TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s newest and most powerful of its three aircraft carriers sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said, a day after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise on responding to a Chinese attack. The Fujian carrier first sailed...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is considering relocating about 500 families living along Tuntong Creek in Barangay Manuyo Dos as part of a long-term solution to the persistent flooding problem in Las Piñas, Mayor April Aguilar said. Aguilar noted that DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon...
Members of the iconic Taiwanese group F4 together with Ashin have provided additional humanitarian support for victims of the Mindanao earthquake, donating P2.5 million to ongoing relief operations in the Philippines ahead of their upcoming concert. The GMA Kapuso Foundation confirmed the donation...
Around 25,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Parañaque can now watch movies for free every Tuesday, the city government announced. This is made possible through City Ordinance No. 45, Series of 2025, officially titled “An Ordinance Providing Free Movie Admission for Persons with Disability...
Actress Karla Estrada has issued a strong condemnation of the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City where four students were killed and several others injured. She described the incident as a painful and urgent wake-up call on the safety of schools. Estrada personally...
Around 15,000 people celebrated the Wattah! Wattah! Festival in San Juan City on Wednesday, June 24, marking the Feast of St. John the Baptist with traditional water‑dousing, float parades, and various performances. The Eastern Police District (EPD) reported that roughly 7,000 participants had...
The Pasay City government has advised residents and businesses in several areas of Barangay Malibay to prepare for a scheduled power service interruption in the early hours of Friday, June 26, due to line reconstruction works along Clemente Jose Street. According to an advisory issued by the Manila...
Police have intensified security operations in schools across southern Metro Manila by increasing visibility and strengthening coordination with school authorities, following the recent shooting incident involving students in Tacloban City. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Glenn...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump 's efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal. The vaccine was found to be about 55% effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, and reduced COVID-19-related trips to emergency departments and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions...
