As ornamental horticulture thrives across the Philippines and urban agriculture continues to turn idle spaces into sources of food and greenery, the country’s agriculture community came together for the second edition of Pagsibol: Philippine Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Summit, held at the...
A 23-year-old man was shot by three men who stole his motorcycle in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Thursday, Oct. 2, the Antipolo City Police reported. According to the police investigation, the victim, identified as Eurell Magiba, a resident of Barangay San Isidro, was cruising along Sitio Sampaga on...
Around P461,040 worth of illegal drugs was confiscated from a man tagged as a high-value individual (HVI) and drug pusher during a buy-bust operation in Binangonan, Rizal, early Friday, Oct. 3. The suspect, identified as “Francis,” was arrested following the operation conducted by the Municipal...
The Quezon City Government has pledged P10 million in financial assistance and deployed a response team to Cebu following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. The assistance will be distributed to ten badly affected localities, with P1 million each for Bogo City and...
The Muntinlupa City government will donate P8 million as financial assistance to Cebu, which was devastated by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Sept. 30. Based on an Oct. 3 report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 68 people died and 559 others were injured...
A 36-year-old construction worker was found dead inside his residence with multiple bullet wounds in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, on Thursday night, Oct. 2. Personnel of the Baras Municipal Police Station (MPS) and Antipolo City Component Police Station (CCPS) immediately responded to the scene after...
Authorities from the Las Piñas City Police Warrant and Subpoena Section arrested two most wanted persons, including a senior citizen, on Thursday, Oct. 2. Las Piñas Police Chief Col. Sandro Tafalla identified the suspects as "Wilfredo," 44, and "Maximiano," 70. Wilfredo, listed as the No. 8 most...
Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications Joe R. Zaldarriaga empowered the next generation of communicators to champion media literacy and take a proactive stand against fake news. In a learning session attended by communication students and faculty of Far Eastern University...
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...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the...
BOGOTA. Colombia — At the Central Military Hospital in Bogota, an unusual unit patrols the hallways with a mission unlike any other battalion: lifting the spirits of soldiers wounded in combat. Kratos, Rafa and Lupa make up the so-called “furry force,” a group of emotional support dogs that...
The Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 158 on Wednesday, Oct. 1, convicted Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the 2013 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam or “pork barrel” scam, on 13 counts of money laundering. The case was jointly initiated and prosecuted by the...
