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Photo shows signboard of Porac LGU near raided Pogo hub

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Amid repeated claims by local officials that they were being denied entry into the recently raided compound of Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) Lucky South 99, the municipal government of Porac, Pampanga, had apparently maintained an extension office less than a kilometer away from the company’s 10-hectare hub. This was based on a photograph seen by the Inquirer and later supported by on-site...

2024-07-01T21:32:27Z

Vatican calls for peaceful resolution of West Philippine Sea conflict

A visiting Vatican official in the Philippines on Tuesday urged parties in the West Philippine Sea conflict to "resolve any differences peacefully" and "abide by international law." "In such circumstances, such situations of conflict, whatever they are, the first and foremost effort must be to resolve any differences and conflicts peacefully," said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See. "We would...

2024-07-02T09:09:27Z

Marcos declares July 2 a holiday in Pasig

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared July 2 a holiday in Pasig City. In Proclamation 612, he declared Tuesday a special nonworking day in the city to allow its residents to mark Pasig’s 451st founding anniversary or “Araw ng Pasig.” Earlier, he also declared July 1 a nonworking holiday in San Carlos City in Negros Occidental in Proclamation 611 to mark the celebration of its charter anniversary. READ: Palace declares...

2024-07-01T20:47:22Z

Zubiri rules out irregularity in new Senate building

BALER, AURORA, Philippines — Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri reiterated on Monday that all government procurement rules were followed in the construction of the new Senate building in Taguig City as he welcomed the review that his successor, Senate President Francis Escudero, had ordered. “Everything [regarding this project] is above board,” Zubiri told reporters after leading the 22nd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day celebration here. “Members of the...

2024-07-01T21:32:27Z

Three Leicestershire Police officers investigated over Valdo Calocane

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said two constables and a sergeant have been told they are being investigated over how inquiries were progressed.

2024-07-02T13:20:25Z

Plaid Cymru’s General Election manifesto at a glance

Plaid Cymru’s General Election manifesto at a glance - The party launched their manifesto in Cardiff on Thursday morning.

2024-06-13T13:31:57Z

Two arrested after McDonald's stabbing

Two men - aged 33 and 37 - have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, police say.

2024-07-02T10:56:17Z

3 yachts linked to P9.68-B Batangas drug bust seized

The Bureau of Customs on Tuesday said it seized three private yachts, one of which was allegedly used to transport 1.4 tons of illegal drugs to Nasugbu, Batangas. According to a statement, the BOC, Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted a parallel investigation that led to the discovery of three undocumented yachts docked in Nasugbu, all under the ownership of one individual. The BOC said at...

2024-07-02T11:11:45Z

DOH urges local officials to act as dengue cases rise

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported a slight increase in dengue cases on Monday as it also urged the public to intensify efforts to combat the mosquito-borne disease. After a period of stable numbers, dengue cases rose by approximately 10 percent from 5,547 in early May to 6,082 later that month and in early June. While preliminary data shows 4,689 cases from June 2 to June 15, health officials cautioned that the figure...

2024-07-01T22:02:50Z

Group wants probe on Mandanas over profiteering claims

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) called for an investigation into Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas for "profiteering" on liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in the province. "We are calling for an in-depth investigation by the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) to confirm Gov. Mandanas's involvement in the LNG business," the group said in a statement on Tuesday. PMCJ's call for an investigation came...

2024-07-02T05:40:15Z

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Senator Sonny Angara, the Next Education Secretary

Including what happens to his Senate seat.

2024-07-02T12:15:50Z

PH, China agree to reduce tension in South China

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China affirmed their commitment to "de-escalate" tensions in the region without prejudice to their respective positions, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippines and China convened the 9th Meeting of their Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea (BCM) in Manila on July 2. The DFA said Manila and Beijing raised the need "to restore trust,...

2024-07-02T12:11:26Z

Thousands flee southern Gaza as Israel mounts new assault

At least eight people have been killed and 30 wounded in an Israeli bombardment in eastern Khan Younis.

