A 52-year-old woman with standing warrants of arrest for swindling was nabbed by members of the Pasig City Police Station (CPS) on Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24. According to Col. Celerino Sacro, Jr., Pasig police chief, the suspect identified as "Aileen," 52, was served five warrants...
Photo courtesy of Manila International Dance Festival website/MANILA BULLETIN Manila is set to host the the first Manila International Dance Festival 2023 at Rizal Park in Ermita district from Sept. 8 to 10. The three-day dance fest will be organized by the city government of Manila...
The Rodriguez Police Station has provided round-the-clock security to the family of the 15-year-old boy who was accidentally shot by a police officer during a confrontation with victim’s brother on Sunday in Rodriguez, Rizal. Lt. Col. Ruben Piquero, Rodriguez Police Station chief, told Manila...
GENEVA, Switzerland - A mysterious stash of 120 gold bars found on a Swiss train nearly four years ago has been given to the Red Cross, prosecutors said Friday, after failing to trace the owner. In October 2019, a train attendant found a package on a train travelling from St Gallen to...
COPENHAGEN - Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Koran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries. Denmark stepped up security earlier this month following the backlash, as did neighbouring Sweden which has also seen...
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police and customs officials on Friday announced the seizure of nearly 9.5 tonnes of cocaine from Ecuador, saying it marked Spain's biggest seizure to date. Spanish National Police and Customs officers hold some packages of cocaine totalizing 9,436 kilos, that were...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian paramilitary fighters will have to swear an oath to the Russian flag, a presidential decree signed Friday stipulates, two days after the presumed death of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The measure is aimed at "forming the spiritual and moral foundations for the...
ATHENS, Greece - Greek firefighters struggled Friday to contain scores of wildfires stretching nationwide, as the week's death toll from the raging blazes rose to 21. The Greek fire brigade on Friday said they had found the body of a man in the same area in Evros, northern Greece, where...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) relieved Lt. Col. Rosalino Ibay Jr. from his post as commander of Manila Police District (MPD) Moriones Station on Thursday, Aug. 24. NCRPO chief Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered the relief of Ibay over his absence during the...
Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan. (Photo from AFP) TOKYO, Japan -- Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday. The start on Thursday of the discharge of...
A Filipino seaman died after falling from the cruise ship he was working on while docked at the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland on Friday, Aug. 25. (Photo from Youtube) Scotland police identified the casualty as Wenceslao Esguerra Donasco. Initial investigation showed Donasco died after securing...
Filipino-Canadian Kenneth Ramos can now afford to buy a home in Surrey, Canada, as well as an apartment in the Philippines after winning the $500,000 lotto cash prize. Lotto winner Kenneth Ramos (Photo from BCLC) According to the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Ramos bought the...
