Category: General

MANILA: An official of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Saturday cautioned against canceling the Philippine passport of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and deporting her alleged sister, Shiela Guo, to China. At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio said the end goal should be to hold Guo and her alleged cohorts accountable on Philippine soil. Guo (a.k.a. Guo Hua Ping), who is being linked with illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, is facing a criminal complaint for qualified trafficking. After discovering that she fled the country, Senator Risa Hontiveros and the Office

KUCHING, Hosts Sarawak confirmed the title of 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) overall champions on the final day today, pipping the Federal Territories (FT) by a single gold medal in one of the most closely-fought races in the Games’ history. Sarawak emerged as overall champions for the fourth time – after the 1990, 1992 and 1994 editions – with a haul of 76 golds, 55 silvers and 70 bronzes when the curtain came down on SUKMA 2024 after two weeks of intense competition. FT, overall champions of the 1986 (as Kuala Lumpur) and 2014 editions, missed out on a third crown

MANILA: Filipino International Master Daniel Quizon downed Grandmaster Abdimalik Abdisalimov in the eighth round to barge into the top five of the premier Masters category of the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival at the United Arab Emirates Friday night. The 20-year-old national champion from Dasmariñas, Cavite, prevailed over the 11th-seeded Abdisalimov after 48 moves of the Sicilian Defense to join six others with six points. Uzbek GMs Nodirbek Yakubboev, Shamsiddin Vokhidov, FIDE GM David Paravyan and Indian GM Leon Luke Mendonca share the lead with 6.5 points. Quizon will face Indian GM Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan, the No. 10 seed,

TANJUNG MALIM, The Perak state government plans to install warning sirens along Sungai Slim to ensure residents are better prepared for disasters, particularly floods and water surges. State Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the Department of Irrigation and Drainage is currently assessing suitable locations for the sirens under the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Programme (PRAB). ‘The implementation of PRAB will provide ample time for government agencies and residents to take early action in the event of flooding,’ he told reporters after inspecting the Slim Village Bridge, which collapsed due to

MANILA: The southwest monsoon or “habagat” affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao will bring scattered rains over several parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the southwest monsoon will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. Flash floods or landslides may occur in these areas during moderate to at times heavy rains, PAGASA warned. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience