NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US Rep. George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. Joseph Murray, one of Santos’ lawyers, told The Associated...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump 's frustration with the conflict has surfaced repeatedly in the nine...
The city government of Las Piñas distributed community go bags to different homeowners ' associations as part of the city government 's ongoing disaster preparedness and resilience campaign. Barangays Manuyo Dos, Pulanglupa Uno, Zapote, and CAA were the first batch of communities to...
Operatives of the Southern Police District Drug Enforcement Unit (SPD-DEU) arrested two high-value individuals for illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Parañaque City on Friday, Oct. 17. Police identified the suspects as “Gie,” 37, and “Jefrey,” 27, both residents of Barangay San...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Friday, Oct. 17, urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to expedite disaster preparedness to ensure both government and community readiness when calamities strike. According to Zamora, who also serves as the Metro Manila Council (MMC) president and...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Saturday, Oct. 18, affirmed her commitment to improving the employment and education sector of Makati as she pushes for a more inclusive and people-centered city under her leadership. On Oct. 16, the city government launched the Pantawid Trabaho Program (PTP), which...
A 10-year-old girl died and a civilian was injured in a fire that broke out in residential area in Pasay City, Friday night, Oct. 17. According to the Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) the blaze affected a total of 347 individuals. The fatality was identified as Jamzey. The injured,...
Former executive secretary, congressman, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff and peace advocate (Ret.) Gen. Eduardo R. Ermita has died. He was 90 years old. His daughter, Balayan Mayor Lisa Ermita Abad, announced his passing. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that...
A Nigerian man was arrested in Las Piñas for robbery-extortion that victimized a Filipino businesswoman, following an entrapment operation conducted by operatives from the District Special Operations Unit (DSOU) of the Southern Police District (SPD). Col. Sandro Tafalla, Las Piñas City Police...
The Southern Police District (SPD) arrested a jeepney driver suspected of being a firearm dealer during a buy-bust operation in Parañaque City on Friday, Oct. 17. The suspect, identified as Jhastian, 28, was apprehended at around 1:30 a.m. on Dr. A Santos Avenue (Sucat Road), Barangay San...
A murder suspect who had evaded arrest for seven years was finally arrested by Pasig City police at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 in Pasay City last Oct. 16, the Eastern Police District (EPD) announced. The 30-year-old suspect, identified as alias "Jef," was nabbed by...
“Flood control project? No. Font control project? Yes!” Amid ongoing talks about flood control projects, netizens seem to have shifted their attention to a lighter kind of project—Mayor Vico Sotto’s newfound hobby of experimenting with various fonts for his social media posts. Recently,...
