Residents of five coastal barangays in Parañaque City will vote in a plebiscite on July 25 to decide on a proposed ordinance realigning their territorial boundaries under the “straight line policy.” Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the plebiscite will cover Barangays Don Galo, Tambo, Baclaran, La...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, died on Saturday at the age of 86, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to which he belonged, announced Thursday. Tonegawa, from the central Japan city of Nagoya, received the Nobel...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd. and Tobu Railway Co. on Wednesday introduced a facial recognition system at ticket gates at Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo 's Toshima Ward. Passengers can pass through the ticket gates hands-free if they register their facial data and commuter pass information in...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Organizers are changing schedules for summer festivals and fireworks displays in Japan, hoping to protect people from the intense summer heat and heavy rain. The Sagajoka Sakaenokuni Matsuri festival in the southwestern city of Saga was brought forward by over two months in...
A 41-year-old barangay watchman on patrol was killed while trying to break up a street brawl in Pasig City early Saturday, July 11, after suspects opened fire outside a sports bar in Barangay Buting. According to the Pasig City Police Station, one group of men had been drinking inside the bar when...
Angel Locsin has publicly criticized Senator Robin Padilla, taking to social media to question his silence during previous controversies involving her. The actress also urged the senator to reassess his political position. In a strongly worded social media post, Locsin addressed the senator...
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno personally inspected on Wednesday, July 15, the Paircargo facility at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 to assess cargo congestion following the closure of a warehouse to make way for the construction of the new NAIA Terminal 4. He was...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel 's war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians. The organizations say in a lawsuit filed...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen went to Kyiv on Wednesday to mark Ukraine 's annual Statehood Day, pledging continued military and financial support for the country 's independence as it holds out against Russia 's 4-year-old full-scale...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek. In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It...
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges are emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none. Strikes this week by unpaid workers at two health centers at the heart of the...
A police chase involving two motorcycle-riding robbers ended in a shootout, leaving one suspect dead and the other arrested in Makati City on Monday, July 13. According to the Makati City Police Station, the chase began when two robbery suspects fled on a motorcycle after robbing a female victim...
