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Tesda accredits IFSU weaving center to conduct assessment in Luzon

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has officially accredited the Ifugao State University (IFSU) Competency Assessment Center for Handloom Weaving (Upright) with National Competency 2 (NC2). IFSU information officer Faith Belingon Napudo said this achievement makes the center which promotes traditional craftsmanship the first authorized facility to conduct weaving assessments in the entire Cordillera Administrative...

2024-06-30T16:34:02Z

SINAG questions why rice prices have not yet declined

Farmers group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) over the weekend questioned why rice prices have yet to decline despite the government ordering the modification of import duty rates. According to SINAG President Rosendo So, their monitoring showed that prices of well-milled rice range from P43 to P44 per kilogram, while regular milled rice was priced at P42 per kilogram. “Ang tinataka natin, ‘yung retail price bakit hindi bumababa pa...

2024-06-30T15:06:37Z

UK Reform leader Farage positive after 'tough' few days

LONDON (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, said his party was doing better than expected after a "tough" few days, as he addressed supporters at a rally with days to go before the country votes on July 4. Farage, one of the country's most recognisable and divisive politicians, has been a thorn in the side for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative party as

2024-06-30T14:01:26Z

Vice President Sara rejects tag as opposition leader

Duterte not running for senator DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte disagreed with claims that she is now the leader of the opposition against the Marcos administration. Her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, meanwhile said he would not run for a Senate seat in the May 2025 midterm elections, contrary to Sara’s June 25 announcement. “Based on my work, my character and my principles, I don’t act for the benefit of the...

2024-06-30T16:38:32Z

Search for Jay Slater in Tenerife called off by Spanish police

Spanish police have called off the search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife, according to reports. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the holiday island on June 17.

2024-06-30T13:16:54Z

Cops banned from moonlighting

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday prohibited members of the police force from moonlighting for private individuals. The ban was contained in the latest directive of PNP chief Rommel Francisco Marbil. "Our duty is to ensure the safety of our citizens. Police must be available at all times to address the needs and concerns of the public," Marbil said. Banning moonlighting reinforces the PNP's "commitment to quick and efficient...

2024-06-30T16:29:03Z

Four dead, two missing after Swiss landslide, police say

Four people died and two were missing in Switzerland on Sunday after violent thunderstorms and melting snow caused flooding and landslides in two southern cantons, police said. Three of the victims were killed early on Sunday in a landslide in the remote Maggia valley, in the Italian-speaking Alpine canton of Ticino, police said in a statement. The...

2024-06-30T12:42:15Z

Statement from Bea Alonzo's legal counsel Atty. Joey Garcia

The timing of Mr. Delos Reyes’ filing of the labor case is highly suspect. Since he was made a witness to one of the respondents among the criminal cases we filed not to mention him being a lover as admitted, then the intent behind said filing & the timeliness of such filing are too obvious not to be noticed. His acknowledgment of being involved as a lover clearly magnifies his bias and undermines his credibility which yet again puts into...

2024-06-30T13:07:56Z

Basic education

HE said that he would have a Secretary of Education at the end of last week, but President Bongbong Marcos has admitted that selecting one is more difficult than he had earlier thought. He has asked for more time to make a choice. At the commencement of his administration, he did not have to wait at all since the vice president, Inday Sara Duterte, volunteered for the post and by express provision of the Constitution, no confirmation by the...

2024-06-30T16:20:32Z

Navotas holds job fair on 17th anniversary

IN celebration of the 17th anniversary of Navotas, the city government spearheaded several activities, including a job fair, giving support to small businesses, and distributing relief goods to those affected by calamities, Mayor John Rey Tiangco said on Sunday. Organized by the City Public Employment Service Office (PESO), the mega job fair featured 50 partner-companies that offered over 6,000 job opportunities across various industries. More...

