JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities raised the alert for Mount Semeru volcano to the highest level on Wednesday after a series of eruptions prompted evacuations. The volcano is the highest peak on Java, the most densely populated island in Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java province...
PARIS — The head of the Louvre Museum said Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist. The cameras — some 100 of them — will be up and running by the end of next year while...
JOHANNESBURG — In South Africa ’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that 's designed to trap garbage but damaged by heavy rains. Without the nets, the shacks of low-lying Alexandra on the outskirts of...
A volunteer firefighter and rescuer from Antipolo City was given a hero 's burial by fellow firefighters and barangay responders as family, friends, and colleagues paid their final respects to a man, remembered for his courage and selfless service. Cristofer Magpusao, 47, a volunteer of...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday, November 19, brushed off calls for his resignation amid allegations linking him to an alleged flood control controversy, saying the claims circulating so far are baseless and unsupported by facts. In an ambush interview at the...
Eleven persons operating an illegal gambling called "Drop Ball" were arrested by police in Barangay San Jose, San Miguel, Bulacan, on Tuesday night, Nov. 18. The operation was conducted by the combined forces of the Bulacan Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU), the 1st and 2nd Provincial Mobile...
Authorities are now hunting down two men, including a suspect who tried to show respect by “blessing” the hands of a senior citizen victim after being caught attempting to steal cash from the same sari-sari store where he had previously stolen a mobile phone in Barangay Daang Bakal, Mandaluyong...
The Muntinlupa City Hall and all the nine barangay halls in the city have been declared drug-free workplaces. An oversight committee composed of the city government and national government agencies issued the declaration. This is the second time since 2023 that the Muntinlupa City Hall has been...
A man was arrested by the members of the Rizal Police Provincial Intelligence Team and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during a raid on a suspected shabu laboratory in Antipolo, Rizal, on Nov. 16. Police said the suspect, identified as "Joel," was arrested in Barangay San Jose. His...
A police informer was gunned down by three men, one of whom reportedly posed as a delivery rider, while seated in front of his residence in Pasay City on Tuesday night, Nov. 18. Col. Joselito de Sesato, Pasay City Police chief, identified the victim as Pilo, 32. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds...
The Philippines formally launched its Chairship of ASEAN 2026 on Friday evening, November 14, marking the start of a year-long program of regional cooperation focused on peace, prosperity, and people-centered development. The National Launch featured the unveiling of the official ASEAN Philippines...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Rosario, in partnership with Yes-To-Life Foundation, led the planting of 100 artificial coral reefs within its coastal waters in Isla Bonita on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The initiative aims to help restore damaged coral reefs and strengthen marine biodiversity...
