Author: News Desk

Wala pang natatanggap na anumang report ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) kung may mga mangingisdang naaresto kasunod ng deklarasyon ng unila­teral fishing ban ng China sa West Philippine Sea. Sa Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas sa QC, sinabi ni BFAR Spokesperson Nazario Briguera na kung mayroon mang mangi­ngisda ang maha-harass o maaresto ng China ay ituturing itong panibagong pag-uudyok at paglabag ng China sa international law, partikular ang United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Anya, patuloy na mangi­ngisda ang Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea dahil parte ito ng exclusive economic zone ng bansa. Hindi…

Pawang mga “authentic” o tunay ang nasa 18 Chinese military uniforms na nakumpiska sa ngayon ng raiding teams sa patuloy na paghahalughog sa Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub sa Porac, Pampanga. Ito ang sinabi ni Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz kung saan sinabi nito na bineberipika nila kung ilang tao ang posibleng nagmamay-ari nito. Kinumpirma din ng PAOCC na “authentic” ang mga uniporme na may inisyal na “P.L.A.” o People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sa butones. Gayunman, ang mga nasa PLA uniforms ay mga outdated o luma na at maituturing na collector’s item. Ang PLA ay armed…

Tiniyak ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na tuloy lamang sila sa kanilang tungkulin sa kabila ng banta ng China na sisimulan na ngayon ang paghuli sa mga “trespassers” sa South China Sea at ilang lugar sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay AFP Public Affairs Office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad, tuluy-tuloy lang sila sa kanilang maritime patrol sa lugar na sakop ng Pilipinas. Mananatiling matatag ang kanilang puwersa sa pagtatanggol at pagbibigay-proteksiyon sa karapatan ng bansa gayundin ang kaligtasan ng kanilang mga tauhan sa WPS. Sinabi ni Trinidad na ang anti-trespassing policy ng China na magsisimula ngayon ay pagbalewala…

Dahil sa dumaraming banta o external threats dulot ng lumalalang geopolitical tension sa Indo-Pacific, pinaghahanda ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang Pilipinas. Ito ang sinabi ng Pangulo sa kanyang talumpati sa 5th Infantry Division ng Philippine Army sa Camp Melchor dela Cruz sa Gamu, Isabela. Ayon sa Presidente, nakakabahala na ng husto ang banta sa seguridad, dahil hindi naman maikakaila na malapit ang Pilipinas sa Taiwan kung kaya hindi ito maaaring pag-interesan ng China. Kaya mahalaga aniya na maging handa ang pwersa lalo na sa parte ng norte ng Pilipinas. “And that is why — the external threat now has…

Isa sa mga barkong pandigma na lumubog noong World War II ang nadiskubre sa Dasol Bay, Pangasinan. Nabatid na nadiskubre ang lumubog na USS Harder (SS-257) ng The Lost 52 Project, ang organisasyon na kasaluku­yang may ­misyon na ha­napin at alalahanin ang 52 US submarines na nawala noong Ikalawang Pandaigdigang Digmaan. Sinasabing ang ­Harder ang may pinakama­raming napalubog na enemy warship. Kinumpirma ng Naval History and Heritage Command ang nadiskubreng wreck site. Napag-alaman na sa pinakahuli nitong misyon, nakaharap ng Harder at ng dalawa pang ibang submarine ang Japanese escort vessels sa Dasol Bay sa Pangasinan noong August 1944. Nakompleto…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Harald V of Norway on his country’s National Day. HM King Hamad wished HM King Harald V abundant health and happiness, as well as further progress and prosperity to the friendly Norwegian people.

Manama : Incumbent Bahrain Table Tennis Association (BTTA) Chairperson Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa has been reelected uncontested for a new term. Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz expressed her gratitude for the trust bestowed upon her by BTTA General Assembly. 7 out of the 13 candidates who ran for the election, won BTTA board membership. The winners expressed their thanks and appreciation to BTTA General Assembly, pledging to work hand to hand with the Chairperson in order to serve table tennis in Bahrain.

Manama :  The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) participated in the 6th Smart Cities Summit 2023. The event was held under the patronage of he Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak on May 16 – 17 May 2023 at the Gulf Convention Centre – Gulf Hotel. iGA participated in the panel discussion and the concurrent exhibition organized alongside with summit with participation of local and international entities. During the opening ceremony, iGA Chief Executive Mohamed Ali Al Qaed, iGA received the Smart Cities 2023 Award – Smart Citizens Engagement category for Tawasul app. The app…

Manama :The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned the storming and ransacking of the Jordanian Embassy and the residence of the head of the military office at the Kuwaiti embassy in Khartoum. In a statement today, the Foreign Ministry denounced the criminal acts which violate the international laws and covenants, particularly the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961. It voiced Bahrain’s solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Kuwait, backing all measures they undertake to to secure their diplomatic missions, evacuate their compatriots. It called for an end to violence and vandalism in the Republic of…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today sent a cable of congratulations to the King of the Kingdom of Norway, HM King Harald V, on Norway’s Constitution Day. His Royal Highness sent a similar cable to the Prime Minister of Norway, HE Jonas Gahr Støre.