Category: General

MANILA: The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s declaration to ban all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), which have been linked to various illegal activities such as scams and human trafficking. ‘We have noted President Marcos’ announcement of banning all POGOs and welcome this development. We believe this decision echoes the call of the Philippine people and serves the common interests of people of both countries,’ the Embassy said in a statement. The Embassy has repeatedly stated that Chinese law prohibits all forms of gambling and that it strictly cracks down on Chinese nationals

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday said the agency remains prepared to replenish the supply of family food packs (FFPs) of local government units (LGUs) hit by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and enhanced southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’. Gatchalian said this is on top of the 360,228 FFPs already released by the DSWD to its various regional offices, where LGUs were badly affected by heavy rains and floods. ‘Now, it’s noteworthy to point out that there’s another 100,000 requests that came in after 12 midnight last night. So, it would bring us

MANILA: The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s declaration to ban all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), which have been linked to various illegal activities such as scams and human trafficking. ‘We have noted President Marcos’ announcement of banning all POGOs and welcome this development. We believe this decision echoes the call of the Philippine people and serves the common interests of people of both countries,’ the Embassy said in a statement. The Embassy has repeatedly stated that Chinese law prohibits all forms of gambling and that it strictly cracks down on Chinese nationals

ROME: Italy’s tennis world number one Jannik Sinner said Wednesday that he would not play in the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” the 22-year-old Australian Open champion said on X. “After a good week of training on clay, I started to feel unwell,” he informed his followers. “I spent a couple of days resting and during an examination, the doctor diagnosed tonsillitis and strongly advised me against playing,” he added. Sinner said he was disappointed by the recent development since

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) has completed its assistance to livestock farmers in Camiguin Island province consisting of a swine production project worth PHP10.7 million. A report released by the DA-10 on Wednesday showed that 590 farmers were given 843 “upgraded” swine and 1,571 bags of feeds. In a statement, DA-10 Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Pacamalan said the assistance is under the Initiative for Recovery and Expansion-Sentinel Protocol, which is designed to revive areas affected by African swine fever (ASF). “The project seeks to strengthen the province’s ability to produce an adequate