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MANILA: Thirty flights via the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) were canceled and four diverted as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday due to inclement weather brought by Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon. The Manila International Airport Authority said the “unfavorable weather condition” led to the cancellation of flights Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) 9011/9012 Manila-Shenzhen-Manila; PAL Express (2P) 2932/2933 Manila-Basco-Manila; 2P 2014/2015 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 2P 2961/2962 Manila-Busuanga-Manila. Also canceled were Cebu Pacific’s 5J 504/505 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 5J 506/507 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila; 5J 1544/1545 Manila-Laoag-Manila; 5J 773/774 Manila-Pagadian-Manila and CebGo (DG) 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila; and DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila; DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila; DG

Parents and other stakeholders on Monday spent their time repainting classrooms, repairing armchairs, and cleaning the school premises following the kickoff of the Brigada Eskwela at the Antique National School (ANS) in the province’s capital town. ‘We have to prepare for the around 7,000 learners who will be having their first day of class on July 29,’ ANS principal Roger Jomolo said in an interview on Tuesday. He said with the classrooms ready for the learners during their first day of class, teachers could proceed with their class orientation since they do not have to spend their whole day cleaning

MANILA: The Philippines is looking to sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Canada, France, and New Zealand. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. has said. “We are going to work on an RAA hopefully with Canada, with France, (also) with New Zealand and with other countries that escaped my memory,” Teodoro said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday afternoon. The DND chief also said a similar pact with these countries will center on interoperability between their military forces. “They will all look the same, they will allow (the) Armed Forces of these

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, driven by bargain hunting following yesterday’s decline, which made stocks more attractive to investors. At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.48 points to 1,629.55 from Monday’s close of 1,622.07. The index opened 3.16 points higher at 1,625.23. In the broader market, gainers outnumbered decliners 353 to 122, with 291 counters unchanged, 1,705 untraded and 16 suspended. Turnover stood at 291.12 million units worth RM184.96 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd’s equity research vice-president, Thong Pak Leng, noted that the FBM KLCI declined to nearly 1,620 yesterday as selling activities

MANILA: Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday gave assurance that the agency would help Filipino Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) find new employment. This, after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., in his third State of the Nation Address Monday, ordered the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to wind down and cease POGO operations by the end of the year. ‘We have until the end of the year to ensure that all displaced Filipino workers will have new jobs and I think that is more than enough time. The DOF will work closely with the Department of