A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer linked to an alleged flood control scam was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 23, in Quezon City. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) identified the district engineer as Dennis Abagon of DPWH MIMAROPA. He was arrested in Quezon City, a day...
To strengthen security and reduce crime in Manila, the local government is enforcing the “Anti-Balaclava” Ordinance, which prohibits people from wearing anything that covers their faces, especially inside commercial, government, and other public establishments, or while away from a motorcycle. ...
Police arrested a man who robbed and took P121,925 in cash from a “pasalubong” store in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa police said Meljo’s Pasalubong Stand along National Road in Alabang was robbed by two men at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 21. One of the two suspects, surnamed Del...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel 's military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office said five senior Hamas members were killed. Health officials in...
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — After two weeks of negotiations, this year 's United Nations climate talks ended Saturday with a compromise that some criticized as weak and others called progress. The deal finalized at the COP30 conference pledges more money to help countries adapt to climate change,...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine 's Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed Ukrainians "will always defend" their home. ...
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump 's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a "wish list" of the Russians and...
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil 's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The decision laid bare some of the country 's divisions, with many...
Several children were saved by the Binangonan Municipal Police from a senior citizen suffering from dementia in Barangay Palangoy on Saturday, Nov. 22, Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) Director Col. Feloteo Gonzalgo said. According to the police report, a 67-year-old woman sought police...
The Marikina City Rescue 161 warned the public on Saturday, Nov. 22, to avoid swimming or wading in the river, especially when the water level is high or the current is strong, following a drowning incident that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy in the Marikina River. The victim was reported...
A 16-year-old boy sought hospital treatment after being beaten and stabbed by his fellow minors in Tondo, Manila, on Thursday night, Nov. 20. According to the officials of Barangay 164, the incident may have stemmed from an earlier altercation, where the victim allegedly beat the younger sibling...
A 19-year-old teenager was arrested by the San Juan City Police last Nov. 19 after raping a minor-aged girl he met online, Eastern Police District (EPD) District Director Brig. Gen. Aden Lagradante said. The suspect was identified as "Jet," who was arrested inside his residence in Barangay Sta....
