SINGAPORE, Singapore - Families of death row convicts urged the Singapore government Monday to impose a moratorium on capital punishment to allow for an independent review of the controversial use of executions in the city-state. Five families called for a meeting with Singapore's law and home...
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon's capital Yaounde. Rescuers were still searching for victims on Monday after the landslide happened in the district of Mbankolo,...
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Monday rejected as unfounded allegations it had a role in the massive assault on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. "The accusations linked to an Iranian role... are based on political reasons," foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told reporters. The...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU has halted development aid payments to the Palestinians and is placing 691 million euros ($728 million) of support "under review" after the Hamas assault on Israel, Brussels said Monday. "The scale of terror and brutality against Israel and its people is a turning...
City and municipal officials of Bulacan province are supporting the bid the City of San Jose Del Monte (CSJDM) under Mayor Arthur Robes to achieve the “Highly Urbanized City” status. The ratification of CSJDM's HUC status will be submitted to the voting population of the city in a...
Pasig City Police Station (CPS) personnel arrested a man carrying a firearm at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint on Amang Rodriguez Avenue in Barangay Santolan on Sunday, Oct. 8. According to the report submitted to Pasig Police chief Col. Celerino Sacro Jr., the suspect identified as...
The Department of Education (DepEd) Marikina office warned the public against a social media account that is threatening to expose information about local Deped personnel and school officials. In their disclaimer statement released on Monday, Oct. 9, DepEd Marikina said it has “no association or...
The Pasig City local government partnered with Manila Water and Manila Water Foundation for an early celebration of Global Handwashing Day (GHD) on Monday, Oct. 9. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr., and the city councilors joined the short program to sign the...
The Parañaque city government announced the opening of the Government Internship Program (GIP) for those who want to receive training to better understand government programs and projects. Mayor Eric Olivarez said the opening of GIP is a project of the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) for...
A total of 3,100 physical wellness kits were given to teachers of San Jose Elementary School and Makati High School by the Makati City local government in celebration of National Teachers Day on Oct. 5. (Photo from Makati LGU) Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, together with her husband, Makati City 2nd...
The Makati City Police on Sunday, Oct. 6, confiscated more than P1.5 million worth of illegal drugs from a chef in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City. According to the police, a concerned citizen working as an employee at a courier service provider, tipped Makati Police Substation 7 that the...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal regions early Monday following a series of shallow earthquakes in the Izu islands in the Pacific Ocean but there were no immediate reports of damage from the minor waves generated, seismologists said. Tsunami waves of 60 centimetres...
