ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey and Iran on Wednesday called for a regional conference aimed at averting the spread of the Israel-Hamas war. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian a day after Iran's top diplomat met Hamas leaders in Qatar. Iran has warned that...
VIENNA, Austria - Austrian police on Wednesday were investigating a fire that damaged a hall at the Jewish part of the Vienna cemetery, with politicians condemning anti-Semitic violence. Cities in Europe have seen a spike in anti-Semitic attacks in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. In the...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan - French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to "accelerate cooperation" with Kazakhstan on Wednesday, as part of a visit to boost France's footprint in Central Asia. The French leader is on a two-day visit to the resource-rich region, where Russia, China, Turkey and...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he "hates the debate" over the value of "Jewish lives" and "Palestinian lives" and called for "civilians in Gaza to be protected first." "I hate this debate dividing people and saying: 'For me Jewish lives are more important'...
PARIS, France - Much of northwestern Europe went on high alert Wednesday as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region. Three French departments -- Finistere, Cotes-d'Armor and Manche -- will be placed on red storm alert, the highest level, at...
GENEVA , Switzerland - The World Health Organization welcomed Wednesday's first evacuations of wounded patients out of the Gaza Strip, but stressed that thousands of injured civilians and people with chronic illnesses also needed treatment. Ambulances transported wounded residents out of the...
A fire gutted two residential areas in Quezon and Navotas Cities on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire on Dalag Street, Barangay NBBS Dagat-dagatan, Navotas City was raised to first alarm at 6:19 p.m. It went up to the second alarm at 6:23 p.m. It was declared...
Over 74,000 individuals visited the cemeteries and columbaria in the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela and Quezon on All Saints' Day on Wednesday, Nov.1. As of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said that around 30,382 individuals already visited the 30...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked the teachers in the city who served during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) on Monday, Oct. 30. Photo from Pasay PIO FB page Rubiano said the teachers made the conduct of BSKE fair, clean, honest, and smooth. She said...
Photo from the FB page of the Pasay City Police The Pasay City police has been placed on full alert to ensure that places of convergence, churches, cemeteries and bus terminals will be closely monitored during the observance of Undas. Pasay City police chief Col. Froilan Uy said all areas of...
Mayor Eric Olivarez, Congressman Edwin Olivarez and Barangay Chairwoman Eva Olivarez/Photo from Parañaque PIO Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez inspected the city’s two cemeteries - Himlayang Palanyag and Parañaque Catholic Cemetery on Tuesday, Oct. 31, to ensure the peaceful...
Mayor Eric Olivarez with winning BSKE barangay chairmen, Eva Olivarez and Mar Jimenez/Photo from Parañaque PIO The Parañaque City government congratulated the 16 barangay chairman who won in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) held on Monday, Oct. 30. Mayor...
