The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) is appealing to the government to declare smuggling an act of economic sabotage, saying that illicit trade harms the local economy and steals billions of pesos in government revenue. Jesus Arranza, chairman of the Federation of Philippine Industries...
Commuters were stranded in different parts of Metro Manila as transport group Manibela launched its three-day transport strike on Monday, August 12. Commuters are seen waiting for jeepneys along Caruncho Avenue in Pasig City on Monday, August 12. (Photo by Patrick Garcia) One commuter, an office...
Transport group Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) started its three-day transport strike on Monday morning, August 12, at the Monumento Circle in Caloocan City. The group launched the transport strike to oppose the Public Transport Modernization Program...
The two high-value individuals and the P287,500 worth of suspected marijuana oil and kush seized during a sting operation in Dasmariñas City on August 10. (Photo from PDEA Calabarzon) CAVITE – Authorities here collared two high-value individuals (HVIs) and seized P287,500 worth of...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political overlap from both sides....
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, Zelenskyy broke the government’s silence on it late Saturday by indirectly acknowledging ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory” in his...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Israel said it targeted a militant command post,...
Two wanted men were arrested in separate operations conducted by members of the Las Piñas city police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) on Friday, August 9. The city police chief, Col. Sandro Tafalla, said the arrested persons were identified as alias “Allan Rich,” facing frustrated...
PARIS (AP) — Ukraine's Olympic house stands out for its somber atmosphere, with fewer celebrations and parties than the other fan clubhouses that countries set up to tout their athletes and culture. It has moments of silence for war victims and screens documentaries about the destruction....
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½-year-old war. A view of the column of...
Former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents. The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran's involvement, but the claim comes a day after...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is working to make Nevada look like less of a political gamble in November's election. Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris attend a campaign rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 10,...
