Five pet dogs perished in a fire that broke out in a residential building along J. Del Rosario Street in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, on Friday afternoon, August 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started in the kitchen area on the second floor of the two-story house owned by...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning Friday, a day after a Russian drone and missile attack on the city killed 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said. The youngest victim in Thursday 's strikes was 2...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea 's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor at his detention room. Yoon, removed from office in April over his...
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump 's new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief Friday from some countries that negotiated a deal or managed to whittle them down from rates announced in April. Others expressed disappointment or...
As part of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Modernization Program, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) distributed drones and mobile phones to its police stations and field units on Friday, August 1. QCPD Director for Administration and Officer-in-Charge Police Col. Randy Glenn Silvio led...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won 't bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians ' negotiating position over the long term. The problem for the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public. But when Trump signed the order Thursday night imposing new tariffs on 66 countries,...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump 's special envoy Steve Witkoff visited southern Gaza on Friday during international outrage over starvation, shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites. Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee toured one of...
The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and commercial jet in January. Two previous days of testimony underscored a number of factors that likely contributed to the collision that...
CAVITE – The city government of Bacoor and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) commemorated the 127th anniversary of the Bacoor Assembly at the historic Cuenca House on Friday, August 1. Sen. Loren Legarda served as the guest of honor, leading the flag-raising and...
Another unidentified man was found dead, floating in the Marikina River on Thursday afternoon, July 31, allegedly due to drowning. This was the second day in a row that a body was found floating in the river, following the discovery of another unidentified body of a man in Barangay Malanday on July...
In a bid to advance education equity and uplift the welfare of private school teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, August 1, announced a substantial increase in the annual Teachers’ Salary Subsidy (TSS) under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private...
