HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At a former American air base in southern Vietnam, work abruptly stopped last month on efforts to clean up tons of soil contaminated with deadly dioxin from the military’s Agent Orange defoliant. FILE- A Vietnamese soldier stands guard in front of military aircraft near a...
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia said Wednesday they have shuttered dozens of nightclubs and entertainment venues following a fire that killed 59 people at a live pop concert. People light candles during a vigil in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Tuesday, March...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike Wednesday on a U.N. guesthouse in the Gaza Strip. Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2025....
The police officer, who was charged with inciting to sedition over his viral social media posts about the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, is facing administrative cases filed by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). Patrolman Francis Steve Fontillas was charged with five...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas said no candle lighting vigil was held by Iloilo City councilors or Iloilo City Hall employees in support of former President Rodrigo Duterte. “I would like to clarify that the Iloilo City government, along with its officials, did not organize or lead any...
The arested suspects (Photo from SPD) Members of the Southern Police District-Drug Enforcement Unit (SPD-DEU) arrested three suspected drug pushers during an entrapment operation in Pasay City. The SPD identified the suspects as alias “Carlo," 28, a delivery rider; alias "Eduardo,"...
The arrested suspect (Photo from Pasay City Police) A man tagged as the source of illegal drugs inside a public cemetery was arrested by members of the Pasay City Police Station Intelligence Section (SIS) during a buy-bust operation on March 18. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De...
Angono Police officers seized a total of P170,000 worth of shabu from a drug pusher during a buy-bust operation held in Barangay Poblacion Ibaba, Angono, Rizal on Tuesday, March 18. Photos from Rizal PPO The Angono Municipal Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA),...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has vowed serious legal action against those impersonating him on social media for their own malevolent ends. In a Facebook Wednesday, March 19, Romualdez clarified...
A 59-year-old man sustained first-degree burns during a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City on Wednesday afternoon, March 19. Screen grab from Edge Lat/Facebook The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at houses along Adora Street at 3...
Mayor Francis Zamora, PCG Commodore Christopher Meñado, and other local and PCG officials inaugurate the PCG Sub-station in San Juan City. The San Juan City local government inaugurated a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Sub-Station in the city and broke ground for a linear park on...
Members of Akbayan trooped to the Chinese Consular Office in Makati and called on the Chinese government to pay for the environmental damages it has caused in the WPS. Protesters from a cause-oriented group trooped to the Chinese Consular Office in Makati City on Wednesday, March 19,...
