Caloocan City Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan on Monday, May 20, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and local jeepney and operators transport cooperatives to implement the Service Contracting Program (SCP). Photo from...
The National Museum of the Philippines has released a limited edition beep card featuring Juan Luna's iconic work “Spoliarium” to mark the 140th anniversary of the masterpiece winning the first gold medal award at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Spain in 1884. Personnel of the...
Some 35,371 grocery packs were distributed to Makati City's public school students, from Kindergarten to Senior High School, including Special Education (SPED), on Tuesday, May 21. Mayor Abby Binay Makati Mayor Abby Binay said the initiative was started by the local government unit (LGU) for school...
Following the success of the launching of the state-of-the-art Next-Generation Advanced 911 emergency response and public safety system in the town of Morong in Rizal, the system will be expanded to other local government units (LGUs) in the country. Emergency 911 National Office Executive Director...
Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered anew the suspension of face-to-face classes (F2F) in all levels, both in public and private schools, from May 21 to 22 due to extreme heat. Rubiano said based on their monitoring, the PAGASA-DOST forecasted that...
A 67-year-old grandmother from Rizal province has proven that age is just a number in reaching one's dreams and aspirations. Lolita Escal (Photo from URS Angono Campus University Supreme Student Government) Lolita Escal, a salt vendor in the province, captured the hearts of the public after being...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water. This...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense's witness from the trial altogether because of his behavior on the stand, which included making comments under his breath and rolling his eyes, a court...
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia . Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. Using backhoes to shove aside charred vehicles,...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it. Passengers wait to board a World Atlantic plane at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet...
BALTIMORE — The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated at high tide Monday and began slowly moving back to port, guided by several tugboats. Tugboats escort the cargo ship Dali after it was refloated in Baltimore, Monday, May 20,...
