To carry out necessary maintenance and upgrading works on various Meralco distribution facilities, electric service will be temporarily interrupted on the following dates and places: Meralco exerts all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled. However, there are instances when due to...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh 's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project. She was sentenced to death earlier this month for crimes against humanity involving the...
The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is one of about 76,000 Afghans brought to the United States after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. from their country as the Taliban took over, authorities said. The program, called Operation Allies Welcome, was created after...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." The Israeli military said it was investigating. The killings, captured in...
HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters battled for a second day to extinguish a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 94 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city 's modern history. Rescuers holding flashlights were going from apartment to...
BANGKOK (AP) — While the exact cause of the deadly inferno that swept across a Hong Kong apartment complex remains unknown, questions have been raised about the role of the bamboo scaffolding that enveloped the buildings at the time of the fire. The blaze, which has left at least 94 dead, has...
Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte presented advancements in child welfare and protection programs as she delivered her 7th State of the City’s Children Report during the culminating program for National Children’s Month held at Quezon City Science High School on Thursday, Nov. 27. With the theme...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) vowed to exercise maximum tolerance during the Trillion Peso March on Sunday, Nov. 30, at the People Power Monument. “The QCPD will exercise maximum tolerance to ensure the rights of participants are respected but will also enforce zero tolerance against any...
CAVITE – A decomposing body of a man was found on Advincula Road in General Trias City on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The General Trias Component City Police Station (General Trias CCPS) received a report from a man sweeping and clearing the pavement. He reportedly noticed a foul odor coming from a...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is heading to Turkey on Thursday on his first foreign trip, fulfilling the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary and bring a message of peace to the region at a crucial time for efforts to end the war in Ukraine and ease Mideast...
As one of the country’s longest standing financial institutions, HSBC Philippines marks 150 years of its continuous contribution to the country’s growth, underscoring its role as the enabler of trade, investment, and economic progress. Since opening its first branch in Manila in 1875, HSBC has...
Operatives from the Marikina City Police Station arrested a convenience store manager for allegedly raping an 18-year-old female employee who met him to discuss her plans to resign from work. Authorities said the suspect, identified as “Melvin,” was apprehended on Nov. 24 pursuant to a court...
