The Pasig City local government on Friday, Feb. 23, announced that it will soon start the distribution of Emergency Go Bags to Pasigueños living in condominiums to ensure that every resident of the city is prepared when disasters or emergencies strike. According to the city government, the...
London, United Kingdom - The UK announced on Saturday a new £245 million ($311 million) defense package to help boost the production of "urgently needed artillery ammunition" for Ukraine, two years after war broke out with Russia. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said Ukraine's armed forces...
Paris, France - French President Emmanuel Macron warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin early Saturday not to "count on any fatigue from Europeans" over the war in Ukraine, pledging that France's support for Kyiv "will not waver". "Battered and bruised, but still standing. Ukraine is...
Washington, United States - The first American spaceship to the Moon since the Apollo era is probably lying sideways following its dramatic landing, the company that built it said Friday, even as ground controllers work to download data and surface photos from the uncrewed robot. This frame...
Beijing, China - At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China's Nanjing, local authorities said Saturday. The fire broke out early Friday morning, officials said at a press conference, with a preliminary investigation suggesting the...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine on Saturday marked two years since Russia's invasion, entering a new year of war weakened by a lack of western aid while Russia is emboldened by fresh gains. A symbolic illumination called "Ray of Memory" is seen over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers, who died in the...
A construction foreman died when an acetylene tank exploded in Quiapo, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as Emilio Esplago. Witnesses said that at around 10:40 a.m., the victim was seen using a welding machine when the tank suddenly...
A construction worker who snatched a student's mobile phone was arrested after being chased by the victim in Sampaloc, Manila on Friday morning, Feb. 23. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Christian Villegas, 26, a resident of Sampaloc, Manila. Police said the...
In response to a recent social media post made by the city government of Taguig, Makati City Administrator Atty. Claro Certeza stressed that Makati's move to recall the ambulance previously assigned to Barangay Comembo follows the conditions stated in the Deed of Donation executed by the Department...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) conducted a flushing operation to clean the oil that spilled from a truck that tilted after hitting the center island along Del Pan Bridge in Manila on Friday, Feb. 23. Photo shows a portion of Del Pan Bridge after the BFP conducted a flushing operation to...
The official Facebook page of the Marikina City Public Information Office (PIO) and personal Facebook account of Marikina City Rep. Maan Teodoro were hacked this month, the lawmaker announced on Thursday, February 22. "Ikinalulungkot naming sabihin na ang aking personal na Facebook account at...
"Kosa," a high value individual wanted for illegal drugs was nabbed by members of the Antipolo City Police, Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said on Wednesday, February 21. The police identified the suspect as Junjie Chavez Mancao or "Kosa" who was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Dela Paz....
