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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

Man dies after car enters water at Buncrana pier

Emergency services were alerted at 07:30 local time on Sunday and the body of a man in his 80s was recovered from the car.

2024-05-19T17:25:10Z

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

Brit scoops £3.9 million National Lottery jackpot in Saturday's draw

The winning ticket-holder matched all six main numbers and netted the total sum of £3,967,428. No players managed to match five numbers and the bonus ball to collect £1 million.

2024-05-19T07:41:51Z

Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force

KYIV, Ukraine — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country. It also provides incentives to soldiers, such as cash bonuses or money toward buying a house...

2024-05-19T04:15:27Z

Police issue warning of 'man in car stopping pupils'

Police have received "numerous reports" of a man in a black car stopping pupils in Trowbridge.

2024-05-19T12:54:22Z

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

Marcos orders probe of embassy 'wiretap'

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over the weekend said he has ordered the investigation on the alleged wiretapping of a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines official by the Chinese Embassy in Manila. "We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is, there have been mentions of a tape that confirms that there was this agreement," Marcos said after attending a ceremony to mark an alliance between his Partido Federal ng Pilipinas...

2024-05-19T16:14:49Z

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

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

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

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

Cacdac, military officers to face CA

THE Commission on Appointments (CA) will hold on Tuesday separate confirmation hearings for Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and 33 top military officers. Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Johnny Pimentel, an assistant minority leader of the commission, said that Cacdac will be vetted by the CA's Committee on Labor, Employment, Social Welfare and Migrant Workers chaired by Negros Occidental 6th District Rep. Mercedes Alvarez. President...

2024-05-19T16:14:49Z

DRC army says it stopped attempted coup involving US citizens

By Ange Kasongo and Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) -The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman for the Central African country's army told Reuters. Gunfire rang out around 4 a.m. in the capital Kinshasa, a Reuters reporter said. Armed men attacked the presidency in

2024-05-19T16:21:36Z

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

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

Tolentino: Chinese Embassy, ex-WESCOM chief invited to Senate probe into alleged wiretapping

Both the Chinese Embassy and Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos have been invited to attend the Senate investigation into the alleged recording of a supposed “new model” deal with China, Senator Francis Tolentino said Sunday. Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, the lawmaker said that a “polite invitation,” not a subpoena, was sent to the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, as well as the Consul General of China. Tolentino said the Chinese Embassy in...

2024-05-19T09:00:14Z

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

Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'

TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and abroad after a wave of arrests that included journalists, activists and lawyers. The European Union, France and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern at the arrests and at a police raid on the headquarters of the bar association this

2024-05-19T17:51:48Z

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

Finland to present plan to push back migrants on Russian border

By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday, a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments. Finland shut its border with Russia last year to stop a growing number of arrivals from countries including

2024-05-19T13:15:46Z

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

US troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country's ruling junta will complete their withdrawal by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials said Sunday. The timeline was the product of four days of talks between the countries' defense officials in the capital city of Niamey, according to a joint statement. Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military...

2024-05-19T16:44:34Z

'Vulnerable' families to be sent £10 food vouchers

About 13,000 children and young people in Peterborough City Council's area are said to be eligible.

2024-05-19T07:53:36Z

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

Teenager receives unordered online purchase after losing national ID

After losing her national ID earlier in the week, 17-year-old Naga, Camarines Sur woman "Avril" suddenly received an unordered online purchase - a parcel of clothes worth P370. In GMA Regional TV Balitang Bicolandia Jessica Calinog's Saturday report, Avril suspected that scammers obtained her personal details through her lost National ID. The teen lost her wallet containing her national ID when she got off a jeep. “Pag may parcel po ako,...

2024-05-19T08:09:27Z

Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kill at least 11

By Max Hunder KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia struck a busy lakeside resort on the edge of Ukraine's second largest city on Sunday and also attacked villages in the surrounding region, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores. The missile strikes were the latest in what have been constant Russian attacks in recent weeks on the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, where Russian troops

2024-05-19T17:31:29Z

23 Filipino crewmen safe after Houthi rebel attack–DMW

MANILA, Philippines — All 23 Filipino crewmen onboard a vessel attacked by Houthi rebels on Saturday are “safe and unharmed,” the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said in a statement on Sunday. READ: DFA: PH won’t abandon 17 sailors held by Houthi rebels “Their vessel which sustained slight damage was sailing close to the Yemeni port city of Hodeida when it was attacked. The vessel is continuing on its journey to its next port of call,” the...

