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MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno has ordered a comprehensive accounting and inventory of all firearms issued across the bureau following a shooting incident at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Tuesday. In a statement, Nepomuceno also directed a review of compliance with all BOC policies and issuances covering gun safety, firearm

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso declared a “Day of mourning” today, Aug. 19, in the city following the shooting at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Junior High School campus in Barangay Tumaga that left two two students dead. Apart from that, Olaso ordered the suspension of classes at

LUCENA CITY — Quezon Gov. Angelina Tan on Wednesday called on provincial government employees to remain united and committed to improving the lives of every Quezonian as the province commemorated the 148th birth anniversary of former President Manuel L. Quezon. “This is a challenge for everyone. We have already begun the work toward the betterment

PAGADIAN CITY – Education Secretary Sonny Angara arrived in Zamboanga City on Wednesday to join a situation briefing with Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) president Fr. Guillrey Anthony Andal, SJ, local government officials, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the deadly shooting incident at a private school on Tuesday morning. Angara, accompanied by other

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Government offices in parts of Zambales adopted alternative work arrangements on Wednesday as the southwest monsoon continued to bring heavy rains and threaten flooding and travel hazards. In the towns of San Marcelino, Cabangan, Palauig, and Olongapo City, government offices shifted to alternative work arrangements, including work-from-home setups. But essential services

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla claimed that the perpetrator of the fatal Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) Junior High School shooting may have been influenced by the game Roblox. “We still have to do [a] forensic examination on the gadgets of the shooter. Hindi pa natin alam with certainty (We

MANILA, Philippines — As waste generation strains collection, segregation and disposal systems, rivers and canals across Metro Manila have become disposal areas. This is why the “sea of garbage” exposed by receding floodwaters last week was not surprising, data scientist Dr. Alicor Panao said. “No less than the President described the garbage situation as ‘critical,’

A Thai worker has died in unclear circumstances at his accommodation in Israel, and his family in Buriram is now waiting for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death. Relatives in Thong Lang subdistrict, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot district, spoke to reporters yesterday, August 18, while awaiting news from the agencies handling the case. The …

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Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) launched a crackdown on nominee businesses in Koh Tao, Surat Thani, inspecting 12 tourism businesses and finding two of them violating laws. DBD Director-General Poonphong Naiyanapakorn stated yesterday, August 18, that the inspection took place on August 17 as part of a joint operation to tackle nominee businesses in …

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Thai police have revealed that a Pattaya teenager found dead inside a suitcase in June died from suffocation caused by a brain injury, as the investigation into her alleged murder by an Australian man nears completion. “The autopsy report said that Cake had a brain injury and she suffocated. She had no other injuries,” Pattaya …

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