ISTANBUL, Turkey - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused the European Union of pulling away from Turkey, whose efforts to join the bloc have stalled amid criticism of Ankara's efforts to address democracy and rule of law concerns. Erdogan secured a pledge from Brussels to...
LONDON, United Kingdom - London's Metropolitan Police has apologized and reached a settlement with a man who sustained a brain injury after an officer hit his head with a baton during a protest more than a decade ago. Alfie Meadows was injured on December 9, 2010, when he was a 20-year-old...
SANAA, Yemen - Flooding and lightning strikes in Yemen have killed eight civilians, an official and a doctor told AFP on Saturday, underscoring the threat of extreme weather in the war-ravaged country. The lightning strikes occurred on Friday in the Al-Layha and Al-Zahra districts of Hodeida...
CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison, his lawyer and political movement said, a move barring him from taking part in campaigning for next year's presidential election. It comes one day after Egypt's only candidate campaigning...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte was recognized by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) as the top performing mayor in its "Boses ng Bayan" poll showing the top performing mayors and legislators in the country on Saturday, Sept. 16. According to RPMD Executive Director Dr. Paul...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced on Saturday, Sept. 16, the arrest of a man tagged in the death of his seven-year-old daughter last month in Tondo, Manila. Photo from MPD/MANILA BULLETIN Carlo Danni Lloren, 32, was arrested by members of Don Bosco Police Community Precinct (PCP) on...
The Parañaque city government conducted a CPR awareness program on Wednesday, Sept. 13, to raise awareness on the importance of CPR, the first-line response in any accidents, among the youth. Photo from Parañaque PIO Mayor Eric Olivarez said the activity was held at the Parañaque City...
The city government of Parañaque conducted a “Bayanihan Clean-Up Drive para sa Kalikasan” on Friday, Sept. 15, to mark the International Coastal Clean-up Day. Photo from Parañaque PIO Mayor Eric Olivarez led the conduct of the activity at the coastal seaside boardwalk at Okada, Manila....
The Parañaque city government adopted the use of QRPh for its online payment services on business taxes, real property taxes, and other miscellaneous fees. According to Mayor Eric Olivarez, the use of QRPh was adopted by the city government to fully optimize the benefits brought by the digital...
To assist citizens who are currently unemployed, the Pasig City government facilitated the local implementation of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)’s TUPAD or the “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers” program. According to the Office of Councilor...
Some Pasig City barangays expressed their gratitude and support to the local government for being proactive in heeding their calls for new fire trucks and other firefighting resources to augment their response capacities. On Thursday, Sept. 14, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto led the turnover...
The Las Piñas Tourism Council conducted a three-day planning workshop for the formation of the Local Tourism Development Plan (LTDP). Paul Ahljay San Miguel, Las Piñas Tourism and Cultural Office supervising tourism officer The workshop was organized by the Las Piñas Tourism and Cultural...
