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...
The Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) donated relief goods to support workers responding to the Navotas City Landfill fire. Mayor John Rey Tiangco and CFBCI officials attended the turnover ceremony for relief donations at Navotas City Hall on Tuesday, May 5. Among those present were...
Customs agents at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted ₱56.6 million worth of suspected shabu concealed in coffee packs and luggage, resulting in the arrest of two Filipino women who had arrived from Cambodia during an interdiction operation at Terminal 1 on Wednesday, May 6....
GENEVA (AP) — The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak and which is stuck off the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board was waiting Wednesday to head to Spain 's Canary Islands. Meanwhile, health authorities in South Africa and Switzerland identified a...
CAVITE – An unidentified man was found dead under a footbridge along Governor’s Drive in Barangay Manggahan, General Trias City, Tuesday night, May 5. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said a concerned citizen discovered the man lying face down beside the footbridge’s...
CAVITE – Authorities collared a drug suspect and seized P1,040,400 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Tuesday, May 5. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A identified the suspect as alias Amo, who was caught in the act of selling illegal drugs....
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Wednesday, May 6, led a situation briefing with key government agencies to assess the impact of the recent unrest of Mayon Volcano and ordered the immediate delivery of assistance to families affected by heavy ashfall in Albay. In a statement issued by the...
Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano joined residents and organizers at the first St. John’s Bambang Pickleball Tournament 2026, held at Mahogany Place 1 in Acacia Estates, Taguig. Cayetano expressed her support for community-based sports programs that encourage active lifestyles and strengthen...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadn 't abided by its own ceasefire, saying...
A boy in Pililla, Rizal, reportedly died due to an alleged accidental hammock strangulation on Monday night, May 4. According to the Pililla Municipal Police Station, the incident occurred at around 6 p.m. in the victim 's house in Barangay Hulo, Pililla. Based on the initial investigation,...
BEIJING (AP) — China 's foreign minister called for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Iran war and said his country was "deeply distressed" by the conflict that has lasted two months. Wang Yi made the comments Wednesday after meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was...
