Marikina Mayor Maan Teodoro on Wednesday, Oct. 15, clarified that the city government has already completed its part—the first phase of the health facility project, which the Department of Health (DOH) recently included among 297 unfinished or unused projects, noting that the funds released by...
Vice President Sara Duterte will join this year’s celebration of World Pandesal Day where a total of 100,000 free breads will be given away on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Kamuning Bakery Café in Quezon City. Wilson Lee Flores, owner of Kamuning Bakery Café, said World Pandesal Day, a...
MARTOLI, India (AP) — Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks — the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska rushed Tuesday to evacuate and find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong . But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the...
NEW DELHI (AP) — A suspected short circuit sparked a fire on a passenger bus in northern India on Tuesday, rapidly engulfing the vehicle in flames and burning at least 20 people to death, authorities said. The bus with 35 to 50 passengers aboard was minutes from starting its journey between the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Ukraine’s second-largest city in overnight attacks, hitting a hospital and wounding seven people, an official said Tuesday, as European military aid for Kyiv dropped sharply and Ukrainian President...
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island country. Right after parliament voted to impeach ...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered officials of the Mendiola Consortium Schools which is comprised of St. Jude Catholic School, Centro Escolar University, San Beda University, and La Consolacion College, to conduct random earthquake drills to ensure their readiness in times of...
The Quezon City Government will shoulder the burial and cremation expenses of the three children who perished in a fire that broke out along P. Florentino Street, Barangay Santo Domingo, on Tuesday, October 14. In a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 15, the city government extended its condolences to...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Wednesday, Oct. 15, announced that the city government had already distributed 12,500 Emergency Go Bags to its residents as the city continues to prepare for calamities and disasters, particularly the long-anticipated "The Big One" earthquake. Zamora said that...
More than 70 families received their Transfer Certificates of Title (TCTs) from the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) through its flagship Community Mortgage Program (CMP) in a ceremony held at the City Convention Center in the City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The...
A Batangas court has convicted two men for selling and distributing counterfeit cigarettes, underscoring the government’s continuing efforts to combat illicit tobacco trade across the country. In a decision from September 2025, the Regional Trial Court of Lipa City found Gilmor Catapang and...
