TOKYO, June 26 (Jiji Press) -- The 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Friday to begin preparatory talks with the Philippines, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates, a step toward launching accession negotiations. The decision...
An Australian and three Filipino men were arrested after allegedly occupying a private residential property and threatening its caretaker in Las Piñas City on June 23. Las Piñas City Police chief Col. Ricky Neron identified the arrested suspects as Israel, 49, an Australian; Alberto, 58; Lowie,...
A 31-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly pouring sewer water and stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a screwdriver at Pier 2, Parola Compound in Manila on Thursday night, June 25. The Manila Police District Station 12 identified the suspect as Josephine, a resident of Isla Putting Bato, Tondo....
The Eastern Police District (EPD) has deployed a substantial number of personnel and implemented a comprehensive security plan to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the “White Ribbon Movement” rally at the EDSA People Power Monument on June 28. EPD said personnel stationed around the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today 's news cycle, and he drew parallels between Nixon and President Donald Trump — arguing that both were targeted by “deep state”...
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, one of the groups that sued, described...
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday defended its recent patrols in waters east of Taiwan, one day after Britain, France and Germany expressed alarm about what they described as “novel Chinese activity." While the three European countries said the activity, which they did not specifically...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed major weapons tests and called for the military’s “deadly and destructive offensive posture” to be bolstered, state media reported Friday, days after the country commissioned its first naval destroyer. The development was...
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — The death toll from Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquake has risen to around 235, with at least 4,300 people injured, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado told state media on Thursday. “Unfortunately, we have received around 235 patients who arrive without vital signs...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.N....
Bulacan police arrested four suspected drug peddlers and seized P402,600 worth of marijuana and Kush in separate buy-bust operations in San Ildefonso and Baliuag City on Wednesday night, June 24. Two suspects identified as “Kuys” and “Bert,” both 30 and listed as high-value individuals,...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Thursday, June 25, reaffirmed her administration’s commitment to integrity and accountability, declaring that corruption, abuse, and complacency have no place in local governance. Teodoro made the remarks during her first State of the City Address (SOCA),...
