Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said running for mayor of Taguig City remains an "option" in the 2025 local elections but stressed that her priority is ensuring the welfare of EMBO residents whose villages have been placed by the Supreme Court (SC) under Taguig's jurisdiction. Mayor Abby Binay...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union on Tuesday expressed unease that parliamentary elections in Bangladesh did not have opposition representation because of a boycott, and called for alleged polling irregularities to be investigated. Election officials prepare to count ballot papers at a polling...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump warned on Tuesday of "bedlam" in the United States if he is put on trial, following an appeals court hearing that appeared to lean towards rejecting his claim of presidential immunity. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination,...
WASHINGTON, United States - Nearly 50 countries joined the United States on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's alleged transfer of missiles to Russia, demanding an immediate end to the cooperation. TOPSHOT - Rescuers and local residents clear debris following Russian strikes, in Zmiiv, Kharkiv...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden was kept in the dark over his defense secretary's cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations for about a month, the White House admitted Tuesday, as details of Lloyd Austin's deeply unusual disappearance raised questions about leadership of the...
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa ordered military operations on Tuesday against the country's powerful criminal groups after hooded gunmen stormed a television studio and gangsters threatened to execute security forces and civilians. Noboa declared the country in a state of...
LOS ANGELES, United States - A computer hacker who was part of a criminal gang that stole data from hundreds of millions of people and sold it on the dark web was jailed in the United States on Tuesday. (FILES) Paul Raoult, 63, the father of detained Sebastien Raoult, shows a phone bearing a...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a strengthened nuclear deterrent and warned he would have no hesitation in "annihilating" the rival South, while touring major weapons factories, state media reported Wednesday. Labeling South Korea the "principal enemy", he said...
CAVITE – Authorities nabbed two drug suspects in a sting operation in Imus City on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Photo from Cavite Police Provincial Office (MANILA BULLETIN) The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as alias Michael and alias Ricardo. The suspects were...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyanese President Irfaan Ali discussed regional security on Tuesday with a senior US defense official as the South American country remains embroiled in a border row with Venezuela over the oil-rich Essequibo region. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (AFP) Daniel Erikson,...
MADRID, Spain - At least 6,618 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2023, when record numbers headed for the Canary Islands, a migrants rights group said on Tuesday. This "shameful" figure is almost three times the number recorded in the previous year --...
(Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque city government recognized the young athletes who competed in the 2023 Batanga Pinoy and Philippine National Games last December. The city government led by Mayor Eric Olivarez honored the young athletes on Monday, Jan. 8, at the Parañaque City Hall...