2024-07-02T12:31:42Z

Angara ‘open’ to lead DepEd if post offered to him

BALER, AURORA, Philippines — Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara on Monday said he would likely accept the education portfolio should President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offer it to him as he thanked his fellow senators for endorsing him as the next education secretary. “I’m open [to accepting the appointment] if given the trust [by the President],” Angara told reporters at the sidelines of the 22nd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day here. “It may be impossible...

2024-07-01T21:47:32Z

Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of supporters in Friday's run-off election amid voter apathy about a tightly-controlled contest. Over 60% of voters abstained from the June 28 ballot for a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, a

2024-07-02T11:15:20Z

'Hinamon agad': Makabayan solons challenge Angara to solve education sector woes

Senator Sonny Angara has yet to officially take over as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary, but Makabayan solons already have a challenge for him. And that's to turn things around in the education sector as for its stakeholders, according to ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/7/2/hinamon-agad-makabayan-solons-challenge-angara-to-solve-education-sector-woes-1 Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin Visit our website at http://mb.com.phFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletinInstagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletinTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin #ManilaBulletinOnline#ManilaBulletin#LatestNews

2024-07-02T07:52:19Z

Patients, medics flee south Gaza hospital after evacuation orders, WHO says

GENEVA (Reuters) - Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis is virtually empty with staff and patients fleeing the facility after the Israeli army ordered residents in the surrounding areas to evacuate, a World Health Official spokesperson said on Tuesday. "The hospital staff and the patients decided to already evacuate themselves," said Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the occupied

2024-07-02T10:50:12Z

P35 wage hike in Metro Manila ‘insufficient’, senators say

MANILA, Philippines — The P35 wage hike for private sector workers in Metro Manila is “insufficient” to meet the real needs of the people, senators said Tuesday. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero pointed out that the approved daily wage increase of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is too small considering the skyrocketing prices of basic goods. Escudero likewise noted that the Senate passed a bill mandating a...

2024-07-02T03:33:29Z

Drugs gang jailed after cannabis raid on nightclub

Six men are jailed following a hearing at Ipswich Crown Court.

2024-07-02T11:26:17Z

Solons to Pagcor: Identify ex-Cabinet official who lobbied for Pogo

MANILA, Philippines — Two lawmakers have asked the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to identify identity of the former Cabinet official who supposedly lobbied for the Philippine offshore gaming operations (Pogos) raided recently. ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro on Tuesday said that Pagcor chief Alejandro Tengco should expose who among the past administration’s officials pushed for Pogos because the games have had...

2024-07-02T02:03:13Z

Protests and arrests as anti-Syrian riots rock Turkey

More than 470 people have been taken into custody after mobs attacked Syrian shops and cars in central Turkey.

2024-07-02T12:01:27Z

Chaotic scenes as emergency crews respond to massive fire

Several demountables and shipping containers erupted into flames at the intersection of Wren Street and O'Connell Terrace in Bowen Hills in Brisbane just after 8.30pm on Tuesday night.

2024-07-02T11:49:56Z

Critics warn foreign policy direction risky to PH

MANILA, Philippines — Some critics on Monday cited the country’s foreign policy under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the reason for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attention to the United States’ military deployment in the Philippines. Putin, in a televised address on Friday, called for the resumption of his country’s missile production and raised the possible deployment of these weapons after noting that the United States had brought...

2024-07-01T21:11:48Z

Police nab rape suspect at NAIA

MANILA, Philippines — A rape suspect attempting to leave the country was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The 32-year-old male suspect, whose identity was withheld, was about to take his flight bound for Osaka during the arrest at Terminal 3 on Monday. A July 1 report from the Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) indicated that the suspect was stopped at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) due to an...

2024-07-02T06:40:21Z

North Korea claims ballistic missile test with ‘superlarge warhead’

South Korean military says Pyongyang’s claim of successful launch ‘likely to be false’.

