CAIRO (AP) — Israeli forces killed at least 67 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 22 others dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses, hospital and health officials said. One airstrike hit the Al-Baqa...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man armed with a rifle started a wildfire Sunday and then began shooting at first responders in a northern Idaho mountain community, killing two firefighters and wounding a third during a barrage of gunfire over several hours, authorities said. A shelter-in-place order was...
Several houses were destroyed after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Rosario, Pasig City Monday night, June 30. According to Fire Alert Metro Manila, the fire incident in Ramos Village, East Bank started at around 8 p.m. and quickly reached the second alarm. The third alarm was raised at...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Nearly a week of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan have killed at least 46 people and injured dozens as continuing severe weather similar to past emergenicies remains possible, officials said Monday. The fatalities caused by abnormally strong downpours...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged around a military base in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, setting fires, vandalizing military vehicles, spraying graffiti and attacking soldiers, the military said. Sunday night’s unrest came after several attacks in the West Bank...
Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan started his second term on Monday, June 30, with a vow to deliver better public service to Caloocan City residents. Malapitan was sworn in by Executive Judge Hon. Glenda Cabello-Marin at the Caloocan Sports Complex. Malapitan emphasized the city...
When Mayor Vico Sotto took his oath for a third and final term in Pasig City on Monday, June 30, he proved to those who once doubted him that genuine change and honest and good governance are possible. Sotto recalled how, in 2019, when he first ran as city mayor and standing by his principles, he...
Starting July 18, the daily minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila will increase to ₱695 after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) approved a ₱50 pay hike, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) disclosed on Monday, Jun. 30. DOLE...
CAVITE – Authorities collared a Chinese man and his two Filipino cohorts who yielded P20 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on Sunday, June 29. Bacoor Component City Police Station (Bacoor CCPS) identified the suspects as alias Ong, a Chinese residing in...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon started his second term of office at noon on June 30 and reminded employees of their duty to serve the public. “We must serve and treat people with utmost courtesy, politeness, respect and attention that will make them feel that they are welcome and attended to,”...
Governor Daniel Fernando vowed to push for the creation of the Bulacan Mega City and more housing projects as he took his oath of office before Executive Judge Hermenegildo Dumlao II at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos, Bulacan, on Sunday, June 29. The ceremony was held during the...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos on Monday, July 30, vowed to follow the footsteps of her father-in-law, former Mayor Ben Abalos, in uplifting the lives of Mandaleños from poverty and focusing on the health and education of its youth. After taking her oath of office together with other city...
