Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO The city government of Parañaque has received the Gawad Kalasag Seal of Excellence from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-National Disaster Risk Reduction and Council (NDRRMC) for exceeding the standards for the establishment and functionality of the local...
The San Juan City local government has received the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance for the second consecutive year after passing the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) assessment in all 10 governance areas under the All-In Assessment Approach. San Juan City Mayor Francis...
Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO For two consecutive years, the local government of Pasay was recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as one of the three top-performing local government units (LGUs) for promoting transparency and accountability in local project...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change. Monarch butterflies from Canada...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. An aerial view shows a column of...
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki described on Tuesday the agony he witnessed in 1945, including the charred corpses of his loved ones and the ruins of his city, as he accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize on his...
Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City, apparently was living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and with degrees from one of the nation's top private...
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff’s deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being brought...
OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant reminder that a forest once grew there. Deforestation is visible near the Muchacha mine in November...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional task force investigating the attempts to kill Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service, including protecting fewer foreign leaders during the height of election season and considering moving the agency out of the...
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s recent dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his visit to Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral were not just exercises in policy and diplomacy. This screenshot from Donald Trump's Truth Social account shows an image...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Humanitarian aid to North Gaza , where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said Tuesday. That has left between 65,000 and 75,000 Palestinians without access to food, water, electricity or health...
