Paris, France - The world needs to urgently start investing trillions of dollars in the green transition, the United Nations climate chief said on Friday, warning that finance was the "make-or-break" factor in the battle to curb global heating. Countries at last year's COP28 UN climate...
New Delhi, India - India's navy said Friday it had rescued 19 crew members aboard a fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia, the third such operation this week after a spate of attacks on shipping in the region. A distress call from the Iranian-flagged FV Omari was received on Wednesday and the...
Paris, France - French authorities said Friday the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, as protesters began lifting barricades, but demonstrations persisted elsewhere in Europe including Spain, Italy and Greece. A driver looks towards protesters as they check the...
London, United Kingdom - A London court threw out a public order case on Friday against climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters, with the judge criticizing "unlawful" conditions imposed by police when they were arrested. Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg (C)...
Brussels, Belgium - EU member states on Friday approved landmark rules on reining in artificial intelligence, after tough last-mile negotiations on the legislation billed as a world first. Brussels first proposed an AI law in 2021 but spent most of last year racing to greenlight the text after...
The Quezon City government on Friday, Feb. 2, warned the public regarding fake solicitation letters being given by a person to residents for donations for a gay beauty pageant. According to the local government, the letter which was allegedly approved by the Office of the Mayor on Jan. 30 certified...
The Makati City local government on Friday, Feb. 2, slammed Taguig City for blaming Makati for the closure of day care centers located in the 10 EMBO barangays following the villages' transfer to Taguig's jurisdiction by the Supreme Court (SC). Makati City Administrator Atty. Claro Certeza Makati...
(Photo courtesy of BPLO) The Para ñaque City's Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) will be closed on Feb. 9 and 10 in celebration of the Chinese New Year and on Feb. 13, the city's 26 th cityhood anniversary. BPLO chief Atty. Melanie Soriano–Malaya said that aside from the...
An Indian national listed as most wanted in Laguna for three counts of lascivious conduct was arrested in Pililla, Rizal, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) reported on Friday, Feb. 2. An Indian national arrested in Pililla, Rizal (Photo from Rizal PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said that 2023 was the best year so far for the city government after its harvest of multiple awards and citations for the city’s programs on equality, human rights, environmental protection, livelihood, businesses, and social services for the people. The United...
The victims of syndicated estafa and falsification of public documents point at the three arrested suspects. (Photo courtesy of Pasay City police) Three men involved in syndicated estafa and falsification of public documents were arrested by members of the Pasay City police after a complaint...
The arrested drug suspects (Photo courtesy of Para ñaque police) Members of the Para ñaque Police's Station Drug Enforcement Unit arrested five men during a buy-bust operation and confiscated from them more than P412,000 worth of shabu and kush on Thursday, Feb. 1. The...
