BANGKOK (AP) – Myanmar's ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people. QUAKE-DAMAGED PAGODA – A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of...
Two men were arrested for stealing meat products, including pork cubes and liempo, inside a mall grocery along Pedro Gil Street in Paco, Manila, on Sunday, March 30. Confiscated meat products from two men arrested for theft in Manila. (Photo from MPD) According to the Manila Police District's (MPD)...
In an era where information flows ceaselessly through digital channels, the integrity of that information is paramount to the health of our democracy. The recent initiative by Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz to combat the proliferation of fake news underscores a critical...
Calling them the fifth estate, senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo slammed content creators and vloggers who hide their identity; having no accountability for the content they're sharing on social media. "Now, the problem is with the fifth estate, they are free to do what they want because the...
The suspect "Joel" (left) being interviewed by the police after his arrest. A 63-year-old man was arrested by Angono police on Tuesday, April 1, for raping his then 10-year-old granddaughter in 2019. The suspect was identified as "Joel," tagged as the No. 2 Most Wanted Person under the provincial...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has slammed the spread of what he described as "staged crime content on social media" even as the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been reporting a...
After evading arrest for over three decades, a farmer wanted for murder was finally apprehended by Eastern Police District (EPD) operatives and District Special Operations Unit (DSOU) during a manhunt operation in Purok 6 Luwasan, Pinanggaan, Jaen, Nueva Ecija on Friday, March 28. DSOU chief Maj....
The Mayors for Good Governance movement and around 40 clans in Marikina have called for a fair and just ruling on the charges filed against Mayor Marcy Teodoro and other city officials who are currently under a six-month preventive suspension due to alleged misuse of P130 million in PhilHealth...
The confiscated pieces of evidence from Haydo and Raprap. Two men tagged as high value individuals (HVIs) for their involvement in the illegal drugs trade were nabbed in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Makati City Police in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City, city police chief Col. Jean...
Harm-reduction experts and consumers should be included in tobacco control policy discussions to help smokers globally, according to the World Vapers Alliance. In the report “Rethinking Tobacco Control: 20 Harm-Reduction Lessons the FCTC Should Take Note Of,” the WVA said the World...
Mike Lamont, director for accelerators and technology, center left, and Fabiola Gianotti, center right, director general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), speak with members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Large Magnet Facility during a visit to CERN facilities...
Palestinians receive bags of flour and other humanitarian aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the...
