Buildings are seen in the haze caused by air pollution in Jakarta on August 25, 2023. The megalopolis of about 30 million people has seen air pollution levels rise to some of the highest in the world in recent months, topping global rankings multiple times since the beginning of August, according...
China’s Premier Li Qiang (L) is greeted by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo upon his arrival at the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta on September 6, 2023. (Photo by Mast IRHAM / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA, Indonesia -- China's Premier Li Qiang said Wednesday that...
HONG KONG, China -- Most markets fell Wednesday as a jump in oil prices to 10-month highs rekindled worries of another US Federal Reserve interest rate hike. The dollar eased slightly against its major peers after rallying Tuesday on new monetary tightening bets, though it remained elevated. The...
Photo from Richielyn Canlas/MANILA BULLETIN Rice retailers in Manila and Malabon closed their stores on the first day of the implementation of the mandated rice price ceiling order on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and warned that permanent closure may happen if they are not supplied with low-priced rice. Rice...
A Chinese man accused of kidnapping and serious illegal detention was arrested by members of the Southern Police District (SPD) Intelligence Section of the District Mobile Force Battalion (DMFB) in Para ñaque City on Tuesday night, Sept. 5. SPD Director Brig. Gen. Roderick Mariano...
Bulakenyos were urged by Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) Chairwoman and Calumpit, Bulacan Mayor Glorime Faustino on Wednesday, Sept. 6, to join the 3rd Quarter Nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill 2023 to be held on Thursday, Sept. 7. Faustino and...
The seat for Myanmar delegation remains empty before the 26th ASEAN-China Summit at the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta on September 6, 2023. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / POOL / AFP) YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta on Wednesday criticised an ASEAN statement condemning military violence and the...
A man (L), whom local media have named as 24-year-old Ryuji Kimura, who is believed to have thrown an explosive toward Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, leaves Wakayama Nishi Police Station in Wakayama on April 17, 2023. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO, Japan -- A man accused of throwing a...
The Antipolo City local government, together with several private entities and non-government organizations (NGOs), held a free breast and cervical cancer screening program for Antipolo City residents as part of its efforts to raise awareness among women regarding the importance of early detection...
Two men and a 15-year-old boy were arrested by Pasig City police officers for allegedly stealing motorcycles in three separate incidents on Monday, Sept. 4. Pasig Police Chief Col. Celerino Sacro Jr. identified the arrested suspects as "Sam," 15, a child-in-conflict-with-the-law (CICL);...
The Antipolo City local government on Tuesday, Aug. 6, announced the city's latest achievement bagging the highest recognition in the 2023 Calabarzon Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) for its outstanding nutrition program implementation of the National Nutrition Council's (NNC) Philippine...
Quezon City (QC) Mayor Joy Belmonte assured the city's small scale rice retailers who will be adversely affected by the imposition of the national government's Executive Order No. 39, Series of 2023 that the city government is ready to provide them with assistance in order for them to remain in...
