Three passengers were hurt when a jeepney crashed into an electric post along Quirino Highway in Novaliches, Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 13. According to initial reports, the 27-year-old driver lost control of the jeepney after another vehicle cut him off, causing the jeepney to crash into a...
More than 15,000 devotees joined the procession of La Naval de Manila on Sunday, Oct. 12, as the revered image returned to Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the procession lasted around three hours and drew large crowds along the...
TALLIN, Estonia — Estonia has temporarily closed access for its citizens to a road they normally use that passes through a stretch of Russian territory, after the interior minister reported on a group of Russian soldiers standing there, Estonia 's public broadcaster said Sunday. Estonia’s...
BEIJING — China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats. “China’s stance is consistent,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted...
The local government of Marikina has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Oct. 13 and 14 to observe a health break, after some schools reported an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses. Mayor Maan Teodoro on Sunday, Oct. 12, made the order upon the recommendation...
The local government of Pasig, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has launched “Clearbot,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic vessel designed to clear floating waste and water hyacinth from esteros...
The Quezon City Government has deployed a team of personnel and relief supplies to Davao Oriental following the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Friday, Oct. 10. A total of 15 city employees were immediately deployed on Saturday, Oct. 11, to assist in the ongoing relief and...
Pasay City Police arrested two wanted persons for statutory rape and illegal possession of drugs during a back-to-back operation conducted e on Saturday, Oct. 11. Pasay City Police Chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspects as Raniel, 36, a pedicab driver, and Kulas, 44. According to the...
A 38-year-old man, tagged as a most wanted person for sexual assault, was arrested by personnel of the Las Piñas City Police after being trailed in Batangas on Friday, Oct. 10. Las Piñas City Police Station Chief Col. Sandro Tafalla identified the suspect as "Jaypee," listed as the no. 6 most...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans family cleaning up their overgrown backyard made an extremely unusual find: Under the weeds was a mysterious marble tablet with Latin characters that included the phrase "spirits of the dead." "The fact that it was in Latin that really just gave us pause, right?"...
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him in the December assassination of UnitedHealthcare 's chief...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico rose to 37 people on Saturday, authorities said, a sharp increase as thousands of soldiers cleared blocked roads to rescue the missing nationwide. Mexico 's National...
