Thousands of devotees and visitors, both local and foreign, flocked to this town from May 17 to 19 for the annual Fertility Rites Festival, honoring St. Pascual Baylon, St. Clare of Assisi, and Our Lady of Salambao. The three‑day celebration unfolded despite recent challenges, including the...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese health minister announced the opening of three treatment centers in the Ituri region of eastern Congo on Sunday evening as the country grapples with a new Ebola outbreak. “We know that the hospitals are already under stress because of the patients,” the...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Israeli military began intercepting boats on Monday morning that are part of the latest wave of flotilla activists attempting to break the blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what the organizers of the Global...
A total of 13,571 families and 115 presidential scholars in Makati will receive rice assistance under the national government’s “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program, the Makati City government said on Monday, May 18. Mayor Nancy Binay and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the...
Anti-cybercrime agents of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has stepped up the efforts to monitor social media and other online platforms amid reports of some content creators inciting violence in the wake of the recent chaos at the Senate. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. they are...
A 37-year-old woman died while her two children were injured after a large rock rolled down and struck their house during a landslide in Rodriguez, Rizal on Saturday, May 17. Police identified the victims as “Risel,” 37, and her sons “Miro,” 2, and “Jacob,” 12. According to the...
The Pasay City government has deployed traffic personnel along J.W. Diokno Boulevard near the Senate building to manage congestion and maintain order during rallies linked to Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial. According to Pasay Traffic and Parking Management Office (PTMO) head...
A man who ran amok, chasing and threatening residents with a blade in Pasig City, died following an encounter with police officers on Sunday, May 18. Police said a motorcycle rider sought help after receiving threats from an unidentified man armed with a bladed weapon. Responding officers from...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada 's national health agency Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship hit with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the positive test a day after...
The Southern Police District (SPD) intensified its war on illegal drugs with a weeklong crackdown from May 11 to 17, seizing over ₱1.6 million worth of narcotics and arresting 102 suspects in southern Metro Manila. SPD director Brig. Gen. Glenn Oliver Cinco said a total of 80 anti-illegal drug...
A 59-year-old man with previous illegal drug and gambling cases -- recently tagged by police as a drug personality -- was arrested after yielding P170,000 worth of shabu in a predawn buy-bust in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, on Sunday, May 17. Operatives of Quezon City Police District (QCPD)...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) driver arrested on May 13 in connection with the shooting incident inside the Senate building has tested positive for gunpowder residue, the Southern Police District (SPD) announced on Sunday night, May 17. SPD Public Information Office chief Lt. Margaret...
