BEIJING, China -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. UN Secretary General António Guterres speaks during the opening ceremony of the third Belt and...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country rejected "economic coercion" and "bloc confrontation" Wednesday, at the opening ceremony of a forum of international delegates to the Belt and Road forum in Beijing. (L-R) China's President Xi Jinping, Russia's President Vladimir...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that it is ready to file charges against four fraternity members involved in the hazing death of Ahldryn Leary Bravante, a criminology student, in Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 16 The QCPD said the suspects will be charged for...
Two individuals, including a child in conflict with the law (CICL), were nabbed by personnel of the Makati City Police following a drug buy-bust operation in East Rembo, Makati on Oct. 16. The police identified the suspects as "Dada" 26-years-old, and Basher, 17-years-old. According to the police...
Photo from Las Piñas PIO Las Piñas City's Commission on Election (Comelec) conducted a simulation exercise that aimed to test the preparedness of both the electoral body and the voting public ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) on Oct. 30. The simulation...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, announced Tuesday that it has begun charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to use basic features like posting messages. X, owned since last year by the billionaire Elon Musk, said in a statement that its...
Police arrested two suspects, including a minor, and seized P1 million worth of suspected shabu in Barangay East Rembo, Taguig. While Taguig now has jurisdiction over EMBO (enlisted men's barrio) barangays based on a Supreme Court decision, the Makati police still have jurisdiction over...
CAVITE – Three drug suspects were nabbed in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) and Dasmariñas Component City Police Station (CCPS) on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as alias Edzed, alias Rey, and...
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement Tuesday called for a "day of rage" to condemn a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital as hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the French and US embassies in protest. Hezbollah, an ally of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, blamed the hospital...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Joe Biden's Middle East diplomatic drive faltered before it got off the ground Tuesday after his trip to Jordan was canceled following a strike on a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people. US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in...
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Wednesday described as "lies" the Israel army's accusations that it was responsible for a strike on a Gaza hospital that left hundreds dead. At least 200 people were killed in an air strike on a hospital compound that sheltered the wounded and displaced...
Joint forces of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Bulacan, the Bataan Provincial Police Office, and the local PNP arrested three suspected drug peddlers during a drug entrapment operation on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at the Recanati Homes Quarry, Barangay Proper City of...
