TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. A firefighter stands near debris along a business street in...
More than 140 Malabon City residents became certified tenants of the lands where their homes were built. This is after the City Housing and Urban Developing Department (CHUDD) awarded Certificates of Eligibility for Lot Allocation (CELA) to 147 Malabueño beneficiaries at the Penthouse of the...
(Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque city government announced that the distribution of the city's Christmas gift to around 15,000 indigent persons with disability (PWDs) will start on October 15. Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said PWDs in the city will each receive a P2,000 gift...
(Photo from SPD) The Southern Police District (SPD) announced the confiscation of P3.3 million worth of drugs and the arrest of 86 wanted individuals during its week-long operations from September 9 to 15. SPD director PBGen. Victor Rosete said police stations under the police group executed a...
The Makati City local government ordered a crackdown on fake health certificates and work permits following the discovery of fake documents of individuals working at a supermarket in the city. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay made the order on Monday, September 16, after the city Veterinary Services...
(Photo from Pasay PIO) Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano reminded residents to report any individuals selling unregistered monkeypox or mpox vaccines following reports of people selling them without the approval of the national government. The mayor said the Department of Health (DOH) received...
Around 1,000 Filipino students were sent off by the Taiwan-Philippines Educational Development Foundation (TPEDF) for a study program in Taipei under the Taiwan government's Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) and Taipei Economic Cultural Office (TECO) Philippines. Some of the Filipino...
"The legacy of Bulacan reminds us that a strong nation is built on the pillars of freedom, justice, and sovereignty—the values we must continue to fight for and uphold. May this celebration remind us that as we continue the struggle for our sovereignty, we must also promote responsible...
DILI, East Timor (AP) — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his life. With half of East...
Several people died early Sunday during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French authorities said. FILE - A view of one of the vessels from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after participating in the...
PRAGUE (AP) — Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday. Meteorologists have warned the situation still might get worse as waters in most rivers are rising, the...
A motorcycle rider died after hitting a trailer truck in Pasig City on Sunday, September 15. According to the city's Traffic and Parking Management Office, the victim, who has not been identified, was a traffic enforcer in one of the city's business districts. Authorities said the victim was on his...
