The Las Piñas City government distributed school supplies to 850 students on Friday, July 4, as part of its ongoing effort to assist children from low-income families and ease the financial burden of back-to-school expenses. Mayor April Aguilar led the distribution held at the Mayor Nene Aguilar...
Several houses were reduced to rubble after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City on Saturday, July 5. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze began at around 11:24 a.m. behind Nuebe de Pebrero Elementary School. The fire was raised to the...
An e-bike driver and his student accomplice were arrested by members of the Pasay City Police Maricaban Substation after stealing a Grab driver 's cellular phone. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspects as Pangit, 25, an e-bike driver and a member the...
After nearly 18 hours, firefighters managed to put out the fire that broke out inside a warehouse in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City on Friday night, July 4. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at around 7:19 p.m., was raised to the second alarm at 8:20 p.m., and...
GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 30 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. More than 160 rescuers including police and soldiers were involved in the search...
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Two elderly female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba said the victims — 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the U.K. and 67-year-old...
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday imposed anti-dumping duties on European brandy, most notably cognac produced in France, as trade tensions between Beijing and United States allies continue to rise. The tariffs, effective on Saturday, will range from 27.7% to 34.9%, China 's Commerce Ministry...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union 's top officials will travel to Moldova 's capital on Friday for a key bilateral summit to strengthen ties months before the EU candidate member holds a pivotal parliamentary election. Moldova 's pro-Western President Maia Sandu and...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn 't take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel, hitting Iranian nuclear targets with bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers and...
DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while a hospital said another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid. Meanwhile, the U.N. human rights office says it has recorded 613 killings within the span of a month in Gaza near...
Operatives from the Pasay City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) arrested three drug suspects, listed as high-value individuals, during a buy-bust operation on July 3, seizing P133,076 worth of shabu. Col Joselito De Sesto, Pasay City Police chief, identified the suspects as Tropa, Malyn,...
Two fire volunteers were injured in a blaze that gutted around 15 houses in a residential area in Barangay 375, Tambunting, Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Friday, July 4. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said an 18-year-old volunteer sustained lacerations and abrasions on his left leg, while another...