2024-05-19T05:00:37Z

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

Hontiveros: PH may be forced to sue China due to new rule vs trespassers

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may be forced to sue China if it pushes through with its new rule of detaining foreigners deemed “illegally crossing” its borders without trial, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. “Should Beijing dare push through with this illegitimate regulation, the Philippines’ hand may be forced to sue them again in the Hague Tribunal,” the senator said in a statement on Saturday. READ: China Coast Guard: We can detain...

2024-05-19T04:45:30Z

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

SPD’s most wanted fugitive falls

MANILA, Philippines — A man tagged as the Southern Police District (SPD)’s most wanted fugitive was arrested in Parañaque on Friday night. In a report, the SPD said the suspect, identified only as Love Singh, was arrested in Barangay Sun Valley at around 9:30 p.m. Singh was arrested on the strength of a warrant issued by Judge Ma. Christina de Pio Lim of Parañaque Regional Trial Court Branch 296 for murder. She refused to grant bail. The suspect...

2024-05-19T16:44:41Z

US forces lose strategic African position in Niger

With the US troop withdrawal from military-led Niger underway and due to be over by September 15, Washington is preparing to abandon its strategic position in the Sahel where Russia and Iran are gaining ground. - Russian and Iranian advance - Niger demanded the US troop pull-out after Washington expressed concern about "potential Nigerien relations with Russia and Iran".

2024-05-19T12:53:16Z

HEADLINES: Chinese ships swarm Julian Felipe Reef | May 20, 2024

Good day. Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Monday, May 20, 2024. Today's podcast is brought to you by Wilcon Depot, the Philippines' leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer -- your trusted building partner. READ: Chinese ships swarm Julian Felipe Reef CHINA is poised to take effective control of Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, a large boomerang-shaped shallow coral reef that is within the Philippines' exclusive...

2024-05-19T17:43:42Z

Search and rescue efforts underway for Iran's president Raisi

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi is involved in helicopter crash as frantic rescue missions is launched - just hours after posing for pictures with Azerbaijan's President Aliyev.

2024-05-19T16:05:33Z

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

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

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

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

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Two people were killed and five others were missing after a suspected collision involving a small motor boat and a cruise ship on the Danube River north of Budapest late on Saturday, Hungarian police said. The body of an adult man was found near the site, while that of a woman was recovered further downstream and disaster response units were still searching for the five

2024-05-19T13:45:30Z

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

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

2 cops allegedly serving as bodyguards of Chinese nat’l arrested after fight in posh subdivision

Two policemen supposedly deployed to Zamboanga who were instead serving as bodyguards to a Chinese national were arrested after an altercation inside an exclusive subdivision in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. According to police, the two suspects were members of the Philippine National Police- Special Action Force ( PNP-SAF) who admitted they were working as personal bodyguards of a Chinese national residing in a subdivision in the Ayala Alabang...

2024-05-19T13:01:04Z

Cyclist dies after 'coming off bike' - police

Police believe the man, in his 50s, died when he came off his bike on a road in Winscales.

2024-05-19T16:40:03Z

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

Palace declares special holidays

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has declared May 21 a special non-working day in Malabon City for the commemoration of its 425th founding anniversary. It also declared May 30 a special non-working day in Escalante City, Negros Occidental for the celebration of the Manlambus Festival. The declaration of special holidays in the cities of Malabon and Escalante were specified in Proclamations 548 and 549, both signed by Executive Secretary Lucas...

2024-05-19T16:44:40Z

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

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

Kadiwa stores in NCR sell rice at P29/kilo

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is selling rice at P29 per kilo in five Kadiwa stores in Metro Manila, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced Sunday. These Kadiwa stores are ADC Building of the Department of Agriculture - Central Office in Quezon City; Kadiwa Center inside the Bureau of Plant Industry in Malate, Manila; Kadiwa Store along Llano Road in Barangay 167, Caloocan City; Kadiwa Store in AMVA Housing, La Mesa Street...

2024-05-19T09:00:23Z

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

Notes on the beat: Has ADB done enough to solve global problems?

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly six decades ago, about 100,000 civilians and military personnel perished as the Vietnam War escalated, the human spaceflight program Project Gemini was completed and the world witnessed the birth of the automated teller machine. Now, the longstanding Israel-Palestine conflict has worsened, climate change has pushed the global emergency button, while computers and robots are feared to soon replace humankind. From 1966...

2024-05-19T16:44:39Z