DMW confirms M/V Tutor sinking
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) yesterday confirmed the sinking of the missile-hit M/V Tutor but still refused to declare the missing Filipino crew member as “dead.”
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Lawyers: DOJ no help in drug war death trial
MANILA, Philippines — The homicide conviction of four policemen for a 2016 drug war killing was secured without the help of the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in the National Capital Region.
Malabon, Navotas brace for heavy flooding after floodgate damage
MANILA, Philippines — The city governments of Malabon and Navotas are preparing for possible heavy flooding after a floodgate of the Malabon-Navotas River was damaged.
DENR: More than 100 areas face flooding, landslides
MANILA, Philippines — More than 100 areas nationwide are threatened by flooding and landslides amid the announcement of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) that the country is expected to transition to a weak La Niña in August.
Freezing of Porac POGO assets ordered
MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has ordered the freezing and preservation of assets of the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Porac, Pampanga, that was recently raided by police.
PAOCC orders deportation of 156 foreign nationals linked to Porac POGO
MANILA, Philippines — At least 156 foreign nationals who worked at the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Porac, Pampanga have been ordered deported by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
Filinvest Development tops off first hotel in its new 'Grafik' brand
Filinvest Development Corporation [FDC 5.40, down 1.6%; 0% avgVol] [link] said that its subsidiary, Filinvest Hospitality Corp. (FHC), topped-off its newest hotel in Camp John Hay called Grafik Hotel Collection Baguio. The 256-room project cost P2.7 billion to complete and will begin commercial operations in Q1/25. This hotel is the first under FHC’s Grafik brand and the seventh FHC’s overall hospitality portfolio. FHC has two other brands (Crimson and Quest) that each have three hotels.
Body of missing seaman needs to be found – DMW
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) yesterday said it wants to first see the body of the missing Filipino crewman of M/V Tutor which was attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea last week, before making any conclusion.