ISTANBUL, Turkey - A disgraced Turkish crypto founder who fled to Albania and his two brothers have been sentenced to 11,196 years in jail each, the Anadolu state news agency reported Friday. Prosecutors had asked for Thodex boss Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, to be sentenced to 40,562 years in prison for...
ROME - Italy's far-right government is clamping down on juvenile crime after a recent spate of gang rapes blamed on teenagers, but critics warned Friday that harsher penalties alone would not stamp out delinquency. The decree law published by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet late Thursday...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A US explorer trapped deep in a Turkish cave with internal bleeding said in a video released to AFP on Friday that he needed "a lot of help" getting out. Mark Dickey, 40, reported falling sick last Saturday while exploring the Morca Cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains with...
The local government of the City of Manila distributed land certificates to 126 families on Friday, Sept. 8, at Bulwagang Villegas in Manila City Hall in Ermita, Manila. Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan led the ceremony, where they formally gave a certificate to all beneficiaries confirming...
A man reportedly died from electrocution after he hit high tension wires connected to a transformer attached to an electric post while cleaning the wall of a building in Barangay 95, Caloocan City on Friday morning, Sept. 8. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) identified the suspect as Rodel...
The San Juan City local government on Friday, Sept. 8, announced the start of the disbursement of financial aid to its rice sellers and retailers affected by the rice price cap mandated by the national government on Sept. 5 amid the increase of its prices. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando led the grand opening of the Bulacan Travel MartExpo or Tatak Singkaban Trade Fair in front of the Provincial Capitol building in the City of Malolos on Friday, Sept. 8, as part of the province's celebration of the Singkaban Festival 2023. Fernando, Vice...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro recognized the inspiring efforts of Marikeño learners who successfully finished their studies in the city's Alternative Learning System (ALS) program. Marikina PIO / MANILA BULLETIN Around 500 individuals of all ages in the elementary and...
The Singkaban Festival 2023 in the province of Bulacan kicked off on Friday, Sept. 8, with a holy mass in honor of the feast day of the Immaculate Conception and will culminate on September 15 in commemoration of the Malolos Congress anniversary at the historic Barasoain Church. ...
Photo from MPD/MANILA BULLETIN An elderly person died after a concrete truck mixer hit him along Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 7. The Manila Police District-Meisic Police Station (MDP-PS-11) identified the victim as Donato Ang, 85, a resident of Binondo, Manila. ...
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a press conference during a stopover visit to Singapore on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he would be willing to testify in an enquiry into allegations...
The Pasig City Council passed on Thursday, Sept. 7, the local government's supplemental investment program (SIP) budget worth P1 billion for fiscal year 2023. During a special session, the City Council approved Resolution No. 343-2023 that authorizes the SIP in the amount of P1,168,082,000,...
