Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Mel Robles and Director Retired Judge Felix Reyes on Monday, Oct. 23, personally filed charges against four firms involved in "unauthorized" online lottery operations in the country. Photo credit to PCSO "Hindi tayo nagbibiro (We are not...
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan's defence ministry said on Monday it had begun joint drills with its ally Turkey near the border with Armenia, weeks after Baku recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists. Azerbaijan last month took control of the long-disputed region in a 24-hour...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden's coastguard said Monday it was working to clean up a large oil spill in the Baltic Sea after a passenger ferry ran aground over the weekend. "We know that the spill currently stretches over five kilometres (three miles) out at sea," Erik Svensson, who was...
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police said Monday they have seized centuries-old gold artefacts worth over 60 million euros ($64 million) that were stolen and taken out of Ukraine illegally. The 11 pieces, including necklaces, bracelets and earrings, were displayed at a Kyiv museum between 2009...
NAIROBI, Kenya - A widow of a Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country filed a lawsuit against Kenyan police on Monday, her lawyer said. Arshad Sharif, a strident critic of Pakistan's powerful military establishment and supporter of...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday, Oct. 23, that out of 1,947 examinees, 1,076 successfully passed the October 2023 foresters licensure examination. PRC Maricel Payusan Carreon, an examinee from Cebu Technological University-Argao, achieved the top spot in the board...
A Chinese national and his Filipino security escort were arrested by police after they tried to extort money from a Malaysian man in exchange for the return of his stolen cellphone in Parañaque City on Oct. 21. The Southern Police District (SPD) said Parañaque City police chief Col. Reycon...
The Las Piñas city government is offering free technical-vocational training to residents who wish to learn new skills or want to start their own business. The Las Piñas City Manpower Training Center (LPMTC) said through the initiative of Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice- Mayor April Aguilar,...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday, Oct. 23, noted Makati's high 2023 revenue to its continuous cooperation and communication to both local and foreign businesses and investors as the city continuous to maintain record-high revenue collection. Mayor Abby Binay On Oct. 19, Makati City surpassed...
The Quezon City government has issued its guidelines to ensure peace and order during “Undas 2023” or All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 1 and 2. According to the city government, interment operations at the city’s public cemeteries will be suspended from Oct....
CAVITE – Authorities arrested two men for allegedly slaughtering dogs in Dasmariñas City on Sunday, Oct. 22. The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as alias Jess and alias Junnel. Dasmariñas City Police Station (CPS) received a report from a concerned citizen that the...
Children’s rights advocate Teresita Luis Silva was the distinguished recipient of the 2023 Saint Teresa of Calcutta Award (STCA) during rites held on Oct. 3, 2023, and hosted by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila and AY Foundation at the Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, in Makati City....
