UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to use “every means at its disposal” to press Hamas to disarm, warning that every act of violence in the Palestinian territory risks “unraveling” the agreement....
Alex Gonzaga is finally getting her happy ending. The actress-vlogger and her husband, Mikee Morada, revealed they are expecting their first child after years of trying to build a family and enduring multiple miscarriages. On Thursday, Alex shared an emotional video on social media documenting...
The local government of Pasig, together with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP), formally established the PLP School of Law on Wednesday, May 20, appointing a former judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague as its founding dean. PLP said its School of Law will be built...
A shooting victim in Rodriguez, Rizal, was arrested while receiving medical treatment after authorities discovered he was linked to a murder case and had a standing warrant of arrest for illegal possession of firearms. The victim, identified only as “King Abbas,” was brought to the hospital for...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places. Long the scene of attacks by an array of armed...
Two armed men who mercilessly killed a 40-year-old delivery rider in Barangay Turo, Bocaue, Bulacan last Tuesday, May 19, were arrested during a follow-up operation shortly after the incident. Lt. Col. Gilbert C. Diaz, Bocaue chief of police, reported that the suspects (names withheld) were...
The Malabon City government celebrated the city’s 427th founding anniversary by delivering free public services directly to residents through the Walang Tulugan Serbisyo Caravan on Thursday, May 21. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval said the activity is part of the city government’s commitment to make...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's upcoming Senate impeachment trial has not one, but two spokespersons--Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co. And as far as the former is concerned, the dual mouthpiece set-up is...
As part of its disability support programs, the Pasig City government distributed free hearing and mobility aids to 57 qualified persons with disabilities (PWDs) to help improve their daily activities. Beneficiaries received assistive devices such as hearing aids, prosthesis, and ankle-foot...
Two suspected drug pushers were arrested in Paranaque City after police confiscated confiscated P102,000 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation early Thursday morning, May 21. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Pinon identified the suspects as “MC,” 21, and Jeffree, 50. They were...
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government. The...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel 's national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered a backlash abroad Wednesday, after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel 's blockade of Gaza, telling them they...
