Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna called on the city's students to fulfill the dreams of their parents by studying hard and finishing their education. "Tapos na ang bakasyon. Aral-aral muli... pilitin sana ninyong abutin ang mga pangarap...
A member of the Cuban Red Cross works on a flooded street in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba on August 29, 2023, during the passage of tropical storm Idalia. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) ST. PETERSBURG, United States -- Hurricane Idalia intensified late Tuesday as it hurtled towards northwest...
A view of a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) MOSCOW, Russia -- A Russian airport near the border with Estonia came under drone attack, the local...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not go to the funeral of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died last week in a plane crash, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Prigozhin -- a Putin confidant turned "traitor" -- was killed last Wednesday two months after ordering...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - The Vatican sought Tuesday to defuse a row with Ukraine after Kyiv accused Pope Francis of spreading "imperial propaganda" in a video message to young Catholic Russians. The pope told the group gathered in a Catholic church in St Petersburg that "you are children of...
PARIS, France - Nearly 2,000 people have been convicted in France over nationwide riots sparked in late June by the fatal police shooting of a teenager during a traffic stop near Paris, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said on Tuesday. The minister had called for a "rapid, firm and...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilizing nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday. (Photo from AFP) Eleven planes and one helicopter from the EU fleet have...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China and criticize the West. The campaign, which became known as "Spamouflage", was active across more than 50...
Mike Enriquez Well-loved TV and radio news anchor Miguel “Mike” Enriquez passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29. He was 71. His passing was confirmed by news anchor Mel Tiangco via "24 Oras." In a statement, GMA shared, "It is with profound sadness that GMA Network announces the passing...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan led the “Lab For All” program in Caloocan City, which provided free and complete medical and laboratory services to over 5,000 residents on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The “Lab For All” activity was conducted at...
Chairman Raymond Lising of Barangay San Antonio (BSA), Pasig assured his constituents on Tuesday, Aug. 29, that the barangay administration will launch more timely and innovative programs for their welfare. “My constituents can expect more community engagements, more collaborations with the...
Two men were arrested by members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) for illegal possession of firearms on Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of the gun ban and election period for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) which will be held on Oct. 30. Police...
