Photo courtesy of the Provincial Government of Bohol CEBU CITY -- Four people, including an Austrian tourist, were killed when a bridge in Loay town, Bohol collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. The fatalities were identified as Michael Ouschan from Austria; Arnes Silos from Dauis, Bohol; Emilia Gemina...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The controversial wooden footbridge which gave way under the weight of politicians and their staff has been replaced with another bridge made of concrete materials. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar inspected the rehabilitation of the controversial footbridge on Tuesday, April...
ADEN, Yemen -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that millions of Yemeni people are at risk of famine as a result of the country's years-long military conflict and sharp deterioration of its economy, calling for urgent action. "Children in Yemen are starving not because...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), along with the country's largest associations of private schools, commended President Duterte for signing a law that aims to save the education sector from excessive taxes and collapse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The heavy downpour triggered by the southwest monsoon has forced the closure of 13 road sections in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the rest of Luzon, the Department of Public Works Highways (DPWH) said Sunday, July 25. (Photo from DPWH Facebook page) Based on a 12 p.m. advisory, the...
SURFSIDE, United States – A high-rise oceanfront apartment block near Miami Beach partially collapsed early Thursday, killing at least one person and leaving 99 unaccounted for, with fears the toll may rise much higher as rescuers comb through the rubble. An unknown number of residents are...
Two people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when grandstand seating collapsed at a synagogue in the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities said. Medics and members of the Israeli security forces evacuate an injured man after the collapse of grandstand...
