Category: General

COTABATO CITY: Police authorities, backed by military troops, have launched a manhunt against gunmen who ambushed and killed a vice mayor and his police escort in Barangay Pandan, South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, at about 5 p.m. on Friday. Col. Roel Sermese, Maguindanao del Sur Police director, said the South Upi municipal police is pursuing several leads that could help identify and arrest the killers of Vice Mayor Roldan Benito and a bodyguard identified as Weng Marcos. Also injured in the ambush were Benito’s wife, Analyn, and their 11-year-old child, all of Sitio Bahar, Barangay Pandan. Another child, aged 13,

MANILA: The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the University of the Philippines (UP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the former to establish its office inside the UP Diliman campus. PCC Chairperson Michael Aguinaldo and UP President lawyer Angelo Jimenez led the signing ceremony on July 30, 2024 at UP Diliman. ‘Throughout the years, UP has remained at the forefront of both academic excellence and public service. It is PCC’s honor to be associated with the state university and to join other distinguished institutions on campus that have established themselves as significant contributors to nation-building,’ Aguinaldo said in

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) warned the public on Friday against consumption of fish and other seafood products with traces of petrochemicals in some parts of Cavite. This came following the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Terra Nova near the coast of Lamao Point in Limay, Bataan on July 25. ‘Ang delikado kasi rito ay iyong food poisoning na pwedeng ma-experience ng ating mga kababayan kaya iyon ang naging abiso (The danger now is the risk of food poisoning that may be experienced by our people, hence, the advisory),’ DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said

KOTA BHARU, The second bridge project connecting Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, and Sungai Golok, Narathiwat, is expected to boost the economy and development at the Malaysia-Thailand border region once it is completed. Thailand is expected to begin construction of the Rantau Panjang-Sungai Golok bridge in April 2025. Kelantan State Public Works, Infrastructure, Water and Rural Development Committee chairman, Datuk Dr Izani Husin, stated that this high-impact project will strengthen bilateral relations and bring significant benefits and changes to the local population and economy. “This project will attract both foreign and local investors, and serve as a catalyst to create new job

KLANG, Xiamen University’s Research Vessel (R/V) Tan Kah Kee, docked at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal yesterday for a three-day Public Open Day until Aug 4. R/V Tan Kah Kee’s inaugural visit to Malaysia was in 2019. Science Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said the event, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations, demonstrated strong commitment from both nations to mutually advance their ties. “Over the past 50 years we have treated each other with sincerity, working together harmoniously in pursuing mutual development, achieving fruitful results,” he said in his speech welcoming R/V Tan Kah