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MRT-7 construction suffers another delay

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) is facing right of way (ROW) troubles in its Bulacan leg, causing another round of delay in the construction, the completion of which is now expected by 2027 at the earliest. Thus, there is now the possibility that San Miguel Corp. (SMC), the developer of MRT-7, may realign the Bulacan segment of the railway upon the request of the local government of San Jose del Monte. Last week,...

2024-05-19T16:44:33Z

Roads closed after two motorcycles crash

Police, ambulance and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service are all in attendance.

2024-05-19T15:24:54Z

Audit of Kaliwa Dam project asked

A CONSUMER group wants Malacañang to do a full audit of the Kaliwa Dam project and hold accountable those behind the release of P1.828 billion in advance payments to the project's foreign contractor. The United Filipino Consumer and Commuters-Water for All Refund Movement (UFCC-WARM) also questioned the payments to the contractor, China Energy Engineering Corp. (CECC), of standby costs and other costs amounting to P309.840 million. The call was...

2024-05-19T16:14:49Z

BI arrests Japanese national wanted for kidnapping, rape

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) had arrested a 38-year-old Japanese man wanted for abduction and kidnapping in Osaka, Japan. In a report by John Consulta on 24 Oras Weekend on Saturday, the Japanese fugitive was arrested in a casino hotel in Parañaque City. “Mako-consider natin siya serial rapist kasi nga reportedly mayroon siyang lima naging victim sa Japan,” BI Fugitive Search Unit chief Rendel Sy told GMA Integrated News. (We can consider him...

2024-05-19T11:00:34Z

Migrants crossing Channel so far in 2024 nears 10k

Migrants crossing Channel so far in 2024 nears 10k - Two more small boats have been seen arriving on Sunday.

2024-05-19T11:06:35Z

Dead Olive Ridley sea turtle found in Quezon

LUCENA CITY — An Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), locally known as “pawikan,” was found dead along the coast of Tayabas Bay in Agdangan, Quezon on Friday, May 17. “The marine turtle had wounds around the neck area, signs of another victim of stationary fish traps sunk into the bottom of the bay,” Jay Lim, project officer of Tanggol Kalikasan (TK), a public interest law office that advocates environmental protection, posted on his...

2024-05-19T04:51:43Z

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday. Mt. Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 4 km (2.5 miles) high, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its crater, according to information and images

2024-05-19T17:51:50Z

Powerball winning numbers for May 18 drawing: Jackpot rises to $88 million

Powerball jackpot rises to $78 million for Saturday night's drawing. Check here to see if you have the winning ticket.

2024-05-19T01:06:46Z

Time capsule opened as old village hall demolished

The old village hall was demolished to make way for HS2, but the time capsule was rescued.

2024-05-19T18:25:27Z

BARMM Grand Coalition endorses Sulu governor Sakur Tan as chief minister

MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of major political parties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has endorsed Sulu governor Sakur Tan for his run as chief minister in the first ever Bangsamoro Parliament elections next year. In a statement on Saturday group BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC), composed of the Salaam Party of Gov. Tan himself, the Bangsamoro People Party (BPP), the Al Ittihad-UKB Party, and the Serbisyong...

2024-05-19T02:21:20Z

Pedestrian in critical condition after car crash

The man in his 60s was taken to hospital after a collision involving a Fiat Punto, police say.

2024-05-19T11:24:15Z

No winners of Ultra Lotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 on Sunday, May 19, 2024

There were no winners of either of the big lotto draws held on Sunday, May 19. No one hit the right combinations for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and the Superlotto 6/49, drawn by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The winning numbers for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 were 02-56-44-24-27-40. The jackpot is at P49,500,000.00. The winning numbers for Superlotto 6/49 were 16-18-17-44-37-45. The prize is at P15,865,493.40. — BM, GMA Integrated News...

2024-05-19T16:01:26Z

Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes in emergency reinforcements

France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces' powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where some residents have long sought to break free from France.

