COTABATO CITY – Acting on tips from concerned citizens, the Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat police confiscated P385,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes during law enforcement operations on Friday, October 16. Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, director of Police Regional Office (PRO-12), said personnel from Palimbang municipal police station discovered the cigarette boxes stacked and partially covered with a

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — The state weather bureau has warned residents of southern Bukidnon of moderate to heavy rains, particularly in the afternoon and evening. Speaking to the Inquirer on Saturday, October 17, Catherine Asunto, weather specialist at the Mindanao Regional Services Division of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, said the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

Hong Kong authorities have ordered all lift contractors to review the design and construction of landing doors installed over the past 10 years, after a government investigation found missing fire-safety components in lifts in at least 78 private buildings and two public estates. The director of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department issued the order in a letter after inspections into lift contractor Taizoom Elevator revealed “serious deficiencies”. The company is under intense...

Hong Kong authorities have ordered all lift contractors to review the design and construction of landing doors installed over the past 10 years, after a government investigation found missing fire-safety components in lifts in at least 78 private buildings and two public estates. The director of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department issued the order in a letter after inspections into lift contractor Taizoom Elevator revealed “serious deficiencies”. The company is under intense...

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A dawn response to a residential fire in Barangay Batangan here on Friday, October 16, led to the discovery and confiscation of 45 cartons of contraband “Commando Red Label” cigarettes valued at an estimated P1.1 million. Firefighters responded to a distress call at around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, regarding

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was detained on his way to a protest called to demand the resignation of India’s top election official.

Various government agencies, transportation hubs and cemeteries are preparing for the influx of visitors during the commemoration of All Saints" Day and All Souls" Day, collectively known as Undas.

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — A rare, threatened amphibian known as the Mindanao caecilian (Ichthyophis mindanaoensis) has been recorded at a biodiversity monitoring site in Mount Apo Natural Park in Cotabato province, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The DENR in Region 12 said the species was identified by Marisol Pedregosa,

By the time the Long March reached its conclusion, the Central Red Army had been reduced to a mere fraction of its original strength. Yet, this resilient remnant would go on to shape the course of modern Chinese history. How had they survived against such impossible odds?