A group of Muslims in Bulacan strongly opposed the proposal of former President Rodrigo Duterte to separate Mindanao from the Philippines. "It is against the constitution and destruction of our Mother Land. Nagbuwis ng dugo, pawis at luha ang mga kapatid nating Muslim para maging mapayapa ang...
(From the FB page of Mayor Eric Olivarez) The RP Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) has awarded Para ñaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez as Outstanding Public Servant for his exceptional performance in 2023. The awarding was made on Monday, Feb. 5 after the regular...
Moscow, Russia - The Russian ambassador to France was summoned to the French foreign ministry on Monday over the deaths of two French aid workers last week in Ukraine, Moscow said. Tensions have risen between Moscow and Paris in recent days, with the Russian government blasting...
Kyiv, Ukraine - A senior official with Ukraine's intelligence agency has been fired after revelations that investigative journalists had been wiretapped, a source at the agency told AFP on Monday. The move comes after several instances of intimidation of Ukrainian investigative journalists...
London, United Kingdom - King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, sparking a flood of support from around the world. Britain's King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown, waves from the Buckingham Palace balcony after...
Sydney, Australia - Australia has told China of its "outrage" over a suspended death sentence handed to Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. A Chinese paramilitary police officer (L) stands guard outside the Australian embassy in Beijing...
London, United Kingdom - Britain and France on Tuesday host 35 nations alongside business and technology firm leaders at an inaugural conference in London to tackle "hackers for hire" and the market for cyber attack tools. Representatives from firms including Apple, BAE Systems, Google and...
Navotas City Mayor John Reynald "John Rey" Tiangco said on Monday, Feb. 5, that the city has passed the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) standards through the local government's honest utilization of public funds. The GFH, which was...
Muntinlupa commemorated the 79th anniversary of its liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II. Officials led by Rep. Jaime Fresnedi, Vice Mayor Artemio SImundac and councilors in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Liwasan ng mga Bayani in Barangay Alabang on Feb. 3. ...
The Pasig City local government announced the 12 new features of the Maybunga Rainforest Park in time for its first anniversary as the city's permanent rainforest park, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced. Maybunga Rainforest Park The 12 new and improved amenities of the park are as follows: 1)...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced that the 23 city barangays will be getting an additional P10 million share each from the city’s basic real property tax (RPT) collection following the transfer of the 10 EMBO barangays to Taguig's jurisdiction by the Supreme Court (SC). Mayor Abby Binay...
SEOUL, South Korea - Russia's deputy foreign minister Andrey Rudenko visited South Korea to discuss the Ukrainian war and bilateral ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday, as the two countries trade increasingly heated rhetoric over the nuclear-armed North. This handout picture taken and...