2024-05-19T10:25:24Z

Palace declares May 21 a holiday in Malabon

Malacañang has declared May 21 as a special non-working day in Malabon City in honor of its 425th founding anniversary. The order signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin stated that the declared holiday would allow citizens of Malabon an opportunity to participate in the activities of the celebration. During a special non-working day, some employees including those in the government are still called to work. The Department of Labor and...

2024-05-19T12:00:56Z

Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina's President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife during a far-right rally in Madrid. Milei had called Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez "corrupt" during a rally in Madrid organised by the far-right Vox party and attended by many of its

2024-05-19T17:46:10Z

Over one million Filipinos get P3-B aid on Saturday

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, alongside President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., launched the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) on Saturday, an initiative that will distribute P3 billion in cash aid to more than one million beneficiaries in a single day. The AKAP Program, spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under Secretary Rex Gatchalian, aims to provide immediate...

2024-05-19T05:49:54Z

Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region kill at least 11 people

Dozens of people also wounded, Ukrainian officials say, as Moscow continues offensive in Ukraine’s northeast.

2024-05-19T18:12:43Z

Razon to expand Manila Water’s reach

MANILA, Philippines — Ports and power tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. vowed to expand the operations of Manila Water Co. Inc., both locally and abroad, by capitalizing on the group’s infrastructure expertise. Razon said he plans to “continue optimizing” the operations of the water utility firm within and outside its East Zone concession. “Manila Water continues to deliver reliable and efficient water and wastewater services to communities in key metros...

2024-05-19T16:44:34Z

Protest continues vs crackdown on unconsolidated jeepneys

MANILA, Philippines — Protests will continue today amid the ongoing crackdown against colorum or unauthorized public utility jeepneys (PUJ), transport group Manibela said. Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena yesterday criticized the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for being selective in impounding PUJs that failed to consolidate. At least three PUJs were impounded on Friday. These were not part of Manibela and Pagkakaisa...

2024-05-19T16:44:26Z

Senate to finish RBH6 hearings before break

MANILA, Philippines — The 19th Congress is on its last week before adjourning sine die but the Senate subcommittee on constitutional amendments has yet to wrap up public hearings on the Resolution of Both Houses 6 (RBH6), seeking to amend economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Congress is set to adjourn on May 25, but both the Senate and the House of Representatives traditionally hold plenary sessions from Monday to Wednesday, thus they...

2024-05-19T16:44:23Z

DOE studying longer periods for power plant maintenance

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is studying the possibility of allowing power plants to have longer maintenance periods to ensure that they are repaired properly. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said they are now comparing the amount of time that local power plants are allowed for repairs with those of other countries, especially developed ones like Japan. Lotilla noted that other countries have longer periods for...

2024-05-19T16:44:37Z

Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Palestinian state, which it said would be a reward for Hamas and its backer Iran. European Union members including Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and Malta have said they could recognise a Palestinian state this month, seeing a two-state solution as essential for lasting peace.

2024-05-19T17:31:30Z

NSTC-ROTC bill approval pushed

MANILA, Philippines — A two-year mandatory citizen service training for college students is being pushed for approval by 1-Pacman party-list Rep. Mikee Romero. Romero and other military reservists paid a courtesy call last week on Speaker Martin Romualdez, who promised to prioritize the enactment of the National Citizen Service Training (NSTC) and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) bill. Romualdez is the principal author of the NSTC-ROTC...

2024-05-19T16:44:25Z

Cebu City Hall JO workers soon to get ‘premium pay’

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Job order (JO) personnel at Cebu City Hall may receive up to P5,000 in premium pay in May and November if the proposed ordinance is passed. Authored by Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia and Councilor Edgardo Labella II, the ordinance was first discussed in the City Council’s regular session in April and was passed for the third and final reading on May 15. The proposed ordinance, titled “Job Order Service Premium for Job Order...

2024-05-19T02:49:21Z

Smotrich suggests IDF enter Lebanon, establish security zone if Hezbollah continues firing

Finance Minister and Chairman of Religious Zionism on Sunday called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to set a long-term security policy that will bring security and victory to Israel at a party meeting in the North. He called on the cabinet to institute a permanent presence of the IDF in the entire Gaza Strip. He also called for an immediate c...

