BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Scie
ABANDONED CONTRABAND. Police officers inspect some 300 master cases of assorted smuggled cigarettes worth P3.1 million on Sunday (Sept. 4, 2022) in an open warehouse at the port in Barangay Buansa, Indanan town, Sulu province. No one was arrested as the owner of the contraband abandoned the cargo upon sensing the arrival of the policemen. (Photo courtesy of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have arrested four persons and seized some PHP3.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in two separate anti-smuggling operations in Sulu and this city, a top police official said Monday. Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said no one was arrested on the first confiscation of smuggled cigarettes around 5:15 p.m. Sunday at the port in Barangay Buansa in Indanan town, Sulu province. Verceles said policemen from Indanan Municipal Police Station rushed to the port in Barangay Buansa upon receiving information on the presen
HALFWAY HOME. The perspective of the PHP16.7-million temporary shelter for children in conflict with the law (CICL) being constructed in Parang town, Maguindanao province. Ministry of Social Services and Development - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Minister Raissa Jajurie said Monday (Sept. 5, 2022) that once completed, the halfway house will also have house parents, psychologists, and nutritionists who will look after the young clients in the center. (Photo courtesy of MSSD-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - To help children in conflict with the law (CICL) become productive citizens, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is putting up a PHP16.7-million temporary shelter for children while undergoing reformation activities. BARMM's Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) Minister Raissa Jajurie said Monday the two-story halfway house for children is located in a 2,000 square meter land donated by Mohammad Abujihad Sema in Barangay Magsaysay in
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) Liz Truss, foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has won the ruling Conservative Party leadership contest and will replace B