Students and school faculty of the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) evacuated the campus grounds after receiving a bomb threat targeting two of its facilities on Thursday, Nov. 13. According to the university 's official student publication, The Manila Collegian, multiple...
An event and film director, tagged as the No. 8 most wanted person, was arrested by members of the Parañaque City Police on Nov. 12 while about to attend a court hearing for multiple counts of estafa and violations of the Bouncing Checks Law. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the...
Two individuals, including a 68-year-old woman, died in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Wednesday night, Nov. 12. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the victims were found lifeless inside the comfort room of their home....
JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a letter to Israel 's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption trial that has bitterly divided the country. It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf of...
SRINAGAR, India— India’s Cabinet on Wednesday called this week’s deadly car explosion in the capital a terror attack carried out by “anti-national forces,” though it did not release any new evidence linked to the blast. Earlier Wednesday, authorities said several suspects had been...
The Quezon City government held its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the City Hall grounds. Mayor Joy Belmonte and Vice Mayor Gian Sotto were present during the event, along with members of the Quezon City Council and department heads of the local government....
Senior communications executive Joe R. Zaldarriaga has formally joined the National Press Club (NPC), a professional and social organization of journalists in the Philippines dedicated to upholding press freedom, and promoting advancement of Philippine journalism. Zaldariagga writes Espresso...
The Manila Police District Station has intensified the implementation of “Oplan Disiplina” against undisciplined e-tricycle and tricycle drivers in Divisoria and Tondo areas, following numerous complaints from netizens about reckless behavior and traffic violations. Under the leadership of...
In preparation for potential back floods, residents of Barangays Francis and Gatbuca moved their vehicles to higher areas early Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. Sandbags were placed at the gates of several houses—including the home of former Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado—for...
CAVITE – Authorities collared two suspects and confiscated P3.5 million worth of suspected shabu in Imus City on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 4A (PDEA 4A) identified the high-value drug personalities as alias Bongabong and alias Raffy. Both suspects...
AZUMINO, Japan (AP) — In the foothills of Japan’s Northern Alps, people are chasing monkeys. Wearing bright orange vests, the humans ring bells, blow whistles, and strike rocks and trees with walking sticks as they weave through bamboo and brush. Using GPS trackers, they follow the monkeys...
NEW YORK (AP) – Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. In the past few days, the sun has burped out several bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could...