2024-05-19T10:16:35Z

Two dead, five missing after boat collision on Danube in Hungary

By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Fenyo KOMAROM, Hungary (Reuters) - Two people were killed and five others were missing after a small motor boat collided with a cruise ship on the Danube River north of Budapest late on Saturday, Hungarian police said on Sunday. Disaster response units, including 95 personnel, 25 vessels and drones were still searching for the five missing people along the entire

2024-05-19T16:11:15Z

Israeli army steps up attacks across Gaza as top US official visits Israel

Air and ground attacks kill dozens across besieged enclave as US adviser Jake Sullivan holds talks with Israeli leaders.

2024-05-19T19:42:28Z

Factbox-What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?

(Reuters) - Rescuers in Iran were racing on Sunday to find the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi to find out the fate of all those on board. Below is brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens if a president is incapacitated or dies in office: * According to article 131 of the Islamic Republic's constitution, if a president dies in office the first

2024-05-19T17:31:28Z

Over 300 Mangyan students benefit from OMCPC project

OCCIDENTAL Mindoro Consolidated Power Corp. (OMCPC) formally turned over the four makeshift classrooms and two units of complete solar systems to Taganop Elementary School on March 19, 2024. This was in response to the request for sponsorship by the teachers of the school, led by Gener Trabucon. This project was orchestrated by OMCPC Chief Operating Officer Calvin Luther Genotiva and supported by OMCPC President and Chief Executive Officer Luis...

2024-05-19T17:06:36Z

Tourists wounded in deadly Afghanistan shooting are stable–hospital

KABUL — Tourists wounded in an attack in Afghanistan which left three Spaniards and three Afghans dead were in a stable condition, a hospital said Saturday, as a survivor described the horror of the shooting in an open market. The group was fired on while shopping in the bazaar in the mountainous city of Bamiyan, around 180 kilometers (110 miles) from the capital Kabul, on Friday. French tourist Anne-France Brill, one of the dozen foreign...

2024-05-19T03:15:18Z

Taiwan's new president to extend goodwill to China in inauguration speech

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's next president Lai Ching-te will express "concrete" goodwill towards China in his inauguration speech on Monday, and call for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to pursue peace, according to a senior official briefed on the matter. Lai, who takes over from President Tsai Ing-wen having served as her vice president for the past four years,

2024-05-19T13:15:46Z

Ombudsman suggests DILG file a complaint against Guo

After the Department of the Interior and Local Government recommended that the Office of the Ombudsman issue a preventive suspension order on Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said that the DILG had written to him, but what his office received was a fact-finding report which said nothing about what needed to be done. According to Jonathan Andal's Sunday 24 Oras Weekend report, Martires also said the copy of the DILG report they...

2024-05-19T14:01:06Z

Tingog tops party-list survey

MANILA, Philippines — The lawmakers of Tingog party-list are the top performing party-list representatives in the country, based on a survey by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). Tingog Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre had a performance rating of 90.3 percent in the survey conducted from March 18 to 24. "We are deeply honored and humbled by this acknowledgment, which underscores our unwavering commitment...

2024-05-19T11:59:00Z

French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia

Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. An eventual reopening of the Nouméa-La Tontouta airport to commercial flights could allow stranded...

2024-05-19T11:23:15Z

Driver dies after car hits garden wall

The man, believed to be in his 70s, was driving in Clayton-le-Woods on Saturday morning, police say.

2024-05-19T13:39:29Z

Pinoys to continue fishing in Panatag

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fisherfolk will not be cowed and will continue to fish in Panatag Shoal despite China’s empowering of its coast guard to detain for 60 days without trial anyone or any vessel found trespassing in what it considers its territorial waters. In a radio interview at the weekend, New Masinloc Fishermen’s Association president Leonardo Cuaresma maintained that Panatag Shoal is part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic...

2024-05-19T16:44:25Z

House searched after chemicals scare

Officers from Warwickshire Police have been stationed at a Nuneaton property for two days.

