The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Tuesday, April 21, arrested two suspects involved in a “gas-and-run incident at a gas station in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City. The incident occurred around 3:10 a.m. on April 20 at a station. A motorist driving a white Toyota Vios allegedly requested...
Transport groups Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) and Manibela staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday, April 21, calling for higher jeepney fares and fuel price relief amid financial strain on drivers and operators. Coordinated protest actions were held in...
The Malabon City government announced on Tuesday, April 21, the release of the second tranche of financial assistance under the 2026 Malabon Ahon Blue Card (MABC) Program, benefiting 93,727 households. The city government said the payout coincides with the Tambobong Festival 2026, a month-long...
Pasay police rescued a housemaid allegedly locked up and abused by her four Chinese employers inside a rented unit on F.B. Harrison Street in Barangay 13, on April 20, after the suspects ' Filipino driver sought help from authorities. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto said the...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged Monday that he made the wrong judgment when he picked Jeffrey Epstein ’s friend Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, batting away a barrage of calls to resign over a scandal that has left his leadership teetering....
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners. The approval by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet of the new...
Police collared two suspected drug pushers in a pre-dawn buy-bust, seizing P1.53 million worth of shabu in Barangay Baclaran, Parañaque City, on April 21. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Piñon identified the suspects as “Muksimin,” 27, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI), and...
Two armed men stormed an eatery before dawn Friday, April 17, robbing customers at gunpoint and fleeing with gadgets, cash, and a motorcycle on E. Rodriguez Highway in Bangangay San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said the incident occurred at around 1:45 a.m....
Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down as chief executive officer, ending a 15-year tenure that transformed the iPhone maker into one of the world 's most valuable companies. John Ternus, Apple 's senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed him as CEO effective...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in their war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, are giving back only a bit of their record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 edged down...
TOKYO (AP) — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas. The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a megaquake,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The ceasefire in the Iran war hangs in the balance as Pakistan 's capital stands prepared for possible new talks between Tehran and Washington. As of right now, the two-week ceasefire will expire at 0000 GMT Wednesday (8 p.m. ET Tuesday.) But the truce...
