JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis is opening his visit to Indonesia with a packed first day Wednesday, meeting political and religious leaders and setting a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. Pope Francis is...
A former aide to two New York governors was charged Tuesday with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government who used her state positions to subtly advance Beijing’s agenda in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars. Attorney Seth DuCharme walks in front of former New...
Marian images are exhibited at SM Center Pulilan, in time for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8. (Freddie Velez) With just a few days left before the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Hermandad de la Assencion del Senor of Parokya ng Pag-akyat sa...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel , marking the first effort by American law enforcement to formally call out the masterminds of the...
The local government units of Marikina, Pasig, San Juan, and Mandaluyong announced that classes at all levels, in both public and private schools, remained suspended on Wednesday, September 4, due to the yellow rainfall warning issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
The Antipolo City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) is conducting a retrieval operation for the bodies of two boys who were inside the house that collapsed during a landslide in Sitio Banaba, Barangay San Luis, Antipolo City, at the height of heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm...
Families displaced by the inclement weather in Bacoor receive food packs in evacuation centers (Photo from City Social Welfare and Development Office- City of Bacoor's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A total of 1,042 families in the province have been displaced by the...
The Taytay Police Station announced on Tuesday, September 3, that it is offering a reward of P30,000 for information that may lead to the arrest of three inmates who escaped by taking advantage of the bad weather caused by Tropical Storm Enteng. “Handang magbigay ng tig-10,000 libong piso kada...
Photo from Las Piñas PIO The “Kusina ng Las Piñas” or mobile kitchen visited the four evacuation centers in the city housing victims of Tropical Storm Enteng to provide them with nutritious food. Mayor Imelda Aguilar ordered the deployment of the “Kusina ng Las Piñas”...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora has criticized the critics of the guidelines the city government passed on the operation and maintenance of its evacuation centers saying these do not prohibit or impede anyone from helping San Juaneños in times of disaster and calamities. Mayor Francis Zamora...
Members of the Las Piñas City Police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) who were initially conducting an operation for the arrest of a robbery suspect, instead arrested two men for illegal possession of firearms on Monday night, September 2. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the...
(Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque city government announced that the operation of the Kabihasnan Toll Plaza in the city will be extended until further notice. Parañaque city Mayor Eric Olivarez made the announcement following the closure of the Cavitex Plaza's starting...
