The Pasig City local government on Monday, Jan. 8, recognized its top 5 performing offices for the year 2022 as part of its efforts in boosting the public service capabilities of its departments and offices. Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the top 5 performing offices are as...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is calling on victims of a Pasig-based illegal soliciting firm to come forward as the local government works closely with the National Bureau of Investigation - National Capital Region (NBI-NCR) to investigate and hold the scammers accountable. "Ako po'y...
CHARLESTON, United States - US President Joe Biden reached out to Black voters Monday in an emotional campaign speech at the site of a racist massacre in 2015, but hecklers calling for a Gaza ceasefire highlighted another problem area for the Democrat. US President Joe Biden departs the White...
LOS ANGELES, United States - A man who threw himself at a US judge as she was about to send him to prison wore a Hannibal Lecter-style mask when he appeared before her again to be sentenced Monday. Deobra Redden was shackled, with his hands covered in restrictive mitts, and wore both a rigid...
New York, United States - United Airlines said Monday it has discovered loose bolts on Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes in its fleet during preliminary inspections following an Alaska Airlines mid-flight incident. This handout image released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows...
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador declared a state of emergency Monday after a dangerous narco boss escaped from maximum security detention and unrest broke out at several prisons in the violence-plagued country. Grab from a handout video released by Ecuador's presidency press office showing Ecuador's...
LOS ANGELES, United States - A US Navy petty officer who pleaded guilty to providing sensitive military information to a Chinese intelligence officer was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday, the US Justice Department said. Wenheng Zhao, 26, and another US sailor, Jinchao Wei,...
PARIS, France - French ministers on Monday awaited a cabinet reshuffle expected this week from by President Emmanuel Macron, with the job of the prime minister herself at risk. Commentators see the reshuffle as essential to relaunch Macron's centrist presidency for the final three years of his...
SHIKA, Japan - The number of people unaccounted for after Japan's New Year's Day earthquake more than tripled on Monday to 323 while the death toll rose to 168, according to local authorities. A heavy dumping of snow meanwhile complicated relief efforts a week after the 7.5-magnitude quake,...
The Manila Police District (MPD) reminded churchgoers of the mandated “single entry-multiple exits” in Quiapo Church for Traslacion 2024. Photo from MPD/MANILA BULLETIN Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay, MPD chief, said on Monday, Jan. 8, that devotees who wish to get inside the church should pass...
Police arrested five suspected drug dealers and two gun law violators in Bulacan on Monday, Jan. 8. Based on reports submitted to Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, the drug sting conducted by anti-drug operatives of the City of San Jose Del Monte (CSJDM) Police resulted in the...
Navotas City Mayor John Reynald "John Rey" Tiangco announced on Monday, Jan. 8, that Malacañang has declared Jan. 16 a special non-working holiday in the city in observance of its 118th founding anniversary. Under Proclamation No. 435, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Jan. 4, the...
