Authorities arrested a rider in Quezon City after a two-minute chase when he tried to flee upon being flagged down for not wearing a helmet and was later found using a carnapped motorcycle and carrying an illegal firearm. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested the suspect, identified as...
Department of Energy (DOE) officer-in-charge Secretary Sharon Garin confirmed on Sunday, June 29, that four oil companies – Petron, Shell, Caltex, and Cleanfuel - have agreed to give fuel discounts to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by the volatility in oil prices. According to...
The police arrested a man during a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay West Rembo, Taguig on June 28. The suspect was identified as alias Dennis, 40, a resident of the same barangay, who was tagged by the Taguig police as a street-level drug personality. The operation resulted in the confiscation...
Police arrested a 19-year-old man wanted for child abuse and cybercrime in Muntinlupa on June 27. The suspect, identified as Jero, was arrested by operatives from the Muntinlupa police’s Warrant and Subpoena Unit. Jero was tagged as the police’s No. 5 most wanted person. Jero is facing three...
A breach in the sandbag wall along the damaged river wall on Celeste Street, Barangay San Jose, Navotas City, has heightened the risk of flooding in the area, particularly during high tide. The sandbag barrier, installed as a temporary flood defense following structural damage to the original...
A 46-year-old woman sustained minor burns in her right knee during a fire that hit a residential area in BFD Compound, Barangay. Central, Quezon City on Saturday evening, June 28. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to 1st alarm at 7:58 p.m. and escalated to 2nd...
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice 's central streets on Saturday to say No to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final day amid celebrity-crowded parties and the outcries of tired...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is taking a key procedural vote during a rare Saturday evening session as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump 's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline. Republicans are using their majorities...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands rallied in Thailand 's capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, part of the brewing political turmoil set off by a leaked phone call with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Paetongtarn faces growing...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 1.2 million Afghans have been forced to return from Iran and Pakistan this year, the U.N. refugee agency said Saturday, warning that repatriations on a massive scale have the potential to destabilize the fragile situation in Afghanistan. Iran and Pakistan in 2023...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of downtown Tehran on Saturday for the funeral of the head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a 12-day war with Israel. The caskets of Guard chief Gen....
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 72 people across Gaza overnight and into Saturday, health workers said, as ceasefire prospects were said to be improving after 21 months of war. Three children and their parents were killed in an Israeli strike on a tent camp in...
