Photo courtesy of Bacolod Film Festival Facebook page Nine Bacolod filmmakers will each receive Php 100,000 to turn their short-film concepts into finished productions for the third Bacolod Film Festival, set from Nov. 27 to 29. The finalists will compete under this year’s theme, “Pag-angot: Celebrating Heritage, Shaping Our Future,” with their films expected to…
(Photo courtesy of Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region) Police operations across the Negros Island Region yielded more than P228 million worth of illegal drugs and smuggled cigarettes over a four-month period, regional police data showed Monday. From May 8 to Sept. 6, authorities conducted 792 anti-drug operations that led to the arrest of 1,039 individuals…
Residents remain in evacuation centers in Pangasinan as flooding continues to affect 137 barangays across the province. As of Tuesday, Sept. 8, authorities reported 906 displaced families, or 2,885 individuals, while water levels in major river systems have begun to recede. Photo courtesy of PNA. Nearly 3,000 residents remained in evacuation centers across Pangasinan on…
A viral video showing the aftermath of a road crash involving a passenger jeepney and two pedestrians has prompted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to summon the vehicle’s operator. One of the pedestrians was using a wheelchair when the incident happened, according to the LTFRB. The video showed a person on the…
Photo courtesy of PNP Manila-bound passenger was taken into custody at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport after security personnel discovered 30 rounds of live .45-caliber ammunition and a magazine inside his backpack, police said. The 59-year-old man was flagged during routine X-ray screening before boarding. Airport personnel then conducted a manual inspection, which confirmed the presence…
Photo courtesy of DA-11 Fruit growers in Davao are expanding their reach in the Visayas, with 20 metric tons of produce set for sale in Cebu City and Bohol under the government’s Kadiwa on Wheels program. The Department of Agriculture-Davao Region said Monday that the shipment would leave Davao on Sept. 8. Consumers in the…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Questions over undisclosed private funding received by Swedish member of the European Parliament Alice Teodorescu Mawe have prompted the European Ombudsman to examine how Parliament handled records related to the arrangement, according to investigative outlet Follow the Money. The review centers on transparency rather than a finding of misconduct against Teodorescu…
Photo courtesy of DOT Ilocos Norte recorded more than P32 million in actual sales and prospective bookings after participating in the 37th Philippine Travel Mart in Pasay City from Sept. 4 to 6. The three-day event gave the province an opportunity to market its destinations and travel packages while local businesses promoted Ilocano food and…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Israeli air attacks across southern Lebanon left at least 11 people dead overnight, including two infants and two paramedics, while five others were wounded, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported Monday. Most of the casualties were reported in Kafr Rouman, a town near Nabatieh. A three-story residential building there was reduced…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Oil prices moved higher Monday as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran raised concerns over security around key Middle Eastern energy routes. Global benchmark Brent crude traded above $97 per barrel as of 0700 GMT, about 0.8 percent higher than Friday’s close. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate rose around…