As Filipinos prepare to observe All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) assures customers that it will remain on full alert throughout the Undas weekend, with crews and personnel ready to respond to electricity service concerns 24/7. “We...
An international study has found that nicotine pouches may help adult tobacco users quit more harmful products. Researchers at the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies recently published a study in JAMA Network Open that provides the first national estimates of daily nicotine pouch...
The Bulacan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) has been placed on heightened alert as part of the national “Ligtas Undas 2025” security and safety plan. The alert status took effect from 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 29 and will remain in force until 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 3, coinciding with the expected surge...
Police arrested a forklift operator, ranked as the No. 3 most wanted person for attempted murder, during a manhunt operation in Parañaque City on Oct. 29. The suspect, identified the suspect as John, 21, was apprehended at his residence around 2:10 p.m. in San Juan De Coastal, Barangay San...
LINUM, Germany — In a spot outside Berlin that 's usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard. Linum, a small village about an hour 's travel from the German capital, is known in...
The Quezon city government paid tribute to six individuals and four organizations whose efforts have made a lasting impact on the city’s communities at the 23rd Manuel L. Quezon (MLQ) Gawad Parangal on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Gawad Parangal, one of the city’s most distinguished recognitions,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29, that more than 5,000 city hall employees have been regularized since 2019, marking a workforce with more permanent staff than contractual and job order workers. He said that among those regularized, over 1,000 became regular this year...
The Parañaque city government is going all out to ensure a safe and orderly Undas 2025, deploying around 700 personnel and implementing a comprehensive operational plan in its four major cemeteries on Nov. 1 and 2. The Oplan Undas 2025 initiative, led by the city 's inter-agency task force,...
A Catholic church in Pasay City organized a unique treat-or-trick event featuring a “Be Like Santis Procession” to encourage children to learn about the lives of saints while enjoying the Halloween tradition. The San Juan Nepomuceno Parish in Malibay, Pasay City hosted a unique and spiritually...
A four-year-old boy reportedly died after being hit by a pickup truck while he was playing with his playmates along Antipolo Street in Barangay 473, España, Manila, on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage near the incident area showed the white pickup truck at a stop near a...
The local government of Hagonoy is expediting the installation of sandbags and flood barriers along the river beside the public cemetery in Barangay San Sebastian to prevent further flooding as All Saints’ Day nears. The Sangguniang Barangay and municipality also joined forces to clean up the...
As the Department of Health (DOH) recognized Makati as a key city in the global campaign to end tuberculosis (TB), Mayor Nancy Binay led the city in welcoming national and international delegates of the Stop TB Partnership during their recent International Benchmarking Visit to share the city’s...
