BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise. The health emergency aboard the ship that 's moored across the ocean comes as Argentina sees a...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Thursday, May 7, that the Ilugin River in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig, has been cleared of 1,946 cubic meters of garbage and water hyacinths under the Bayanihan sa Estero Program since October 2025. MMDA General Manager Nicolas...
The Quezon City government inaugurated a competition-standard skatepark and new public tennis courts at Quezon Memorial Circle on Thursday, May 7. The 3,758-square-meter skatepark was designed to cater to both beginner and professional skaters, and to serve as a venue for future competitions and...
Vice President Sara Duterte denied claims that lawmakers fear political retaliation if they refuse to support impeachment complaints against her, insisting that she is “not vindictive” and that the cases filed before the House of Representatives lack evidence. In a video interview released by...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. personally led the rollout of “Bigas Para sa Masa” in the cities of Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Pasay on Wednesday, May 6, distributing rice and financial assistance to thousands of residents under the government’s Bagong Pilipinas campaign. In Las Piñas, the...
A blaze ripped through a Parañaque City neighborhood in Barangay San Antonio Valley 1 late Wednesday night, May 6, engulfing homes and forcing nearly 1,800 residents to flee as firefighters battled the flames until dawn. According to SFO3 Giovanni Corbes, arson investigator of the Parañaque...
Three individuals were arrested for illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) trading, while equipment valued at P8,481,000 was seized during a buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal on Wednesday, May 6. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) the suspects, identified as “Elvira,” 51;...
Vice President Sara Duterte claimed that the Philippines no longer has sufficient funds, citing a supposed directive from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) requiring government offices to account for their savings, prompting a sharp response from Malacañang. During an interview in The...
Vice President Sara Duterte described the impeachment case filed against her as “made-up” by the House of Representatives, while thanking supporters who continue to stand by her amid the political controversy. In an interview in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 5, Duterte said she remains...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona 's famed Sagrada Familia basilica when he visits Spain next month in a weeklong trip that will also take him to a migrant reception center in the Canary Islands, the Vatican said Wednesday. The June 6-12 visit...
BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV surprised 13 priests from southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, by joining a video call from Rome on Wednesday, telling them they were in his prayers and that he hoped peace would soon prevail along the tense frontier. The Lebanese Catholic and Maronite priests...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing Wednesday if it doesn 't reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end the war. Trump posted on social media that the war with Iran could soon end and oil and natural gas...
