Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has signed three ordinances to boost efforts to reduce child labor and incentivize businesses in the city that provide support to different programs of the local government. Belmonte said that 5,449 male and 4,773 female children were reported as victims of child...
PARIS, France -- AFP on Saturday called on Israel for "an in-depth and transparent investigation" into the exact involvement of its army after a strike severely damaged its office in Gaza City, which has been shelled for weeks. AFP "has taken note of the recent statements from the Israeli army...
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed Saturday that Israeli forces would "find and eliminate" Yahya Sinwar, the head of Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. "We will find Sinwar and will eliminate him," Gallant told a news conference, as Israeli forces fought street...
AMMAN, Jordan -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday reaffirmed US support for "humanitarian pauses" in fighting between Israel and Hamas to ensure people in the besieged Gaza Strip get help. Speaking at a news conference in Amman about sparing civilians and speeding up aid deliveries,...
KYIV, Ukraine -- President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces had hit a stalemate, as hours later Kyiv said it had struck a shipyard in the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula. TOPSHOT - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L)...
Ten persons were hurt in a fire that gutted homes in Barangay Apolonio Samson, Quezon City on Sunday morning, Nov. 5. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the victims included residents and fire responders who sustained lacerations and abrasions and second degree burns in different parts of...
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Thousands demonstrated in Israel on Saturday, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his government's lack of preparedness for the October 7 attacks and its handling of the ensuing hostage crisis. The attacks by Gaza's ruling Islamist movement Hamas took...
The Manila Police District (MPD) reported on Saturday, Nov. 4, the confiscation of over P816,000 worth of illegal drugs from two female suspects in a buy-bust operation in San Miguel, Manila on Nov. 2. The MPD-Barbosa Police Station (PS-14) identified the suspects as Jocel Jean Araoni, a...
Eight vehicles collided along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in Bulacan at the height of heavy downpour Thursday night, Nov. 2. According to the NLEX Command Center, three Asian Utility Vehicles (AUVs) and one Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) collided along the southbound lane of the expressway...
The Las Piñas city government was awarded by the National Nutrition Council-National Capital Region (NNS-NCR) as the "Most Improved LGU Performance” in tems of nutrition program management. Las Piñas Mayor Imelda Aguilar thanked the NNS-NCR for the recognition as she vowed that the City...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said members of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) started their “Operation Baklas Tarpaulin” to maintain the cleanliness around the city. He said the CENRO team already collected all the tarpaulins used by candidates in the conduct of...
The San Juan City local government urged persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Friday, Nov. 3, to submit the necessary requirements for their cash grants that will be released next month. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said each barangay has specific schedule of payout that can be found on his...
