the Burauen Community College were the signing of a memorandum of understanding and pledge of commitment by different stakeholders and the simultaneous release of white doves. In his speech, Burauen Mayor Juanito Renomeron thanked all

SUBANG, The Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) today received RM344,412 in business zakat from FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) during the FGV Seikhlas Hati Programme at Masjid Taman Subang Perdana here. LZS chief executive officer Mohd Sabirin Mohd Sarbini said the programme was a collaboration between FGV and religious agencies, particularly zakat management bodies, to assist the ‘asnaf’ (zakat recipient) community. “At the same event, FGV, through its wakalah fund, also contributed RM120,000 to assist 200 asnaf families in the Petaling district. “Each family will receive RM550 in cash along with FGV food items worth RM50. This contribution is part of FGV’s