PARIS, France -- More than 40 percent of Antarctica's ice shelves lost volume in 25 years, increasing the risk of sea levels rising and with human-induced warming the likely cause, scientists said on Thursday. Ice shelves are freshwater extensions of the ice sheets that cover much of Antarctica,...
This combination photograph created on October 12, 2023 shows (L) a file photograph taken on October 24, 2022 of Israel's former defence minister Benny Gantz in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv, and (R) a file photograph taken on October 12, 2023 of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to members of the media as he arrives to a candidate forum with House Republicans to hear from members running for US Speaker of House in the Longworth House Office Building on October 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Thursday, Oct. 12, was chosen as a member of the United Nations Secretary-General's (UNSG) Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments aimed at boosting the capabilities of local governments around the world in achieving a more sustainable future. Binay is the...
The Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) recognized the city of Makati and one of its lying-in clinics for their exemplary implementation of the newborn screening program. During its Newborn Screening Program Recognition and Awarding Ceremony held on Oct. 10,...
The local government of Manila announced that 534 beneficiaries received cash aid on the second day of cash distribution at the Dapitan Sports Complex in Sampaloc, Manila, on Thursday morning, Oct. 12. Photo from Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN The financial assistance is a program of the Department of...
Rep.Edwin Olivarez and Mayor Eric Olivarez/Photo from Parañaque PIO Para ñ aque City Representative Edwin Olivarez led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-purpose building located inside the Baclaran Elementary School Unit II campus on Wednesday, Oct. 11....
Las Piñas Vice-Mayor April Aguilar at the evacuation site/Photo from Las Piñas PIO Las Piñas City Vice-Mayor April Aguilar visited the 43 families who were victims of a recent fire to assess their immediate needs and look after their welfare. The 43 families were victims of a...
The Pasay City government has announced that the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH) will be holding a free clinic for the city’s senior citizens. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the PCGH Department of Internal Medicine will hold sugar and cholesterol watch every Monday from 3-5 p.m. for...
(Photo courtesy of Bulacan PNP) Five drug dealers and 12 individuals wanted for various crimes and violations were arrested by the Bulacan police on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 11 and 12. Based on the police reports, the joint anti-illegal drugs operation led by the...
A 46-year-old man was shot to death by four motorcycle-riding individuals in Barangay Batingan, Binangonan, Rizal on Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said thursday, Oct. 12. The police identified the victim as Carlos Victorino, a resident of Binangonan. Rizal PPO OIC...
The recovered pieces of evidence from the two drug suspects in Para ñ aque City Two drug suspects, one of them a female, were arrested by members of the Para ñ aque Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) during a buy-bust operation conducted early Thursday morning, Oct. 12....
