The Q City Bus Service will temporarily suspend its operations for three days in observance of the Holy Week. In an advisory, the city government said there will be no bus trips on the following dates: • April 2, 2026 (Maundy Thursday) • April 3, 2026 (Good Friday) • April 4, 2026 (Black...
The Caloocan City government awarded P10,000 cash incentives to 222 students with highest honors from Grades 6, 10, and 12 in public schools for School Year 2025–2026. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the initiative aims to recognize academic excellence and encourage students...
The Manila City government recorded over 28,000 commuters who benefitted from the first day of its "Libreng Sakay" program on Monday, March 30, aimed at providing the public with free rides while the city government subsidizes the daily earnings of participating jeepney drivers. First announced by...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test...
CAIRO (AP) — A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran 's proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran 's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed. The...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours, with more heavy rainfall predicted, authorities said Sunday, the latest casualties from extreme weather in the country this season. The...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said Sunday. Jerusalem 's major holy sites are closed ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn 't listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entering...
The local government of Malabon has debunked a viral social media image showing Mayor Jeannie Sandoval’s face on a tarpaulin with a Holy Week greeting. The image depicted Mayor Sandoval in the likeness of the Virgin Mary. A separate post quoted the mayor as saying she approved of the...
As fuel and food prices continue to rise, a youth organization in Pasig City is reviving the community pantry, first popularized during the pandemic, to help struggling transport sector drivers. In an interview with the Manila Bulletin, Mark Daniel C. Alcazar, executive director of PasigLaban...
Animal welfare group Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) extended its community outreach efforts on Saturday, March 28, by bringing its “Community PAWntry” initiative to Maginhawa Street, offering pet food assistance to struggling public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. The initiative aimed...
A man was arrested for stabbing his drinking buddy during a confrontation after the suspect allegedly slapped the victim’s live-in partner over her loud voice in Makati City on Thursday, March 26. The Makati City Police Station said the incident occurred during a drinking session involving the...
