Two motorcycle riders will face charges after a road rage incident in Quezon City left a bus driver and a conductor injured, police said. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the incident occurred at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, along Quirino Highway in Barangay Pasong Putik....
A power interruption affects some areas in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City, due to a fallen electric post on Tuesday afternoon, May 5. Motorists were advised to avoid passing through the Sandoval Avenue corner of Centennial 1 in the meantime, as the area remains impassable due to hanging power...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC)–Cavite Chapter will upgrade its facility with a P6-million grant from DigiPlus Foundation to improve emergency response and health services in the province. The partnership was formalized through a signing ceremony between DigiPlus Foundation, the social...
BEIJING (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, authorities reported Tuesday. China’s official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a fireworks plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday...
Armenia hosts its first bilateral summit with the European Union on Tuesday, a landmark diplomatic moment for the Caucasus mountains nation that has formally declared its ambition to join the bloc and is cautiously loosening its ties with longtime ally Russia. The EU-Armenia summit in...
Authorities arrested a drug suspect and seized P129,200 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Las Piñas City on Friday night, May 1. Col. Wilson Delos Santos, Las Piñas City Police chief, said the suspect, identified as Khalidin, 25, was apprehended at around 8:09 p.m. in...
FENGLIN, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese town of Fenglin has grown a reputation as a place where life moves slowly and people can catch their breath. Rather than push against this rhythm, the town of around 10,000 has chosen to embrace it and make it part of its identity. Enter the snails. Fenglin...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus ,...
The Parañaque City government has officially launched its “Mobile Botika,” a community-based health initiative that brings essential medicines and services directly to residents in all 16 barangays. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the program, under the city’s flagship “Alagang...
Two sisters, aged seven and 19, died after they were trapped in their burning house during a fire that damaged six homes in San Mateo, Rizal, on Monday, May 4. The victims ' remains were later found on the second flor of the residence along Daang Tubo in Barangay Malanday. The Bureau of...
A 36-year-old woman was arrested for estafa after allegedly defrauding her childhood friend by issuing bounced checks as payment for luxury bags worth P150,000 in Pasig City. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) National Capital Region Field Unit apprehended the accused, identified...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration’s sweeping, choppy overhaul of federal agencies, and The Associated Press won the award Monday for international reporting about surveillance. In a year...