2024-06-30T16:14:19Z

Duterte knows where Quiboloy is, but won’t tell

MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte said he knows where his friend Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy is hiding, but would not say where. “If the question is, ‘Where is pastor?’ I know where, but it’s a secret,” Duterte told reporters yesterday in Tacloban city. Duterte, administrator of KOJC properties, said Quiboloy, who has standing arrest warrants for sexual and child abuse and human trafficking cases,...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

Light aircraft crash lands at airfield

Firefighters and ambulance crews went to the crash, which happened on Saturday at Beccles.

2024-06-30T15:03:59Z

PM insists UK better place to live now than in 2010

The PM says Coivd and the Ukraine war made things "difficult" but the UK was "on the right track".

2024-06-30T11:33:25Z

Teves can be extradited by end of July, says DOJ

MANILA, Philippines — Former lawmaker turned murder suspect Arnolfo Teves Jr. could be brought back to the Philippines by July to finally face the multiple murder charges filed against him here, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Saturday. In a news forum in Quezon City, Mico Clavano, spokesperson for the DOJ, said they expected a favorable decision even if Teves’ camp appealed the Timor-Leste Court of Appeals’ decision granting the...

2024-06-30T06:03:52Z

Video shows US police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground

Police in New York state, where the incident occurred, say the teenage boy was carrying a replica gun.

2024-06-30T15:26:20Z

Hunt for 'Al Capone' prison cell tax evader

Nigel Harker, from Hartlepool, who admitted to tax evasion, walks out of court before sentencing.

2024-06-30T13:48:43Z

Hungary’s Orban moves to form new EU parliament group

VIENNA — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday announced he wanted to form a new EU parliament alliance, together with Austria’s far-right party and the Czech centrist group of ex-premier Andrej Babis. “We take on the responsibility to launch this new platform and new faction. I want to make it clear that this is our goal,” the nationalist premier told reporters at a joint press conference with Austria’s Freedom Party (FPOe) leader...

2024-06-30T09:50:53Z

43 Negros Occidental barangays declared rebel-free

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Forty-three more barangays in Negros Occidental have been declared free from the presence of communists insurgents, according to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Each rebel-free barangay is proposed to receive P10 million worth of infrastructure projects as part of the support to barangay development program (SBDP) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Lacson said. The proposed budget for infrastructure...

2024-06-30T16:38:24Z

Powerball winning numbers for June 29 drawing: Jackpot rises to $125 million

Powerball players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the June 29 drawing.

2024-06-30T01:01:39Z

Senate studying inclusion of Bagong Pilipinas hymn in flag ceremony

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate secretariat is still studying the inclusion of the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge in the upper chamber’s flag ceremony, Senate President Francis Escudero said on Sunday. He made the remark after the House of Representatives issued a memorandum enjoining all in the lower chamber to recite the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge during their flag ceremony. “I personally see no problem including it in the...

2024-06-30T07:41:18Z

Kanlaon remains under alert Level 2

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the recent elevated gas emission, Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental remains under alert Level 2, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol yesterday said state seismologists could not yet increase the alert level as they were still monitoring the volcano’s activity. “Sometimes it is high, sometimes it is low,” Bacolcol said, referring to Kanlaon’s gas...

2024-06-30T16:38:23Z

Thousands protest transphobia for Pride March in French capital

PARIS — The Paris Pride March for LGBTQ rights saw an “exceptional” turnout in the French capital on Saturday, according to the Inter-LGBT group, as tens of thousands protested for the fight against transphobia, this year’s theme. Organisers claimed 110,000 people were present while police put the figure at 85,000. The mostly young crowd gathered from midday at the working-class district of Porte de la Villette, chanting slogans such as “vote...

2024-06-30T03:19:48Z

Tories call for probe into claims of Russian election interference

Oliver Dowden , the Deputy Prime Minister, has responded to claims that five co-ordinated Facebook pages have been spouting Kremlin talking points.

