Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. ordered on Thursday, Feb. 16, the Philippine National Police (PNP) to investigate the shooting incident that killed a 13-year old boy and injured two others in a remote area in Pikit, North Cotabato....
CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt announced Monday the recovery of a sarcophagus lid dating back nearly 2,700 years that it said had been smuggled out and put on display at a museum in the United States. Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, uses a magnifying glass to inspect...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid The passing of Jose Maria Sison, founding leader of the 54-year old Communist Party of the Philippines, one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies, makes us pause with the query – “Who will fill the empty chair?” Who can match Joma’s charisma,...
DAGUPAN CITY – An 11-year-old girl brought honor to this city when she bagged two bronze medals in the 25th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts in Anaheim, California from July 22 to 30. SOPHIA Madaya Samonte (center) and her mother (right) pay a courtesy call on Dagupan City Mayor...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
DOH Individuals aged 50 to 59 as well as people 18 to 49 years of age with comorbidities can now get a second booster shot to further protect them against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “This follows the expansion of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
BORONGAN CiTY, Eastern Samar--A 95-year-old "Marcos loyalist" outlasted the rains here during a heavily drenched UniTeam grand rally. Alejandro Duzon, 95, flashes Marcos's signature handsign (Lakas-CMD Media) The nanogenarian, Alejandro Duzon, ended up stealing the show. He even received a special...
A two-year-old girl died in a fire that hit her home in Antipolo City on Monday, Jan. 17. (Photo from San Roque, Antipolo Fire and Rescue) Reports from the Antipolo City Police Station showed that the blaze totally destroyed the bungalow type house of the Glee family on Chico Street, Purok...
An 18-year-old man died after he was ran over by a truck in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Sept. 20. A report from "24 Oras" identified the victim as Alberto Abel. Abel was reportedly walking with his headphones on when he was suddenly ran over by a 14-wheeler truck on a street in Barangay 84 in Tondo....
A 68-year-old woman miraculously escaped death after her car was hit by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday night (Sept. 2). (Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit photos / MANILA BULLETIN) The driver of the car was identified as Melly S. Yeo, 68, a doctor...
A three-year old boy died after his neighbor, who is reportedly suffering from a mental disorder, hacked his head inside their house in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur. (FILE PHOTO / FLICKR) In a report from GMA’s Unang Balita on Monday, Aug. 30, the victim’s father went to their room to get money...
