A 72-year-old Japanese man died after his suit jacket got caught in an escalator at a station in eastern Japan on Wednesday, March 27. According to the local police, the man was identified as Mamoru Suzuki, a resident of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture. Local police said that a staff member...
BALTIMORE, United States - Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors. TOPSHOT - This handout screegrab courtesy of the National...
Mayor Emi Calixto Rubiano at the Pasay BFP Fire Olympics (Photo from Pasay PIO) The Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) held the "Fire Olympics" at the Liwasang Ipil-ipil open grounds on Tuesday, March 26, in observance of Fire Prevention Month. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano...
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano at the awarding of EMI's shopping bag contest winners (Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO) The Pasay City government awarded the winners in EMI's shopping bag contest last Monday, March 25, one of the various activities prepared in celebration of Woman’s Month....
Amid the increasing number of pertussis cases in the country, most of which are children, San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora urged on Monday, March 25, the local government units (LGUs) to conduct a massive information campaign regarding the disease. (Photo...
In a bid to expand the knowledge and capabilities of women entrepreneurs, the local government of Pasig City kicked off its two-day 2024 Women Entrepreneurship Summit held this month in celebration of Women's Month. (Photo from Pasig LGU) A total of 100 women entrepreneurs participated in the event...
The city government of Malabon teams up with a local bank to make tax payments and business permit renewal payments easier for residents. Through Land Bank’s “Link.BizPortal,” Malabueños can settle their real property taxes and business permits renewal or application at the...
Children with disabilities from different areas in Caloocan City received gift packs from the local government on Tuesday, March 26. Through the initiatives of the Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO), all registered PWDs below 18 years old were given the gift pack. “Sa...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The UN expert who concluded Israel was committing acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip received broad support at the United Nations on Tuesday, with countries speaking up to back her and her report. United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the...
WASHINGTON, United States - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant Tuesday that civilian casualties in Gaza are "too high" and suggested alternatives to a major Israeli operation in the territory's south. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) meets Israeli...
QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Victims of sexual assault by Catholic clergy and their supporters marched in of Quebec City Tuesday to raise awareness and encourage others to speak out against abusers within the Church. People hold crosses, symbolizing victims of sexual assaults perpetrated by the Church, in...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their driver on Tuesday when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Volunteers transport the coffins of Chinese national from a hospital following a...