2024-06-30T07:56:19Z

Two more delegations added in Palaro

CEBU CITY — The Department of Education announced Friday that the National Academy for Sports and Philippine schools from overseas will be joining the Palarong Pambansa 2024, adding two new official delegations to the event. Adolf Aguilar, assistant superintendent for the Cebu City Division, said that with these additions, the total number of participating delegations will rise to 19. Originally, only the 17 regions of the country were...

2024-06-30T16:27:37Z

Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on Saturday, the head of the local state emergency management agency said. Borno is at the centre of a 15-year Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

2024-06-30T18:18:09Z

Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign

PARIS (Reuters) -France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) riding high in opinion polls ahead of the first round of snap parliamentary elections on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called the election after his centrist Together alliance was trounced by the RN in European elections.

2024-06-30T08:01:42Z

Damage to new-build homes was 'sectarian hate crime'

Two new-build properties were damaged in an overnight attack in Antrim, police say.

2024-06-30T13:04:11Z

Zelenskyy appeals to West to relax targeting limits for Ukraine as glide bombs hammer front line

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Drone footage from Ukraine’s military released Sunday has shown what appears to be bodies in a civilian area in the embattled eastern town of Toretsk, which has come under heavy Russian bombardment in recent days. The attacks in the war-torn Donetsk region have prompted a scaled-up evacuation effort by Ukrainian rescue services. Local officials said that powerful Russian glide bombs have also been used in the town,...

2024-06-30T08:58:33Z

Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Kamel Hamdan CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several homes, residents said. Israeli tanks, which moved back into Shejaia four days ago, fired shells towards several houses,

2024-06-30T17:08:19Z

British teacher, 30, jailed abroad reveals 'inhumane' living standards

British teacher - Jamie Morton, 30, - who was behind bars in a Thai prison for five months has spoken out about the 'inhumane' conditions of his cramped cell with 180 convicts.

2024-06-30T10:11:51Z

More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them onto jeep

Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced onto the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.

2024-06-30T18:05:27Z

DBM orders catch-up plans for underspending agencies

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has ordered state agencies with low spending rates to come up with their catch-up plans and address bottlenecks in their utilization. In her latest circular letter, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman told all government agencies and bureaus to submit a status report of their 2024 budget and financial accountability report. As such, all agencies were ordered to submit their...

2024-06-30T16:38:33Z

Taliban govt. representatives meet UN, Afghanistan envoys in Doha

Representatives of Afghanistan's Taliban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special envoys to the Central Asian country for the first time, a UN spokesperson said. "Preparatory discussions have begun with the UN meeting separately with many of the special envoys in attendance and with the Taliban representatives," the UN spokesperson, who asked not to be named, told AFP. UN officials and...

2024-06-30T15:26:42Z

Immigration not a big issue in Wales, say Reform

Nigel Farage's party says immigration has been discussed more on the doorstep in England than Wales.

2024-06-30T16:49:33Z

San Juan City Mayor takes stand vs rowdy revelers during Wattah Wattah Festival

San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Friday accompanied a Lalamove rider in filing a complaint against a reveler who allegedly drenched the rider, his mobile phone, and the documents he was carrying during the Wattah Wattah Festival last June 24. In his complaint, Eustaquio Rapal said he was performing his duties as a Lalamove rider when he encountered the rowdy reveler. Zamora assured the public that the city government would provide all...

2024-06-30T10:26:40Z

High turnout as France votes in election that could usher in far right

By Layli Foroudi and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -French voters flocked to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union. President Emmanuel Macron stunned the country when he called the vote after his centrist alliance was

2024-06-30T17:58:34Z

Ukraine, Russia say priests freed in prisoner exchange

KYIV — Ukraine and Russia said Saturday that priests were among the dozens of captured soldiers and civilians they had exchanged earlier this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests taken captive in Moscow-occupied Berdiansk were handed back to Ukraine thanks to the mediation of the Vatican. Meanwhile, Russia said a high-ranking Ukrainian Orthodox cleric was handed over to Moscow along with two...

