Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said on Thursday, April 4, that there is no need to declare a pertussis outbreak in Manila after confirming eight cases of whooping cough in the city. During her social media address, The Capital Report, Lacuna-Pangan said that there were only eight confirmed cases over 11...
Around 30 families are temporarily staying at a basketball court in Barangay 753 after a fire destroyed houses at Arellano Avenue, San Andres, Manila on Friday morning, April 5. Photo from Quiapo Alliance Fire and Rescue Volunteer Brigade Inc. /MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Fire Protection...
BACOLOD CITY – Two casual government employees in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental have been terminated for allegedly posting false and misleading information on social media about the unofficial celebrity performers for the forthcoming 35th Ugyonan Festival. THE town of E.B. Magalona in Negros...
LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not be enough to meet the Biden administration's demands for dramatic improvements in humanitarian...
HUYE, Rwanda (AP) — The diggers' hoes scrape the brown soil, looking for — and often finding — human bone fragments. The women then wipe the bone pieces with their hands as others watch in solemn silence. Children practise fencing game, on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda,...
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years, which has left at least 12 dead. Workers begin demolition of collapsed building, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the city, in...
When the Russian barrage hit the Ukrainian power plant, a worker named Taras was manning the control panel — a crucial task that required him to stay as the air-raid siren blared and his colleagues ran for safety. Workers clear the rubble after a Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in...
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Israel declared war against Hamas last October, it stood unified at home and enjoyed broad backing from around the world following an unprecedented attack by the Islamic militant group. FILE - Israelis take cover from the incoming rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called him a “threat to democracy.” Former national security adviser John Bolton has declared him “unfit to be president.” And former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to endorse him, citing “profound differences.” FILE -...
Amid the scorching heat being experienced in the country, Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro ordered on Friday, April 5, the implementation of asynchronous classes in all levels for both private and public schools in the city on Monday, April 8. Mayor Marcy Teodoro "In response to the recent...
Five people, including a female firefighter, were hurt in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Friday afternoon, April 5. Firefighters respond to a second alarm fire that hit a commercial/residential area along the streets of Tomas Mapua and Lope de Vega...
CARMONA CITY, Cavite – The Cavite police have investigated an alleged modus operandi in automated teller machine (ATM) transactions that has gone viral. A Facebook post by a mall-goer in Carmona last March 27 said a woman approached her, asking for assistance with her ATM transaction. The...
