Authorities reported on Wednesday, July 23, that a 20-year-old man was electrocuted amid flooding at the height of heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) in San Mateo, Rizal, on Tuesday, July 22. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) said that the incident occurred at...
A husband and wife who are both persons with disability (PWD) accused Starbucks branch in Alabang of discrimination after a barista wrote “speech” on their cups. Marivic Cruz and her husband, Daniel, a bassist of the band Decibel, went to Starbucks branch at Festival Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa...
A buy bust operation by the police in Rodriguez, Rizal resulted in the confiscation of 113 grams of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and the arrest of two suspected drug pushers on Tuesday, July 22. A report reaching the office of Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Col....
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Wednesday ruled to strike down regulations criminalizing the use of bathrooms designated for the opposite sex, ruling in favor of transgender individuals ' rights to access public toilets matching their identity. Judge Russell Coleman approved the judicial...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities arrested 44 people suspected of starting some of the forest and peatland fires that are spreading health-damaging haze in the region, officials said Wednesday. Forest and peat fires are an annual problem in Indonesia that strain relations with...
NEW DELHI — Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. The suspect impersonated an ambassador and allegedly duped people for money by promising overseas...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defense capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew Israeli intervention. The defense ministry officials,...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations’ obligations to tackle climate change and consequences they may face if they don’t. The president of the International Court of Justice is expected to...
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him to resign after a historic defeat of his governing party. Ishiba met with heavyweights from his...
The Community Pantry PH has launched a large-scale feeding initiative to support evacuees affected by days of heavy rainfall and flooding, serving hot meals through more than 100 community kitchens across Metro Manila and nearby provinces. The Community Kitchen Hub is currently active in multiple...
Government prosecutors withdrew the motion for reconsideration they had filed to overturn the dismissal of a drug case of Rep. Leila de Lima, which was initiated during the Duterte administration in 2017. The panel of prosecutors filed on July 23 the motion to withdraw the July 14 motion for...
The city government of Las Piñas declared a state of calamity in the city due to widespread and severe flooding caused by continuous rainfall. The Sangguniang Panglungsod passed City Resolution No. 4449-25 after severe flooding hit 18 barangays. Las Piñas Mayor April Aguilar said the City Social...
