BEIJING (AP) — A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China ’s eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to local emergency management authorities. Another six people were missing. It was not immediately clear what caused...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site...
A 43-year-old car dealer yielded over P2 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation launched by the Antipolo Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) early Wednesday morning, May 28. Police identified the suspect as "Unyo," a resident of Barangay San Roque, Antipolo...
Three individuals wanted for the brutal killing of a 45-year-old construction worker over missing gamecocks surrendered to police on May 26, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. The suspects, identified as "Rojim,; "Jojo," and "Tony," were listed as the No. 2 most wanted persons at...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that Pasay City scored the highest basic literacy rate of 96.2 percent among the highly urbanized cities in the Philippines for the year 2024. Based on PSA 's 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) report, basic...
San Juan City has achieved the highest functional literacy rate among highly urbanized cities in the country in 2024, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority 's (PSA) 2024 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), Mayor Francis Zamora announced. The PSA explained...
Residents of Salcedo Village, Barangay Bel-Air, Makati City, were stunned on Monday, May 26, when a woman street dweller emerged from a road drainage hole at the corner of VA Rufino and Adelantado Street. Passerby William Roberts, who witnessed the unusual scene, shared photos of the...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB), through the Provincial Health Office–Public Health (PHO-PH), has intensified its surveillance efforts to swiftly detect suspected Mpox cases -- formerly known as monkeypox -- amid reports of its resurgence nationwide, ensuring the health and safety of...
The Malabon City government began operating three high-powered water pressure washers on Tuesday, May 27, to clean and cool down roads, parks, and other public areas amid the extreme summer heat. The initiative, led by Malabon Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, prioritizes areas with...
Police operatives arrested 70 individuals allegedly involved in an online investment scam during a raid on an office building in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal, on Tuesday, May 27. The operation was spearheaded by the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG), Securities and...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced that the groundbreaking ceremony of the highly anticipated New Pasig City Hall Campus will take place soon after the city government saw no delays and slippage on its construction. Sotto made the statement as he shared that the project, considered as the...
A sport utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into an electric pole, causing it to fall and fatally crush a motorcycle rider on Sunday, May 25, in Sapang Palay, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Police said the victim, a 24-year-old resident of Camarin, Caloocan City, was struck by the collapsing pole, after...
