VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis has urged parties in the Ukraine war to "have the courage to negotiate", and do so "before things get worse", in an interview broadcast Saturday by Swiss television. The 87-year-old pontiff was asked by the public broadcaster RTS about a debate within Ukraine...
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Two hundred tonnes of food aid were "ready" to be sent from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza by sea, a Spanish NGO said Saturday, the first shipment along an EU-backed maritime corridor. The Open Arms vessel, carrying two-hundred tonnes of food aid to Gaza, is seen docked in the Cypriot...
WASHINGTON, United States - Days after Joe Biden delivered a combative State of the Union message, he and rival Donald Trump were campaigning on the same turf Saturday: the battleground state of Georgia, carried by Biden in 2020 by fewer than 12,000 votes. The president, hoping to ride the momentum...
WASHINGTON, United States - The US military airdropped more than 41,000 meals to Gaza on Saturday, in Washington's fifth operation this month to deliver urgently needed aid to the coastal territory. Israel has delayed the delivery of aid by ground, leading the United States and other countries to...
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano joins in Zumba before the “Indak ni Juana-Zumba Dance Contest” (Photo from Pasay PIO) The Pasay City government conducted the “Indak ni Juana-Zumba Dance Contest” led by Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano in celebration of “Women’s Month” on Friday, March 8. Rubiano...
Mayor Eric Olivarez with City Hall female employees (Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque City government pampered all City Hall female employees in celebration of “Women’s Month”on Friday, March 8. According to Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez, the city government launched the “Juana Be...
Man arrested for violation of anti-drugs law (Photo from Las Piñas police) A 49-year-old man listed as Top 9 wanted person for the month of March was arrested by members of the Las Piñas Police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) on Friday, March 8. The suspect, identified as alias...
Confiscated firearm from the arrested suspect (Photo from Pasay City police) Motorcycle used by the suspect (Photo from Pasay police) A member of the notorious "Sputnik Gang" was arrested by personnel of the Pasay City Police Substation 2 during an anti-crime operation on March 7. Col. Mario...
A coconut oil tanker crashed at South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) – Magallanes on Saturday, March 9, spilling oil in the area that caused some motorcycles to slide, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. (Photos by Mark Averil Luzon) According to the authorities, the road...
Police are hunting down a pedicab driver who killed a 21-year-old man in Tondo, Manila on Thursday, March 7. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as “Julius”. Prior to the incident, police said the suspect, who was already drunk, had an argument with another pedicab driver,...
United Nations, United States - Up to 3,000 pregnant women in Haiti risk losing access to crucial health care, the UN warned Friday, as humanitarian conditions in capital Port-au-Prince continued to deteriorate. Haitians cross the border between Quanamienthe in Haiti and Dajabon in the...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden said Friday that Benjamin Netanyahu must allow more aid into Gaza, after he was caught on a hot mic saying he would confront the Israeli premier over the conflict. US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One at...
