CAVITE – A young tennis player from Imus City was recently recognized by the city government for bringing honor to the country through her achievements in two tennis tournaments in Malaysia in August. Jana Jelena Nicole Diaz, 14, clinched the championship title at the Asian Tennis Federation...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) said that it will not tolerate corruption and extortion in the city. The LGU issued the statement following the arrest of two policemen and a civilian accused of collecting P1.5 million monthly payola from transportation groups. “Mayor Strike B. Revilla...
The Antipolo City local government on Thursday, Sept. 21, said it continues to hold Family Life Enrichment sessions for teenage parents to properly guide them and their families. (Photo from Antipolo LGU) "Hindi biro ang pagsubok ng pagiging isang batang ina o batang ama. Bukod sa kailangang maging...
The Las Piñas local government opened on Tuesday, Sept. 19, a new seven-storey multipurpose building that will improve local governance and public services by providing modern and spacious facilities for key government offices. Photo from Las Piñas PIO Vice Mayor April Aguilar said the new...
The Parañaque city government resumed the distribution of allowances to public high school students on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Photo from Parañaque PIO Mayor Eric Olivarez said he met with City Treasurer Dr. Anthony Pulmano after receiving a letter from the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
A construction worker carrying a hand grenade was arrested by police at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint in Barangay Ilog, Pasig City on Tuesday night, Sept. 19. Pasig Police Chief Col. Celerino Sacro identified the suspect as "Robin," 27, a construction worker from Barangay...
A man tagged as the tenth most wanted person for acts of lasciviousness under the district level in Las Piñas City was arrested in a manhunt operation on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 20. According to the Las Pi ñas City police, the suspect identified as Jonathan Hacutan was arrested...
PARIS, France - King Charles III on Wednesday began his first state visit to France as monarch, a rescheduled trip aimed at showing the fundamentals of the cross-Channel alliance remain strong despite a litany of political tensions after Brexit. The trip was initially planned for March and was...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he hoped for a "peaceful" resolution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, without mentioning a ceasefire agreement between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan. "We are in close contact with all the sides of the conflict: with...
TUNIS, Tunisia - A sudden power outage hit Tunisia Wednesday, causing a nationwide blackout for about three hours due to technical problems, the electricity and gas company STEG said. The outage came about 1:00 am (0000 GMT) "due to a sudden breakdown" in the Rades power plant in the southern...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Hospital chiefs on Wednesday warned of danger to patient safety from the latest doctors strike, the first time consultants and junior doctors in England have walked out at the same time. The doctors and government are deadlocked over the medics' pay demands amid the biggest...
PARIS, France - Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said. The sites at Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero commemorating the mass killings were "just inscribed on the...
