An interpreter allegedly linked to the gruesome killing and dismemberment of an unidentified man whose remains were stuffed inside a blue drum and dumped in Manila was arrested in a backtracking operation by the Pasay City Police. Pasay City Police Chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the capital city has become a booming economic hub after reporting a 104 percent increase in new business registrations. Domagoso said data from Jan. 1 to Feb. 13, showed that new business registrations more than doubled compared with the same...
The organizers have declared “all systems go” for the People Power 40 Kick-Off Concert on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The concert, themed “Awit at Aksyon Kontra Korapsyon,” is part of activities commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. It...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this February in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Manila, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Valenzuela, and Cavite Province at...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso visited Metro Pacific Fresh Farms (MPFF) in San Rafael, Bulacan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as part of his administration 's bid to introduce modern urban farming technologies in Manila to curb food shortages and ensure food security in the...
The local government of Pasig conducted a free Mobile Registration Program for locally owned boats in the city, ensuring that fishermen and boat owners have seaworthy vessels that comply with international safety standards and gain legal clearance to operate in the country’s territorial waters. ...
A man was robbed, slashed on the left eye, and was almost stabbed by a robber in Barangay Muntindilaw, Antipolo City, last Feb. 15, the Antipolo City Component Police Station reported. Based on the police investigation, the victim was on his way home in Sitio Manggahan when the knife-wielding...
Former House Speaker and Manila Bulletin columnist Jose de Venecia Jr. was buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig on Wednesday, Feb. 18, beside the tombs of former presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Elpidio Quirino. He is the first House Speaker to be interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. De...
A man was arrested after allegedly slitting another man 's neck during a robbery hold-up in Barangay San Isidro, Antipolo City, Rizal on Sunday morning, Feb. 15. The Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) said the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. while the victim was...
BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters blocked main roads in and around Beirut on Tuesday after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved new taxes that raise fuel prices and other products to fund public pay hikes. The Cabinet approved a tax of 300,000 Lebanese pounds (about $3.30) on every 20 liters (5.3 gallons) of...
BEIJING (AP) — Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday — alongside 21st-century humanoid robots . The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake. Thousands of people in...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising and a vote billed as key to the nation 's future political landscape after years...