2024-06-30T06:05:16Z

Putin's safety at risk?

ATESH, the Ukrainian resistance movement, has just made an important discovery. That discovery could boost the confidence of Zelensky's forces and even lead to a symbolic victory. On Thursday, Ukrainian resistance fighters reported on their Telegram account that they had discovered the anti-aircraft system protecting the Russian president's second house. The house (one of many that Putin owns in Russia) is in Sochi, the Black Sea resort. The...

2024-06-30T11:47:44Z

‘Begging Jesus’ statue installed at Baclaran Church

A sculpture depicting Jesus as a homeless beggar has been installed in the compound of the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, also known as Baclaran Church. The shrine hopes for the life-size image will encourage charity and “nurture devotion through a genuine concern for the most abandoned and the poor.” “May this […]

2024-06-30T07:56:24Z

WW1 soldiers laid to rest 110 years after deaths

Gunner Charles Lightfoot's granddaughter travelled to France for the military burial ceremony.

2024-06-30T10:03:06Z

Sunday Times newspaper backs opposition Labour Party in UK election

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Sunday Times newspaper endorsed the main opposition Labour Party on Sunday for the July 4 parliamentary election, saying in an editorial that the country needs a "radical reset" after 14 years of Conservative rule. The newspaper, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News UK, has backed the Conservatives at every election since 2005 but said on Sunday that the country could not

2024-06-30T08:25:32Z

Furious Scots slam post vote chaos as they fly out without voting

Furious holiday makers jetted off from Glasgow over the weekend having been robbed off the chance to have a say in Thursday's election amid the postal vote shambles.

2024-06-30T17:43:04Z

Malaysia opposes Philippines continental shelf claim

MANILA, Philippines — Malaysia has opposed the Philippine submission to a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental shelf, saying it is projected from the baselines of Sabah. In a note verbale to UN Secretary General António Guterres on June 27, Malaysia’s permanent mission to the United Nations said Malaysia has never recognized the Philippines’ claim to Sabah. Malaysia requested the UN Commission on the...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 856

As the war enters its 856th day, these are the main developments.

2024-06-30T07:25:28Z

Guided bomb attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills one, injures eight, officials say

(Reuters) - Russian forces attacked the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second- largest city, with a guided bomb, killing one person, injuring eight and setting ablaze buildings and vehicles, officials said. Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the bomb hit near the city centre, triggering a fire. He put the death toll at one, with an 8-month-old infant among the injured.

2024-06-30T18:03:24Z

One dead and five in York hospital after horror Tesla crash with double-decker bus

A passenger in a Tesla car has died and five other people have been taken to hospital after a crash with a double decker bus near York with police appealing for witnesses

2024-06-30T12:20:09Z

Exhibition to show life in Rohingya refugee camps

An outdoor photography exhibition showcasing photos of Rohingya will be placed across Jersey.

2024-06-30T11:33:32Z

North Korea calls South Korea, US and Japan 'Asian version of NATO'

By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday, saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed into "the Asian version of NATO". On Thursday, the three countries began large-scale joint military drills called "Freedom Edge"

2024-06-30T08:01:42Z

Dela Rosa’s refusal to attend drug war probe ‘a cowardly act’ – Castro

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s decision to skip the House of Representatives probe into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war is “a cowardly act” and “an attempt to evade accountability,” a lawmaker said on Sunday. ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said this after Dela Rosa, the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief during the Duterte administration, said he would only face the allegations against him and the...

2024-06-30T08:26:23Z

Mauritania's President Ghazouani extends lead in election

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has extended his lead in the West African nation's presidential election, provisional results showed on Sunday. Ghazouani - a 67-year-old former army chief of staff and defence minister who is widely expected to win the race in the first round - had 55.05% of the vote, according to results from more than 71% of polling stations

2024-06-30T10:56:53Z