ROSARIO, La Union – A motorcycle driver and his back rider died while a Grade 11 student was injured in a collision on the national highway in Barangay Poblacion West here on Tuesday night, May 23. Police identified the victims as Jeric Rocapor, 31, of San Fernando City, this province,...
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) poses for a photo with President of the European Council Charles Michel (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during their meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 22, 2023. (JUNG YEON-JE / POOL) SEOUL, South Korea -- Two...
BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested an online teacher on Friday, May 19, in Pugo, La Union for allegedly raping a minor. The Baguio City Police Office identified as the suspect as John Paul Lubin Ecom, 29. Ecom was tagged as Top 3 Most Wanted Person on the city level in Baguio and the the BCPO...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Singer-actress Mary Gidget dela Llana, professionally known as Gigi de Lana, and six members of her band, “The Gigi Vibes,” and their driver sustained minor injuries in a car accident here on Sunday morning, May 14. Police said the victims were on board a...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- EU foreign ministers meet Friday to seek a common approach on lessening Europe's reliance on China and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Brussels is urging the European Union's 27 nations to get on the same page on how they deal with China...
The Rizal Monument and the Musical Dancing Fountain in Rizal Park on Sunday, May 7, lit up in the blue and yellow colors of the European Union flag for the celebration of Europe Day 2023. (Photo from the European Union in the Philippines via Facebook) European Union (EU) Ambassador to the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized suspected shabu worth almost P300,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Central East, Bauang, La Union, on Thursday, May 4. Police Brig. Gen. John C. Chua, Police Regional Office 1 chief, identified the suspects as Angel Luis...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has consistently proven itself to be the undisputed digital leader in the country’s banking industry. Its recent win of an unprecedented sixth consecutive “Digital Bank of the Year” award from renowned financial news and research publication The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) defended the inclusion of same-sex unions in the proposed revised basic education curriculum noting that the concepts have been discussed among students in the past ten years. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “The topic on same-sex unions has been in the...
Foreign diplomats in the Philippines have joined in the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day and assured the members of the press of their respective government's support. Australia, Czech Republic, France, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States were among the...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – One student died and his four companions were injured after they were struck by a sports utility vehicle in Barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union on Tuesday, May 2. Police Corporal Alfredo Agbunag, investigator of the San Juan police station, identified the...
CIBAC Party-List Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva (MANILA BULLETIN) An evangelist-turned-congessman is up in arms over what he called the "inclusion and promotion" of LGBTQ-related topics such as gender fluidity, same-sex union and same-sex marriage in the Department of Education's (DepEd) draft...
