PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The mayor of a major city in southern Brazil on Tuesday pleaded with residents to comply with his water rationing decree, given that some four-fifths of the population is without running water, a week after major flooding that has left at least 90 people dead and more than...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 8, clarified that it is not giving out “cash aid” especially for graduating students. (DepEd Central Office / file photo) “It's unfortunate that there are still individuals or groups of individuals who are taking advantage of our...
BELGRADE, Serbia — Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday with the Serbian president, with both sides expressing optimism that the visit will further boost the “ironclad” friendly relations between China and the Balkan country, an European Union candidate. Chinese President Xi Jinping,...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding. The president on Wednesday said the day will be observed by national tree planting activities to help mitigate the effects of climate change....
WASHINGTON — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday. The shipment was supposed...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan on Wednesday, May 8, proudly announced that the city-run Sta. Ana Hospital (SAH) received the Provisional I Accreditation status for its residency training program in internal medicine. Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and SAH Director Dr. Grace Padilla. (Photo from...
The arrested suspect (Photo from Pasay police) A 30-year-old man was arrested by police after snatching a woman's gold necklace in Pasay City on Tuesday, May 7. City police chief Col. Mario Mayames said the suspect, identified as alias Joey, a resident of Apelo Cruz St., Barangay 157,...
The arrested murder suspect (Photo from Pasay police) A man wanted for murder in Makati City was arrested by members of Pasay Police Substation 3 on Wednesday, May 8. Col. Mario Mayames, city police chief, identified the suspect as alias Dodong, 29, a resident of Tulips St., Maricaban, Pasay City....
The arrested suspects and the confiscated pieces of evidence (Photo from Las Piñas police) Three armed drug suspects were arrested by members of the Las Piñas city police during their conduct of Oplan Galugad early Tuesday, May 7. Las Piñas City Police Chief Col. Sandro Tafalla identified...
The arrested suspect and the confiscated firearm (Photo from Pasay police) A man was arrested by members of the Pasay city police Quick Response Team (QRT) for selling an unlicensed firearm on May 6. The Southern Police District (SPD) said Pasay City Police Chief Col. Mario Mayames...
The Navotas City government has reached 102 percent of its target population for the nationwide bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (bOPV-SIA) of the Department of Health. (Navotas City Public Information Office) According to the City Health Department, a...
Photo from Parañaque PIO Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez was again chosen as one of the top performing mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) for the first quarter of 2024 by the RP- Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD). Based on the survey of “Boses ng Bayan”...
