The Quezon City government intensified traffic management and commuter assistance efforts on Thursday, March 19, as a transport strike disrupted public transportation in parts of Metro Manila. Personnel from the Quezon City Traffic and Transport Management Department (TTMD) were stationed at a...
“Sa laban ng tsuper, kasama ang komyuter (Drivers fight for themselves and for commuters).” Amid the continuing rise in fuel prices, this was one of the messages of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON), along with various groups, during a nationwide transport...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has finally made his dream of providing decent and high-quality homes to Manileños a reality following the raffle of 100 housing units for qualified beneficiaries under the city’s in-city vertical housing program on Wednesday, March 18. The raffle,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela 's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost global oil supplies during ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed Iran 's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday, as the war escalated pressure on the region’s...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — This was an animal airlift. Dozens of dogs and cats arrived in Athens on Wednesday with their owners aboard a special evacuation flight for Greeks with pets who were trapped by the current war in the Middle East. Emotional scenes unfolded at Athens airport as small dogs...
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...