2024-07-02T08:00:11Z

Hungary's Orban, in Kyiv, proposes ceasefire to speed up peace talks

By Anastasiia Malenko and Anita Komuves KYIV (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday to consider a ceasefire to accelerate an end to the war with Russia and also said he wanted a big cooperation agreement with Kyiv. Orban, who is an outspoken critic of Western military aid to Ukraine and has the warmest relations of any EU leader

2024-07-02T12:40:28Z

Rishi Sunak says polls predicting heavy defeat 'not going to stop me'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears on BBC Breakfast where he said predictions of a heavy Conservative defeat are 'not going to stop' him. Asked whether he accepted the analysis by elections guru Professor Sir John Curtice, the Prime Minister said: "That's his view. "That's not going to stop me from working as hard as I can over these final few days to talk to as many people as possible about the choice," Mr Sunak said, from a supermarket in Oxfordshire.

2024-07-02T09:54:17Z

First border examination facilities for imported agri products seen operation early 2025 —DA

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it targets to start the operations of first border control facilities for imported animal and plant products by early 2025 in a bid to prevent the entry of plant animal diseases in the country. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the first of five CEFAs or Cold Examination Facility for Agriculture “will start operations by early next year.” A CEFA is a...

2024-07-02T10:13:44Z

Boys, 15 and 16, injured in Notting Hill shooting

The teenagers were taken to hospital but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

2024-07-02T10:56:05Z

British dad found dead in police station in Caribbean after being kicked out of hotel

Craig Reed, 40, struggled with mental health issues and alcoholism before he was found dead in a police station. But questions are still being raised around the circumstances of his death

2024-07-02T09:40:57Z

First year University of Oxford student dies 'celebrating exams'

The first year student, 19, who has not yet been named, is believed to have drowned at Port Meadow on Friday.

2024-07-02T11:04:48Z

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

2024-07-02T05:25:24Z

Ravaged by civil war, how a national park was restored in Mozambique

Gorongosa National Park was decimated after the war that ended in 1992. But it is a successful conservation story today.

2024-07-02T09:53:51Z

Rishi Sunak accuses Reform of using 'bots' to flood social media

The Prime Minister said Nigel Farage 's party had 'serious questions to answer' as the Government's disinformation unit was revealed to have opened an investigation.

2024-07-02T10:19:44Z

9 Chinese illegal workers arrested in Manila Bay

MANILA, Philippines — Nine Chinese nationals suspected of illegally working in vessels on Manila Bay were arrested over the weekend in Parañaque City, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI). In a statement on Monday, the BI said the Chinese men were caught illegally disembarking from three motorboats along the bay’s shoreline at the Parañaque Fishport in Barangay Dongalo around 4:30 p.m. on June 29. The arrested individuals whose ages...

2024-07-01T21:11:46Z

Drug gang turf war dumps dozens of bodies in Mexico truck

Probers say the clash was between the powerful Sinaloa cartel and another gang identified as ‘Chiapas and Guatemala’.

2024-07-02T09:05:55Z

Baby pygmy goats stolen from farm

Poppy, Primrose, and Jasmine are thought to have been stolen from Honeycomb Farm in Hailsham.

2024-07-02T11:12:17Z

Dela Rosa to Castro who said he’s avoiding probe: I don’t answer to a brat

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Tuesday rebutted accusations that he is hiding behind inter-parliamentary courtesy to avoid a House inquiry on extrajudicial killings. Dela Rosa was the Philippine National Police chief when the bloody war on drugs dubbed as “tokhang” started during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. The accusation came after House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro issued a statement...

2024-07-02T04:18:42Z

AFP needs to modernize radar and surveillance systems first, Brawner says

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) should update first its radar systems and surveillance systems under the Horizon 3 phase of the modernization program, AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said Tuesday. “Dito naman sa Horizon 3, ngayon po dahil doon sa...Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept, kailangan talaga na i-project natin iyong defenses natin,” he said in an interview on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon’s pre-SONA special. (Under...

