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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 25) — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to give cash gift to Filipinos reaching the ages of 80 and 90.
MARIKINA 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo on Monday pushed for the creation of a special oversight committee, in a bid to increase transparency in government agencies' use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs).
GMA Integrated News introduced its AI sportscasters at the opening of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 on Sunday, September 24, to a not-so welcoming public.
COTABATO CITY — Soldiers shot dead a member of the Dawlah Islamiya and wounded three others in an encounter in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend.
BENGALURU, India — The creator of "Humans of New York" has slammed an Indian version of the blog for suing a rival, accusing it of unreasonably monetizing the stories of its subjects.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will take appropriate measures to remove a barrier installed by the China Coast Guard at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) and protect the livelihood of Filipino fishers, government agencies said Monday.
VIJAYAWADA: Ayodhya Jayasurya (23), a native of Penamaluru in Krishna district, died in a road accident at Cebu in Philippines on Sunday night. The incident came to light when Jayasurya's father, Dr Satyanarayana, approached Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) for assistance in bringing home the mortal remains of his son. Dr Satyanarayana told TOI that Jayasurya completed his schooling in Vijayawada, and intermediate in Guntur. He got admission at UV Gullas College of Medicine in Cebu (Philippines) in 2019. Due to Covid-19, he returned home in 2020 and attended online classes apart from working in a private hospital in Vijayawada for two years as an assistant to a doctor. In August 2022, Jayasurya went back to Philippines and continued his studies. He was pursuing his fourth year and scheduled to sit for his examinations in October - November. "My son said he would be coming home after his exams. He was waiting for the exam schedule to be released to book a flight ticket. On Sunday night, I received a phone call from Jayasurya's roommate Viswanath who informed me about the tragedy," he said. Satyanarayana said Viswanath is making all efforts to repatriate the mortal remains of Jayasurya and is taking up the matter with the Indian embassy for completion of local formalities. The family wants to perform the final rituals as per their tradition in their hometown.
Vijayawada: Ayodhya Jayasurya (23), a native of Penamaluru in Krishna district, died in a road accident at Cebu in Philippines on Sunday night. The incident came to light when Jayasurya’s father, Dr Satyanarayana, approached Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) for assistance in bringing home the mortal remains of his son. Dr Satyanarayana told TOI that Jayasurya completed his schooling in Vijayawada, and intermediate in Guntur. He got admission at UV Gullas College of Medicine in Cebu (Philippines) in 2019. Due to Covid-19, he returned home in 2020 and attended online classes apart from working in a private hospital in Vijayawada for two years as an assistant to a doctor. In August 2022, Jayasurya went back to Philippines and continued his studies. He was pursuing his fourth year and scheduled to sit for his examinations in October – November. “My son said he would be coming home after his exams. He was waiting for the exam schedule to be released to book a flight ticket. On Sunday night, I received a phone call from Jayasurya’s roommate Viswanath who informed me about the tragedy,” he said. Satyanarayana said Viswanath is making all efforts to repatriate the mortal remains of Jayasurya and is taking up the matter with the Indian embassy for completion of local formalities. The family wants to perform the final rituals as per their tradition in their hometown.