Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay reaffirmed the city government 's commitment to preserving Makati 's cultural heritage and long-standing traditions following the annual Rosas ng Sampiro Festival, which celebrates the city 's faith and culture. On June 27, the mayor joined residents...
A 37-year-old teacher was arrested for the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old student in Barangay Subic, Baliwag City, Bulacan, before dawn on Monday, June 29. Lt. Col. Eisbon L. Llamansares, Baliwag police chief, said they received a call from Baliwag City Hospital around 3:30 a.m. regarding a girl...
A motorcycle rider was shot and wounded by a security guard after he and his companion robbed a company collector in Las Piñas City on Monday, June 29. Las Piñas Police Chief Col. Fermin Armendarez identified the victim as “Bunny,” 39, a resident of Barangay North Daang Hari, Taguig City. He...
A 16-year-old boy was apprehended after allegedly stealing a mobile phone and motorcycle from a man playing basketball in San Mateo, Rizal, on June 28. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said that the theft occurred at around 9 p.m. at the Basketball court of Bankers Village, Phase 1 in...
HONG KONG - Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina A. Roque said here on Tuesday, June 30, that the Philippines is open and ready to be the Greater Bay Area’s (GBA) strategic partner of choice in entering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market. “To our partners...
The Mandaluyong City government, through the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU), has started contact tracing, monitoring, and other necessary measures after confirming a case of mpox (monkeypox). On Monday, June 29, the CESU issued a public advisory confirming a case in the city, saying...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Vanuatu signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty Monday that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the so-called Nakamal Agreement with his...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo rise. Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have been increasingly tense since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces struck a tent sheltering displaced people in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and his grandfather, medical officials said. Health authorities in the coastal enclave said the drone...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles and drones killed at least eight civilians and injured 35 others in Ukraine on Monday in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “horrific attacks.” Since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran 's top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has suspended all work at a Las Piñas City construction site and launched a review with its contractor after an excavation collapse on Sunday that killed two workers and injured another. The company said it is coordinating with authorities while conducting...