2024-07-02T11:09:49Z

3 Chinese men nabbed in Angeles City yield P3.4M shabu

ANGELES CITY — Three Chinese men arrested Monday by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) yielded some P3,400,00 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in a sting operation in Balibago village in this city. The PDEA Region 3 report on Tuesday, July 2, said the buy-bust occurred at 10:50 p.m. at the Shanghai Building along MacArthur Highway, PDEA identified the arrested as Bin Da, 23; Hei Xiao; and Gua Xiao, 20. READ: 3 Chinese yield shabu ‘worth’...

2024-07-02T02:48:26Z

27 crushed to death in stampede at Hindu religious gathering

27 worshippers were confirmed dead and 7 injured after being crushed to death in a stampede in northern India. The tragedy happened at a Hindu religious gathering, there are now fears the toll could rise according to government medics.

2024-07-02T13:16:41Z

BBC presenter David Aaronovitch tweets 'I'd have Trump murdered'

BBC radio presenter David Aaronovitch sparked anger after saying that US President Joe Biden should have Donald Trump 'murdered'.

2024-07-02T13:05:30Z

Angara’s appointment as DepEd chief lauded

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) expressed optimism that the experiences of the incoming Department of Education Secretary (DepEd), Sen. Sonny Angara, will enhance the government’s ability to effectively address the learning crisis in the country. in a statement, the education reform advocacy group also commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “swift” decision to name a new education leader. “We welcome...

2024-07-02T05:18:47Z

Tear gas, stones and flames as Kenya protesters say 'Ruto must go!'

By Jefferson Kahinju and Dicksy O'Biero NAIROBI/MOMBASA (Reuters) -Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya on Tuesday in the most widespread unrest since at least two dozen protesters died in clashes a week ago. The nationwide demonstrations signalled that President William Ruto had failed to appease a spontaneous youth

2024-07-02T12:40:05Z

Protest after Pakistan Christian given blasphemy death sentence

Pakistan minority rights campaigners protested Tuesday after a Christian man was sentenced to death for sharing an allegedly blasphemous TikTok post. "Day by day, Pakistan is becoming a country where minorities aren't safe anymore," said Christian pastor Ghazala Shafiq.

2024-07-02T13:05:36Z

Man who beheaded grandmother and left head near creek branded 'coward' by family

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: Luis Gustavo Aroyo-Lopez, 24, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and decapitation of his 64-year-old grandmother, Elvia Lopez-Aroyo

2024-07-02T11:39:25Z

Countries that still have the death penalty

The death penalty, or capital punishment, is the state-enacted execution of a person as punishment for a capital crime. Historically, this form of punishment was used in almost every part of the world. But as we evolve in our ethics and recognize the flaws in our justice systems, more and more nations have abolished state executions and reformed their legal systems. However, out of almost 200 countries on Earth, 54 still enforce the death penalty. Click on to discover the countries where the state can still kill you for your crimes.

2024-05-06T08:11:46Z

UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to Libya and Uganda, after a surge in arrivals in those countries of people fleeing the 14-month-old Sudanese civil war. Sudan is already the world's worst displacement crisis with some 12 million forced to flee their homes and more than 2 million displaced across borders. The latest

2024-07-02T11:40:00Z

5 pass chemical engineers special professional licensure exam

Five test takers passed the chemical engineers special professional licensure examination given in June, the Professional Regulation Commission said. In a statement, the PRC said five out of 19 passed the exam given by the Board of Chemical Engineering in test centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Doha, Qatar. They are: 1 LOBIDO, SHAIRA DABLO 2 MONTENEGRO, BRYANT JOSH BASA 3 TORRES, MARK CEAZAR DE RUEDA 4 VALENCIA, RICHIE...

2024-07-02T10:09:38Z

Saudi Arabia to host the first-ever International Conjoined Twins Conference on 24-25 November 2024: KSrelief

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations has announced that 24 November 2024 will be 'World Conjoined Twins Day' and will be observed each year, to emphasize the need to address the condition of conjoined twins, advocate for their treatment and care, and promote their well-being and social inclusion. Since its inception in 1990, The Saudi Conjoined Twins Programme has become a leader in the field of conjoined twin...

2024-07-02T08:22:17Z