The Quezon City government strengthened its position as a leading startup hub by awarding seven local startups P1-million equity-free grants during the Startup QC Cohort 4 Demo Day on Friday, Nov. 14. The initiative forms part of the city’s broader efforts to nurture early-stage ventures and...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza on Thursday, Nov. 13, eyes the improvement of urban farming in the city as one of the practical and sustainable solutions to address food insecurity in the Capital City as part of the city government 's prioritization of providing the minimum basic needs of its...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, November 14, firmly denied allegations linking him to an alleged infrastructure kickback scheme, saying he has “never been involved in corruption” throughout his more than two decades in public service. “We reject any...
Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, were injured after being assaulted by a group of fellow teenagers along Instruccion Street in Barangay 520, Sampaloc, Manila, on Thursday night, Nov. 13. According to barangay officials, the victims were walking with two of their friends when they spotted two other...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia 's Java island killed two people and left 21 others missing, officials said Friday. Rescuers are still searching for the 21 reported missing. Several days of heavy rainfall in the region caused the landslides...
The Department of Finance–Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF) has recognized Pasig City as one of the top-performing local government units (LGUs) for its excellent and efficient management of public funds. City Treasurer Marita Calaje and City Assessor Robert Mina led the Pasig City...
To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various MERALCO distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: Meralco exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
BEIJING (AP) — A three-person crew stranded at China 's space station after their spacecraft was apparently hit by space debris will return Friday using the craft that brought their replacement crew, state media said. The three astronauts were on a six-month rotation at the space station...
Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases — by reprogramming patients ' out-of-whack immune systems. When your body 's immune cells attack you instead of protecting you, today...
LONDON (AP) — As the man formerly known as Prince Andrew was drawn into the news surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he sought to distance himself from the scandal. "I can 't take any more of this," a sender identified in Epstein 's contacts as "The Duke" wrote to him in 2011, in...
President Donald Trump 's administration on Thursday designated four European left-wing groups as terrorist organizations, following through on his vow to crack down on leftists after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The networks targeted by Trump 's Republican...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country 's ability to attract financial help. But they also offered assurances that aid will continue to flow as...
