A 53-year-old street vendor died after she was hit and dragged by a bus along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, on Sunday, July 13. According to the police report, the bus driver allegedly lost control of the brakes and veered towards the sidewalk, hitting the vendor. The bus only stopped when it...
The Southern Police District (SPD) said its units arrested 97 suspects and seized P9.48 million worth of illegal drugs in 13 days. Brig. Gen. Randy Arceo, SPD acting district director, said 68 operations were conducted from July 1 to 13. Illegal drugs seized were 1,383.33 grams of shabu, 106.6...
A 57-year-old security guard was accidentally killed during a fistfight with a fruit vendor in Kasiglahan Village, Rodriguez, Rizal, on July 12, the Rodriguez Municipal Police reported on Tuesday, July 15. Based on the police report, the 48-year-old suspect was delivering his fruit produce when the...
With language being one of the biggest barriers to working abroad, the local government of Marikina has launched a free six-month Nihongo training program to help students and fresh graduates get global job opportunities. The program was launched in partnership with Sakai Town, Japan and Onodera...
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least 132 people. Search and rescue operations along...
BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Israel’s army said Monday it has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias. Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria ’s Sweida province....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn 't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days. The Republican president made the announcement during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. “We’re going to...
BERLIN (AP) — Arachnophobes beware: Customs officials on Monday released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in western Germany. Customs officials found the shipment at...
CAVITE – Two sisters were injured in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank explosion inside their house in Tanza on Sunday, July 13. A report from the Provincial Regional Office identified the victims as alias Ana, 20, and alias Carie, 18, both students. Investigator-on-case Staff Sergeant...
The Malabon City Government has declared Filipino historian and writer Epifanio Delos Santos a local hero, following the passage of City Ordinance No. 12-2025. Under the ordinance, Delos Santos is officially recognized for his contributions to Philippine literature, culture, and national identity....
The Las Piñas Commission on Elections (Comelec) scheduled a satellite voter’s registration in nine areas in the city on August 1 to 10. According to the Las Piñas Public Information Office (PIO), the satellite voter registration conducted by the Comelec will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon and the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Muntinlupa refuted claims on social media that the name of a public high school in Muntinlupa was changed. Biazon and the SDO said the name of Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS), located in Barangay Poblacion, was not changed to One...