2024-05-19T10:08:55Z

PSA-7: 6.6 million already registered for PhilSys ID in C. Visayas

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Over 6.6 million people in Central Visayas now have Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) IDs. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority in Central Visayas (PSA-7), 6,682,192 individuals are registered, reaching 94.9 percent of their 7,040,833 target. They’ve already given out 4,328,065 physical ID cards and 2,333,544 ePhilIDs since registration began in 2020. The PSA-7 reminds people to authenticate their...

2024-05-19T04:04:38Z

Tunisians protest as number of stranded in transit to Europe grows

JEBENIANA, Tunisia — Hundreds of Tunisians marched through the streets of Jebeniana on Saturday to protest the presence of sub-Saharan migrants who have found themselves stranded as the country ramps up border patrol efforts. Anti-migrant anger is mounting in impoverished towns like Jebeniana along the Tunisian coastline that have emerged as a launchpad for thousands of people hoping to reach Europe by boat. Chanting slogans to oppose settling...

2024-05-19T08:31:08Z

Snatcher steals bag through car’s open window

Two men stole a bag from a moving car along the southbound C-5 Road in Taguig past 7 p.m. last week. In a report by Vonne Aquino on “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday, the snatchers were seen running through slow-moving traffic up to a white car. While one of them was seen running to the driver’s side, the other man went up to the passenger’s seat window, reached in and snatched the bag, then hastily fled. “Yung takbo lang nila kasi mabagal pa eh tapos...

2024-05-19T18:01:54Z

Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) -Voters in the Dominican Republic head to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the next president and members of parliament in an election widely seen as a referendum on the hugely popular incumbent and anti-corruption crusader, Luis Abinader. Up to 8 million eligible voters will decide which candidate is best suited to take on the fallout from the humanitarian crisis

2024-05-19T16:36:22Z

‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says HYBE’s Bang

In a petition filed with the court Friday, HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk made public for the first time his stance on the ongoing feud over ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin’s alleged breach of trust. The Seoul Central District Court on Friday, May 17, convened a hearing on the preliminary injunction filed by Min against HYBE to prohibit the parent company from exercising voting rights in favor of a proposal to dismiss her at an extraordinary shareholders’...

2024-05-19T08:19:26Z

Filipino translators seek professionalization of industry

The Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) or the Commission on the Filipino Language is looking at the professionalization of translation work given the lack of job security for locals who work as translators. According to the KWF, it is working with the National Committee on Language and Translation (NLTC) of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA), universities, and organizations to push for a law that would regulate and...

2024-05-19T15:01:15Z

FM's critics should look at themselves - minister

Critics of Vaughan Gething should ask themselves if they are crossing a line, a minister has said.

2024-05-19T15:39:56Z

Ukrainians are staging art exhibition in Kyiv to show defiance

As part of the exhibition, which will be on display in Kyiv , women from the 'Angry Mavka' women's resistance movement are posting pictures of their logo on their wrists on social media.

2024-05-19T16:37:33Z

Body of missing boy, 14, found in River Tyne

Another boy, 13, was rescued from the water and is in a critical condition in hospital, police say.

2024-05-19T09:53:51Z

‘PFP-NPC alliance not marriage of convenience’

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos yesterday clarified that his party, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) merely formalized their alliance as both political parties have been helping each other for a long time. “What makes this alliance durable is (it) is a partnership of equals and one anchored on a set of principles. It is not a marriage of convenience as we often find in politics, but it is borne...

2024-05-19T16:44:23Z

Crashed Ship in Baltimore Set to Be Moved to Nearby Docks Monday

Eighteen hours of preparations start Sunday to refloat the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and move it to a nearby dock, as officials continue clearing the channel of wreckage that’s blocked the city’s port for almost two months.

2024-05-19T12:46:20Z

Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead of inauguration

KINMEN — Taipei’s coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands that have seen increased presence of Chinese vessels, the agency said Sunday, the eve of Lai Ching-te’s inauguration as Taiwan’s new president. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, maintaining a near-daily military presence with frequent appearances of fighter jets, drones and naval ships around the island. It has also in recent...

2024-05-19T08:01:03Z

Appeal over student sex attack more than 20 years ago

Police appeal for witnesses to the sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman more than 20 years ago.

2024-05-19T14:09:36Z