NEW YORK (AP) – Mourners packed a New York mosque on Thursday to honor a Bangladesh-born police officer who embraced the job of protecting his adopted city and gave his life for it when a gunman opened fire in an office building this week. Officer Didarul Islam “did believe in the American...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on US imports from Canada to 35 percent from 25 percent effective Friday. The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had failed to “do more to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept ... traffickers,...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora was re-elected as the Metro Manila Council 's (MMC) president during the joint meeting of the MMC, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, August 1. “I would like to express...
Five suspects, including two minors, were arrested for stealing 32 government-issued and two personal laptops from a faculty room of a school in Sta. Ana, Manila, during the recent typhoons. The Manila Police District (MPD) and Barangay 905 Kagawad Edwin Zambrona said the robbery was only...
The Malabon City government held its 2nd Mega Job Fair for this year at a shopping mall on Friday, August 1, offering around 5,809 job vacancies for job seekers. "Ang Mega Job Fair na ito ay bahagi ng ating layunin na mapabuti ang kalidad ng buhay ng bawat Malabueño. Sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay...
Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares announced the start of the city 's “pandemic-style" curfew for minors on Friday, August 1, as part of the city government 's expanded efforts to ensure their safety and welfare. In his advisory, Ynares said individuals aged 17 and below are strictly...
Three individuals, including a 16-year-old boy, went missing after the boat they were riding capsized in the waters of Laguna Lake, within the jurisdiction of Pililla, Rizal on July 29. According to the Pililla Municipal Police, the incident occurred at around 3 p.m. after the boat carrying five...
A 32-year-old man was arrested after two security guards caught him cutting telecommunication cable wires in Parañaque on July 29. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as Jospeh, a resident of Valenzuela City. He was nabbed at around 3:15 a.m. on West Service Road in front of...
Two robbers were apprehended after being chased by an off-duty police officer who witnessed the crime in Barangay Nangka, Marikina City, on Tuesday, July 29. According to the Eastern Police District (EPD), the female victim was walking on her way home along Rosas Steet on Tuesday afternoon when the...
CAVITE – A man was found dead at sea in Barangay 49-M, Cavite City, on Wednesday, July 30. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A stated that the man was reported missing to the Philippine Coast Guard by his immediate family on July 29. The discovery of the body was reported to the Cavite...
CAVITE – A man survived an attempted shooting in Dasmariñas City after the suspect’s gun malfunctioned early morning on Wednesday, July 30. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the victim was having coffee just outside his house when the suspect, identified as alias Edison,...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The first Australian -made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country’s soil crashed after 14 seconds of flight on Wednesday. The rocket Eris, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies, was the first Australian-designed and manufactured orbital launch vehicle to...
