SHARIFF AGUAK: A long-standing ‘rido’ (clan war) in Maguindanao del Sur ended Tuesday afternoon here after mediation initiatives by the Peace, Security, and Reconciliation Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PSRO-BARMM) and …
Day: August 28, 2024
PH launches 3-tranche US dollar bond offering
MANILA: The Philippines returned to the international bond market for the second time this year via a three-tranche US dollar-denominated bond offering.
“[It will be] benchmark size and it’s a multi-tranche USD issuance,” National Treasurer Sharon Al…
Zuckerberg claims US admin pressured Meta to censor Covid-19 content
ISTANBUL: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured the company to “censor” specific coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) content duri…
SC validating report of data breach
MANILA: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said it is validating social media reports of a major data breach in its system, days before a new rule to digitize proceedings requiring litigants in lower courts are required to submit digital copies of th…
Telegram CEO’s arrest sparks global concerns over free speech
ISTANBUL: In a stunning turn of events that has rattled the global tech industry, Europe turned out to be a perilous place for tech executives after the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, prominent tech figures said.
The arrest, which has …
House pushes for Phivolcs modernization
MANILA: A bill seeking to modernize the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives.
During the session on Wednesday, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 10730, o…
Wet Wednesday due to ‘habagat’; La Mesa Dam overflows
MANILA: The southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to bring rains across Luzon and the Visayas, causing La Mesa Dam to overflow, the weather bureau said Wednesday.
The water level at La Mesa Dam as of 5 a.m. reached 80.16 meters, breaching its spillin…
Gov’t work, classes in NCR suspended due to ‘habagat’
MANILA: Malacañang announced Wednesday the suspension of classes in public schools and work in government agencies within Metro Manila due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat”.
Government work and classes are suspended effective 7 a.m…
High-value target yields P1.3-M shabu in Cavite buy-bust
MANILA: Agents of the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG) have seized some PHP1.36 million worth of shabu from an alleged high-value target (HVT) during a sting operation in Cavite province.
In a statement Wednesday, PDEG chief B…