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Mekong Delta sees higher flood peak in 2024

The Mekong Delta is forecasted to see the levels of floodwaters this year higher as compared to the last year due to high tides and upstream floods. In the upstream province of Dong Thap, where the first floodwaters enter the delta from Cambodia, the…

Gov’t begins preparations for mandatory speed limiters in PUVs

Manila: Ranking transportation officials have started drafting the guidelines to enforce mandatory speed limiters in public utility vehicles (PUVs).

In a statement Friday, Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II s…

‘Ex-member’ of Quiboloy’s Angels of Death now in PNP custody

Manila: An alleged former member of the ‘Angels of Death’, the purported private armed group of detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, is now under police custody.

The person, under the custody of the Police Regional Office (…

PSA-Negros Occidental registers daycare kids for national ID

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is conducting national identification (ID) registration for daycare learners in seven areas in Negros Occidental from September to October this year.

In Bacolod, 54 children were registered in Barangay Punta…

Overseas Vietnamese in Russia raise fund for Typhoon Yagi victims

The Vietnamese community in Russia has raised over 2 billion VND (81,433 USD) to support people suffering damage due to Typhoon Yagi and consequent flooding in the home country during just one week after launching a donation campaign. Overseas Vietna…

PH conquers S. Africa in 8th round of Chess Olympiad

Manila: Grandmasters Julio Catalino Sadorra and John Paul Gomez beat their opponents to carry the Philippines to a 3-1 win over South Africa in the eighth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall in Budapest, Hungary.

Sadorra prevailed…