Windows26: ‘Leave shoal,’ China told in 151st Marcos protest

May 3, 2024

Hello, reader! We bring you updates on the Philippines' 151st diplomatic protest against China, El Niño's cost of damage to agriculture, and Vhong Navarro's abductors sentenced with reclusion perpetua.

'Leave shoal,' China told in 151st Marcos protest

'NOT ONLY SHOCKING BUT APPALLING' A frame grab from video footage released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows its ship, the BRP Bagacay, being hit by water cannon from Chinese coast guard vessels near the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Also hit on its way to the shoal was the BRP Bankaw of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

The Philippines on Thursday demanded that China "immediately" leave Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) and its vicinity as it protested the dangerous water cannon assault by its coast guard on two government vessels during a humanitarian mission at the shoal this week.

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El Niño damage to PH agri nears P6B

The El Niño-induced drought continues to wreak havoc on crops and livestock across the country, raising the value of losses to more than a third of what the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported just a week earlier.

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Manila Water reduces off-peak supply flow

East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. will still lower water pressure coming from faucets during off-peak hours to manage the limited water supply even if the water allocation from Angat Dam is retained in the first half of May.

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DepEd: 7,734 schools used alternative learning modes due to heat

The Department of Education (DepEd) said that 7,734 out of over 47,670 schools nationwide implemented Alternative Delivery Modes (ADMs) on Thursday.

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Supreme Court boosts Shariah integration in Philippine law

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) received financial aid to take this year's Shariah Bar examination (SBE) in the Philippines, one of the most inclusive initiatives of the Supreme Court for professionals seeking to work in specialized courts for Muslim personal laws.

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EDITORIAL: Expediting OFW deployment process

Newly appointed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac definitely did his predecessor well when he declared that he would make it the agency's priority to streamline and digitize all processes meant to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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