PARIS, France - Attempts to organise an Israel-Hamas ceasefire to allow the release of hostages held in Gaza dominated the first day of a state visit to France by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Qatar has played a key mediation role since the Gaza war erupted in October and...
WASHINGTON, United States - The White House said Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces. President Joe Biden "has been clear that the US will not send troops to fight in...
NEW YORK, United States - A US federal jury on Tuesday convicted two men of murdering the famed Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay, a case that had gone unsolved for more than two decades. (FILES) A mural paying tribute to late Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay is pictured in the Hollis neighborhood of the...
TIRANA, Albania - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Albania late Tuesday ahead of a security conference, his first visit to the Balkan nation since Russia's invasion. In a post on social media, Albania's Foreign Minister Igli Hasani called the Ukrainian leader's arrival in Tirana "a...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, where no humanitarian group has been able to provide aid since January 23, the World Food Programme warned Tuesday, as Israel wages war on Palestinian militant group Hamas. With a dire humanitarian emergency unfolding in the...
The Quezon City government has started implementing measures to mitigate the effects of the prevailing El Niño phenomenon. City Assistant Administrator for Operations Alberto Kimmo spearheaded the task force involving all departments to address the phenomenon. One of the measures is...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar with James Allen Papango (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO) The local government of Las Piñas City congratulated swimmer James Allen Papango for bringing home bronze medals from the prestigious Asian Schools Invitation Championship 2024 held in Bangkok. Papango, a native of...
Mayor Eric Olivarez receives donations from Rotary Club of Parañaque East (Photo from Parañaque PIO) Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said the Rotary Club of Parañaque East donated some equipment for distribution to 135 child development centers around the city on Monday, Feb....
A year after being recognized as an international shrine, the Antipolo Cathedral or the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, received the Rosa d’Oro or gift of the Golden Rose from the Vatican on Monday, February 26, Rizal Governor Nina Ynares said. (Photo from...
Youth fun run participants for “Takbo Para sa 4K (Kalusugan ng Katawan at Kaisipan para sa Kabataan” (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City Health Office (CHO), in collaboration with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), organized a fun run on Saturday, Feb. 24, to foster...
A drinking session of a homeless couple led to the man being stabbed in the groin with a scissor by his live-in partner after allegedly talking about their past relationships. The homeless man stabbed by his live-in partner along United Nations Avenue in, Manila on Feb. 26. (Photo from...
Evidence recovered from the arrested suspect (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas police) Members of the Las Piñas Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) arrested a 25 year-old man and confiscated from him around P122,400 worth of shabu on Tuesday, February 27. The Southern Police...
