The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) will strictly enforce Executive Order No. 28 , Series of 2017, which provides regulation and control of the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices to ensure safety during the holiday season. More than 1,200 personnel and 2,203 force multipliers will...
The recovered bicycle used in robbing the victim (Photo from Pasay City Police) A Philippine Coast Guard Chaplain who felt dizzy after officiating three midnight masses was robbed while resting inside his car in Pasay City on Dec. 24. Pasay City Police chief, Col. Samuel Pabonita, identified the...
The Pasig Emergency Go Bag Around 12,000 members of 90 Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODA) in Pasig City received Emergency Go Bags from the city government in preparation for the coming holiday festivities. The city government said the distribution is part of its expanded efforts to...
The arrested suspect (Photo from SPD) A construction worker and a member of the “Mustafa criminal group” was arrested in a joint operation conducted by members of the Warrant and Subpoena Section, Station Intelligence Section, and Pasay City Police Substation 3 on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. The...
Pasay BFP The Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) issued nine safety tips to avoid any untoward incidents during the celebration of New Year. The nine safety tips listed by the BFP were: Ensure the Christmas lights are with Philippine Standard (PS) and Import Community Clearance (ICC)...
Vice Mayor April Aguilar with city government officials and TODA members (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) conducted a two-day training for members of the city's Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODA) aimed to equip...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assured residents that the local government is committed to helping all families in need, emphasizing that the essence of holiday celebrations should remain centered on loved ones, no matter how a family is defined. In her Christmas message, Belmonte said, ”Sa...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said that six people were also wounded in the Paktika province...
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and close members of the royal family attended Christmas Day services Wednesday at a church on Sandringham, the estate on the windswept North Sea coast that has served as a retreat for the royals for generations. Britain's King Charles III waves to the crowd as he...
MODIIN, Israel (AP) — For more than 400 days after being critically wounded during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, Yona Brief tried to recover. But after losing both legs and enduring medically induced comas, the combat medic died in late November. Hazel and David Brief hold a...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 70...
An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people are likely dead. In this photo taken from a video released by the administration of Mangystau region, the wreckage of...
