HELSINKI (AP) — Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday. The annual report,...
A 41-year-old man was arrested in Pasig City for allegedly cyberstalking a then 17-year-old girl by repeatedly sending her indecent messages and videos and offering money in exchange for sexual favors. The suspect was arrested during an entrapment operation by the Philippine National Police...
The Malabon city government on Thursday, March 19, provided free rides for the commuters affected by the nationwide transport strike. The city government deployed nine “Libreng Sakay” vehicles across key areas to help ferry stranded passengers and ease disruptions in public transport. The...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Bulldozers dug pits in a cemetery in the Afghan capital ahead of a mass funeral Wednesday for some of the victims of what officials have said was a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul earlier this week. The strike was the deadliest in an...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is traveling Wednesday to the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump after he called on Japan and other allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. The three-day...
The local government on Wednesday, March 18, stepped up its flood preparedness measures, with officials conducting an inspection of Matalahib Creek in anticipation of the upcoming rainy season. Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inspection alongside Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary...
CALUMPIT, BULACAN — Thousands of residents and visitors joined the 4th Longganisa Festival on Wednesday, March 18, coinciding with the town’s 454th founding anniversary. Mayor Glorime “Lem” M. Faustino, Vice Mayor Zacarias “Zar” C. Candelaria, and members of the Sangguniang Bayan led...
In line with the continuing celebration of Women’s Month, the Northern Police District (NPD) conducted a cervical and breast cancer screening activity to ensure the health and well-being of its women personnel on Wednesday, March 18, at its headquarters in Caloocan City. The screening activity,...
A 66-year-old senior citizen was injured after she was hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) along Sobriedad corner Calabash Street in Sampaloc, Manila, on Wednesday, March 18. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the victim sustained wounds on her face,...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced the allocation of P17,444,576.75 to pay for the hospital expenses of 28 patients under the city 's Kaagapay Program, which provides financial assistance for residents with critical and life-threatening conditions. Domagoso, together with...
The U.S. counterterrorism official who resigned Tuesday had been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump through his 2020 election defeat, the Jan. 6 riots and years of conservative media advocacy and failed congressional bids. But Trump’s war in Iran and his alliance with Israel...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China won 't help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump , but it is probably welcoming the delay in Trump 's highly anticipated trip to Beijing as the U.S. risks getting bogged down in the Middle East, analysts...
