Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications Joe R. Zaldarriaga has urged communication and public relations professionals to take a stand for truth and join the advocacy against fake news and misinformation during a seminar conducted by Public Relations Society of the Philippines...
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Barangay Malinta, Valenzuela City, on Monday, April 21, for repeatedly brandishing a firearm while intoxicated. The Valenzuela Police Station (VCPS) identified the suspect as alias "Jay-ar," a resident of Dulong Tangke, Barangay Malinta. (Valenzuela Police...
Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the heads of the city's offices taking care of the needs of sectoral groups to eliminate the "palakasan" system in its programs and ensure that benefits for Pasigueños are undertaken progressively. Sotto affirmed that sectoral organizations...
(Photo from Police Regional Office 4A) Seven persons were stabbed to death inside a bakery in Purok Uno, Barangay Cupang, Antipolo City on Tuesday, April 22, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun said the victims were all employees of the...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) chief Brig. Gen. Melecio Buslig Jr. has been relieved from his post. Former QCPD Chief PBGEN Melecio Buslig Jr. (File photo) According to the General Order from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), Buslig was administratively relieved on April 21....
A 12-year-old girl was stabbed by a man with a screwdriver while waiting in line to ask for assistance from a TV network along Reliance Street in Mandaluyong City early Tuesday morning, April 22. The Mandaluyong City Police said the incident happened at around 3 a.m. Witnesses said the suspect...
The Parañaque City Council approved an ordinance mandating the Clean-As-You-Go (CLAYGO) practice in all food-serving establishments in the city and provides penalties for violations. Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said the ordinance aims to promote cleanliness and minimize...
Photo from Las Piñas PIO The Las Piñas City government on Tuesday, April 22, joined the Catholic faithful in the country and around the world in mourning Pope Francis' passing. Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the passing of Pope Francis is deeply felt in the community of...
Many Americans were forced to postpone cancer screenings — colonoscopies, mammograms and lung scans — for several months in 2020 as COVID-19 overwhelmed doctors and hospitals. But that delay in screening isn't making a huge impact on cancer statistics, at least none that can be seen yet by...
Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio...
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of...
People stand next to a photograph of Pope Francis placed at Saint Anthony Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure....
