A man wanted for rape by sexual assault and rape and tagged as the sixth most wanted person in Para ñaque City was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 24, in Quirino Province. The Southern Police District (SPD) said the Para ñaque police identified the suspect as Marcial Sante, who...
Bulacan Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro led the ceremonial harvest festival of the Provincial Techno-Demo on High-Value Crops at Virginia Farms on Monday, Sept. 25, in Barangay Gabihan, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The Provincial Techno Demo on High-Value Crops is a project of the Provincial Government...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Four months after barely avoiding a catastrophic default, the world's largest economy is once again on the verge of a major fiscal crisis. President Joe Biden's Democrats are engaged in a bitter feud with Republican rivals in Congress over spending bills, which, if not...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said that that the security coverage during the three-day Bar Examinations for 2023 held at the University of the Philippines (UP), in Diliman, Quezon City was generally peaceful and orderly. The local police said that it deployed 59 personnel to ensure the...
An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a factory after a fire in Pingtung, southern Taiwan on September 23, 2023. (Photo by Johnson LIU / AFP) TAIPEI, Taiwan -- At least nine people were killed in a fire at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan over the weekend, including four firefighters who...
The Antipolo City local government held its 2nd Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) as part of its efforts in extending assistance to parents with children in need of special protection (CNSP), in conflict with the law (CICL), children at risk (CAR), Barangay Violence against Women and Children...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (Photo from AFP) ROME, Italy -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has admitted she had hoped to do "better" on controlling irregular migration, which has surged since her far-right party won historic elections a year ago. "Clearly we hoped for better on...
French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo from AFP) PARIS, France -- President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, a move welcomed by Niger's military leaders as a "step towards...
Members of the international rescue team search in ruins in Derna, Libya, Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua) TRIPOLI, Libya -- The Libyan government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) discussed organizing humanitarian operations in flood-hit areas in eastern Libya on...
CAVITE – Some local government units (LGUs) in the province of Cavite suspended classes anew on Monday, Sept. 25, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal. Classes are cancelled in all levels, public and private, in the following areas: Alfonso General Emilio Aguinaldo (Bailen) Tagaytay City...
Crews move one of the helicopters that will participate in the Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return recovery mission out of a hanger at Dugway, Utah early September 24, 2023. The climactic end of a seven-year voyage comes Sunday when a NASA capsule is due to land in the Utah desert, carrying to Earth...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden is set to host leaders of Pacific island nations with an aim of countering China's ever-growing influence, proffering goodies ranging from an American football experience to shiny new embassies. The summit of leaders from the 18-member Pacific...
