A 29-year-old man has been convicted by a Quezon City court for unfair competition after pleading guilty to selling counterfeit cigarettes worth more than a million pesos, in violation of Section 168.2 in relation to Section 170 of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. In a ruling...
The 28-year-old man who was doused with gasoline and set on fire due to jealousy in Taguig last month has died. James Garmino Villaruel, who suffered third degree burns from the attack, passed away in a hospital on July 20, a month after the horrific incident happened on June 20 in Barangay Pitogo,...
The Marikina River reached third alarm on Monday night, July 21, after its water level rose to 18 meters due to heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). The Marikina City Rescue 161, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), said the river 's...
The local governments of Pasig and Marikina have opened evacuation centers for families at risk of flooding brought by heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon (habagat). As of 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 12 evacuation centers across nine barangays in Pasig are open and accommodating evacuees,...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon implemented a blue alert status for the city on July 21 due to continuous rains. Biazon ordered the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management to make the necessary preparations under the blue alert level. All response agencies in Muntinlupa are...
MANADO, Indonesia — The number of people saved from an Indonesian passenger ferry that caught fire at sea rose to 575, rescuers said Monday, but three died and two remained missing. The KM Barcelona V-A caught fire around midday Sunday while making its regular half-day journey between two ports...
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam braced for Typhoon Wipha on Monday as coastal provinces were placed on emergency alert and airlines canceled flights ahead of the storm’s expected landfall early Tuesday. The typhoon is forecast to bring powerful winds and heavy rainfall, raising the risk of flash...
EIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza saw its deadliest day yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war as at least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach food on Sunday, the territory 's Health Ministry said. There was new alarm as Israel 's military issued evacuation orders...
TOKYO — Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister 's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety. This is the first soil to be used, aside from experiments, since the 2011 nuclear disaster when the Fukushima...
“Kung hindi ligtas para sa tao ang isang lugar, hindi rin ito ligtas para sa ating mga alaga (If a place is unsafe for people, it is also unsafe for our pets).” This was the reminder from Barangay Councilor Quin Cruz of Barangay Manggahan in Pasig City, as the barangay opened an animal welfare...
As the southwest monsoon (habagat) brought heavy rains that continue to raise the water levels of dams, rivers, and waterways, the Quezon City government initiated preemptive evacuations in several flood-prone barangays on Monday afternoon, July 21. The Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Several parts of Metro Manila were inundated in flood waters brought about by intense rains due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” Flooding was reported along Taft Avenue in Manila which caused heavy traffic and inconvenience to pedestrians on Monday, July 21. Despite earlier preparations...
