Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, together with Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque, led a monitoring of prices of basic commodities, particularly rice, that are being sold at the Commonwealth market on...
Classes at Miriam College on Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City were suspended on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after smoke from a warehouse fire in Marikina City has reached the school. (Miriam College facebook page) According to an announcement from the school, all students from Grade School and...
A 20-year-old gang member was arrested after causing a series of disturbances that alarmed residents in Singalong Street near the corner of San Andres Street in Malate, Manila. The improvised firearm and live ammunition recovered from the suspect. (Photo courtesy of the Manila Police District)...
(Photo from Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade) A fire gutted a warehouse on Malaya Street in Barangay Malanday, Marikina City on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Based on the initial report, the blaze started at 11:21 a.m. and has reached the 2nd alarm at 11:32...
A high-value individual (HVI) was arrested and P2,516,000 worth of illegal drugs was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mambugan, Antipolo City, Rizal. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspect as "Kuya," 52. He was arrested during the operation...
Bulacan Police Provincial Director Col. Satur L. Ediong assures the public that the Provincial Police Office is committed to maintaining peace and security in the province. (Photo from Bulacan PPO) The province of Bulacan remains a safe place and the alleged surge in the number of...
A 35-year-old construction worker died after being hit by a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and run over by a 16-wheeler truck while crossing a street in Antipolo City on Tuesday, Feb. 11. A CCTV footage shows the victim being hit by a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and run over by a truck in Antipolo...
A Palestinian family cooks on fire next to their tent, in an area largely destroyed by the Israeli army's air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to...
In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)...
Relatives of hostages, held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, block a highway in Tel Aviv, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 after the militant group announced it would delay hostage releases in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) JERUSALEM (AP) —...
Residences destroyed by the Eaton Fire line a neighborhood in Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims...
Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on...
