This photo taken on July 30, 2023 shows people using umbrellas and parasols to seek relief from the heat while walking outside Shinjuku station, as temperatures of 35C-plus (95F) have scorched the Japanese capital Tokyo for weeks. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's summer...
More than 700 Pasigueño athletes joined the local government's annual summer sports clinic in Pasig City in July and August this year. The summer sports clinic offered basic skills training in a variety of sports and a chance for young athletes to compete in culminating games, all while...
Around 406 Pasigueño solo parents were able to receive their PhilHealth IDs as part of the local government's financial and healthcare programs for vulnerable groups. The program was conducted on Thursday, Aug 31, at the Pasig Sports Complex, through an initiative of the Office of...
The motorcycle rider involved in the viral road rage video in Makati City has surrendered to the police, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. SPD District Director PBGen. Roderick Mariano announced the surrender of Angelito Rencio at the Makati Police Station on Thursday, Aug. 31. Rencio, who...
The Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) announced that travel time going to Sucat, Para ñaque from Coastal Road will be cut by 10 minutes once the Cavitex C5 Link Segment 2 is completed by the first quarter of 2024. According to Cavitex Infrastructure Corporation (CIC)...
Photo from Manila DRRMO/MANILA BULLETIN Four houses were damaged in a fire that broke out in Barangay 106 in Tondo, Manila on Friday morning, Sept. 1. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the fire started in a house at Block 6, Magsaysay Village at 9:20 a.m. According to the...
Calumpit, Bulacan Mayor Lem Faustino announced Thursday night, Aug. 31, the suspension of classes in public schools, all levels, in the municipality on Friday, Sept. 1. Mayor Faustino said she left it to the private schools to decide on the suspension of their classes. "Ang tanggapan ng...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he led a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss in the southern state of Georgia. Former US President Donald Trump (Photo from AFP) The Republican presidential frontrunner, who...
Pope Francis (C) greets a child as he attends a welcoming ceremony at the Apostolic Nunciature to Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar on September 1, 2023. (Photo by Anand TUMURTOGOO / AFP) ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday for the first papal visit to the Asian nation, as he...
Tourists stand in front of taped walkway entrance glass doors in Hong Kong on September 1, 2023, hours before the arrival of Typhoon Saola. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) HONG KONG , China -- Tens of millions of people across southern China hunkered down Friday as Super Typhoon Saola swept...
The Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) Manila opened on Thursday, Aug. 31, to address the growing demand for travel between South Korea and the Philippines. "The Korean government has designated 2023-2024 as 'Visit Korea Year,' making the opening of KVAC a perfect fit to the tourism...
The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) said on Thursday, Aug. 31, that it will continue to provide free tuition to its students despite being delisted from the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) Unified Financial Assistance System (UniFAST). CHED released Resolution No. 285-2023 last Aug....
