A Catholic group in Project 4, Quezon City has launched a campaign against “legalized-vote buying” activities, wherein state-funded social intervention programs were allegedly utilized by Barangay and Sangganuing Kabataan Elections (BSKE) candidates to bribe voters to get their support. Lay...
The local government of Manila announced on Saturday, Oct. 28, that department offices in the city government will be on a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Photo from Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN However, the departments involved in the delivery of basic and health services,...
The Quezon City government announced Saturday, Oct. 28, that it will host a business conference on Nov. 13 and 14, which aims to prepare business establishments in the city to the “future of work.” The “INNOVATE.ADAPT.THRIVE: The Quezon City Future of Work Conference 2023” will be conducted...
The Bulacan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) deployed 1,889 personnel to secure the conduct of the Barangay an Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in the province. With a strong commitment to upholding the principles of democracy, the Bulacan PPO said it has worked diligently to create a...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - The UN General Assembly on Friday called by a large majority for an "immediate humanitarian truce" in Gaza, on the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas conflict as the Israeli army announced it was extending its ground operation into the shattered territory. (Photo from...
LEWISTON, United States - Jittery residents of southern Maine remained on edge Friday as state and federal law enforcement agents combed woods and deployed divers into a river in a massive hunt for a man accused of gunning down 18 people with a semi-automatic rifle in a bowling alley and a...
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Islamic State jihadist group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital the night before. (Photo from AFP) The Sunni Muslim extremist group said it had used a parcel bomb that "IS...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Friday it sought to degrade ammunition supplies of Iranian-linked militias with strikes in Syria but insisted it did not want to widen the Middle East conflict. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby The Pentagon on Thursday announced...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States and China agreed Friday to work towards setting up a meeting between the two countries' leaders next month, American officials said after President Joe Biden met Beijing's top diplomat at the White House. US President Joe Biden (R) and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the local government of Manila started the "Oplan Baklas" on Friday, Oct. 27, in Tondo, Manila, three days before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Photo from Regional PIO NCRPO/MANILA BULLETIN The activity was attended by Department...
ISMALIA , Egypt - Six people were lightly injured when an "unidentified drone fell" on an Egyptian town on the border with Israel on Friday, the army said. The army spokesman said the drone crashed into "a building next to Taba hospital", in the Red Sea town of the same name, across the border...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU leaders meeting in Brussels Friday discussed bolstering support for Ukraine, as they strived to focus on helping that country against Russia's invasion even as Middle East turmoil steals global attention. The discussion on Ukraine was taking place on the second day of...
