Oil tanker with 18 Filipino crewmen hijacked near Oman

01/12/2024

The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker St. Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city of Sohar, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey, and its AIS tracking system was turned off…

Oman mauls PH U-19 national team in Asian Cup Qualifiers

Glendale G. Rosal 09/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Under-19 National Team opened their campaign in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers with a sorry loss to Oman, 0-3, on Wednesday night, September 14, 2022 (Thursday morning…

Philippine booters to play in AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in Oman

Glendale G. Rosal 09/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Philippine Under-19 National football team will be competing in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers in the Al-Saada Sports Complex in Salalah, Oman starting on Thursday, September 15, 2022.  Under…

Oman announces lifting of travel ban on Filipino workers, tourists

PR 09/21/2021

The government of Oman has announced the lifting of its travel ban on workers and tourists coming from a number of countries around the world, including the Philippines. This means that individuals who have an Oman visa…

‘Rising despite lockdown’

Tony S. Bergonia - @inquirerdotnet 07/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is one of nine countries that are seeing a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases despite having the world’s toughest lockdowns to stop coronavirus transmission, according to a groundbreaking University of Oxford…

Sabalones’ ‘underlings’ arrested

Norman V. Mendoza, Rene Alima 03/09/2017

While their kingpin reportedly remains in custody at the police national headquarters in Camp Crame, the underlings of self-confessed drug lord Franz Sabalones have kept their trade going in southern Cebu as though things were normal. And…

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