Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano graces the grand launch of the largest inflatable playground in the country, in Pasay City. (Photo from Pasay PIO) The Pasay City government launched the largest inflatable playground in the country, called "Boogie Bounce," at BlueBay Walk along Macapagal Avenue...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl, and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows to impose tariffs and other measures on America's biggest rival. Despite that, Xi...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. BIDEN (AP) The recent...
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel's Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a step closer to ending their deadliest and most destructive fighting ever. CEASEFIRE VOTE...
(Photo from SPD) A buy-bust operation conducted by the Parañaque City Police led to the arrest of two drug suspects and the confiscation of P108,800 worth of shabu on Friday, Jan. 17. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as "Bigboy," 30, and "Sheens," 35. They were...
The arrested suspect (Photo from Las Piñas City Police) Members of the Las Piñas City Police arrested a man wanted for double attempted murder during a manhunt operation in Barangay CAA, Las Piñas City on Friday, Jan. 17. Las Piñas City Police chief Col. Sandro Tafalla identified the suspect as...
The Makati City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) arrested a call center agent and a cryptocurrency investor, seizing over P1.4 million worth of marijuana oil and shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bel-Air, Makati City, on Friday, Jan. 17. The drug and non-drug evidence...
MMC President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, MMDA Chairman Romando Artes, and DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora proposed a hybrid setup of the President's Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) program to ensure its accessibility...
Destroyed homes from the Palisades Fire are visible on Jan. 15, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton...
Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors because of cold temperatures expected on Jan 20. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office...
Callie Goodwin, of Columbia, S.C., holds a sign in support of TikTok outside the Supreme Court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. Goodwin, a small business owner who sells personalized greeting cards, says 80% of her sales come from people who found her on TikTok. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)...
The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the...
