Category: General

BOGOTA: Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Nicolas Maduro won the July 28 presidential election. National media reported that the court’s electoral chamber ruled on the long-disputed election results between the ruling party and the opposition. The court found no irregularities in the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on July 29, officially confirming Maduro’s win. Judge Caryslia Beatriz Rodriguez said the CNE’s bulletins matched the polling stations’ reports, aligning with the national counting centers’ data. She added that a major cyberattack on the CNE’s system occurred after the election. As the highest judicial authority, the Supreme

MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is still working with relevant agencies on Malacañang’s order to cancel the passport of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said Friday. The Office of the President previously issued a memorandum directing Manalo and Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to take ‘appropriate action’ for the cancellation of the passports of Guo, Wesley Guo, and the recently deported Sheila Guo and Katherine Cassandra Li Ong “in the interest of justice” following reports that she fled the country. Asked if there is a timeline set, Manalo said: ‘Hard to say but

MANILA: The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has garnered 100 percent resolution rate in handling complaints from January to July this year. In a report from the Office of the President’s 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center, the DHSUD also recorded 98.15 percent within the 72-hour compliance period. The DHSUD received 433 concerns from January to July and was able to resolve all but eight within three days. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar welcomed the excellent rating as an “inspiration” for staff members to work harder. “This shall serve as an inspiration for all of us to strive better

MANILA: The arrest of the two companions of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo will be a ‘big help’ in determining her location, Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said Friday. Abalos made the remarks, following the return of Guo’s sister, Shiela, and Pampanga-based Philippine offshore gaming operator Cassandra Li Ong to the Philippines on Thursday. ‘Malaking bagay ‘yun dahil kahit papaano, of course, ‘yung information makukuha sa kanila. Ang importante dito ay hindi tayo titigil maghanap (That’s a big help because somehow, of course, the information that can be obtained from them. The important thing here is that we

LEGAZPI CITY: The local government of Bacacay aims to increase the production of karagumoy or pandamus simplex to sustain the necessary raw materials and provide more livelihood opportunities to the residents. Bacacay Mayor Edsel Belleza in an interview on Friday said 10 out of the 56 villages in the locality are involved in the production of karagumoy, a species of the pandan tree which is used to make banig (mats), baskets, and other home decors. “We have programs and projects that involve planting and growing karagumoy in our town. We will revive the production of karagumoy. The more plants we