WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the precarious effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies this week....
PHOENIX — Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced and the state House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute. Although no vote was...
HONOLULU — As unpredictable wildfires roared across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts,...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora lauded the bravery and dedication of fire volunteer Chasper Kenneth "CK" Alcantara Oliver who died while battling the fire that hit a residential area in Isla F. Manalo, Barangay Batis, San Juan City on Tuesday, April 16. Zamora condoled with the bereaved family...
The confiscated shabu (Photo from Pasay police) A drug suspect yielded P741,880 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Pasay City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Wednesday, April 17. The Southern Police...
Vice-Mayor April Aguilar (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO) The city government of Las Piñas turned over an emergency vehicle to the federation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Monday, April 15. Vice-Mayor April Aguilar led the turnover of the country’s first ever accessible...
The Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) reminded the public, especially the drivers traveling on the road, to stay hydrated to avoid accidents that can happen due to hot weather. A 64-year-old taxi driver fell unconscious while driving along United Nations Avenue, Manila on...
A 22-year-old man was nabbed by the Pasig City Police personnel on Tuesday, April 16, after yielding P1.7 million worth of shabu at a checkpoint on F. Legaspi Street, Brgy. Maybunga, Pasig City. The suspect was identified as alias "Win," a high school student and habal-habal driver. Based on the...
The cities of Las Piñas and Parañaque conducted the ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo’ financial assistance payout to residents under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). Las Piñas Vice- Mayor April Aguilar attended the “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” and personally...
The Provincial Capitol Plaza (Freddie Velez) The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) started the implementation of asynchronous or distance learning in all public schools in the province from April 17-20 due to dangerous heat warnings from the state weather bureau. Governor Daniel R....
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Tuesday, April 16, arrested two big-time drug pushers, one of them a lawyer, in Barangay Central Diliman, Quezon City. The police arrested Camilo Montesa, 57; and Maria Balajadia, 39. Confiscated from them were P1,373,600 worth of shabu. Police said...
City Health Office head Dr. Olga Virtusio (Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque City government launched its school-based deworming month campaign at the Baclaran Elementary School-Central on Tuesday, April 16. Mayor Eric Olivarez said 80 students from kindergarten to Grade 2 of...
