The local government of Marikina has suspended all classes and school-related activities in both public and private schools in the city on Sunday, July 20, due to the expected continuous rainfall brought by severe tropical storm (STS) "Crising." Mayor Marjorie Ann "Maan" Teodoro said the suspension...
A billboard and a utility post collapsed in Quezon City, hitting three vehicles on Saturday, July 19, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. According to the agency, the electric post fell along the northbound lane of C5 Katipunan-Ateneo, hitting a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) and...
The city government of Las Piñas inaugurated a newly constructed two-storey evacuation facility as part of its continuing effort to strengthen local disaster preparedness and public security. Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar led the inauguration and blessing of the facility located along Marcos...
Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar extended support to the mother of the one-year-old baby girl who died during a flash flood in Almanza Uno, following the safe delivery of her newborn child at the Las Piñas Lying-In Clinic in BF International/CAA last Wednesday, July 16. Roselyn Montellana, who...
The local government of Marikina on Saturday, July 19, prepared for the expected impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) "Crising" by implementing advanced prepositioning measures to ensure the safety of Marikeños. Related story: ...
Authorities are conducting a manhunt for a man who allegedly shot his drinking buddy following a heated argument in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Friday night, July 18. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as Marlon Malone, 31. The incident was reported early Saturday, July...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as "one of the greatest successes this year." DPR Korea Tour, a website run by North Korea 's...
BEIJING (AP) — China 's Education Ministry issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines after what it said were a series of criminal incidents targeting them. The brief warning Friday did not identify any specific incidents but told students to increase their safety...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials struggled Friday to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly shopping mall fire in Iraq, amid ongoing investigations into what caused the blaze. An Iraqi medical official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment said the...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A snappy tune by a blogger that mockingly laments his poor internet connection in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has gotten over a half-million views on Instagram in two weeks. "How to say you 're from Rostov without saying a word? Show one bar of...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Top church leaders in Jerusalem headed into Gaza Friday in a rare solidarity visit to the territory one day after an Israeli shell slammed into its only Catholic church, killing three people. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Greek...
BANGKOK (AP) — China 's state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it says threaten national security, just weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to make it easier for American firms to obtain from China those materials, which are...
