Photo from Manila Police district (MPD)/ MANILA BULLETIN Several groups gathered at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo on Monday morning, Aug. 21, to commemorate the 40th death anniversary of former senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino. The Manila Police District (MPD) said members of the Liberal Party and...
The Quezon City government announced on Sunday, Aug. 20, that it launched a program that will provide job opportunities to 300 of the city's persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of its commitment to ensure inclusivity and equal opportunity to the most vulnerable sectors in the city. Through the...
A Taiwanese woman was rescued by members of the Malabon City Police Station (MCPS) on Sunday, Aug. 20, after she was allegedly kidnapped by seven male Chinese nationals in Malate, Manila last Aug. 14. The MCPS identified the victim as Wang Hui-Xin, 35, a resident of Bonifacio Global City, Makati...
SKRYDSTRUP, Denmark - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Sunday a "historic" decision by the Netherlands and Denmark to provide American F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country's efforts to fend off Russia's invasion. Zelensky had sought the...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visited a navy unit and oversaw a strategic cruise missile test, state media reported on Monday, ahead of the start of joint military drills between South Korea and the United States. Kim inspected one of his fleets in the East Sea, also...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump said Sunday he will skip this week's first Republican presidential debate, arguing that Americans know him well so there's no need for a public showdown with his rivals for the White House. In a message on his platform Truth Social, Trump touted what he...
LOS ANGELES, United States - Heavy rains lashed California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary raced in from Mexico, bringing warnings of potentially life-threatening flooding in the typically arid southwestern United States. With people already on edge, nature struck in another scary way: a...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia said it thwarted Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and its region on Sunday, a day after a "heinous" missile strike killed seven people and wounded 148 in Ukraine's Chernihiv. Both sides have reported regular drone incursions during the conflict, with strikes on...
MOSCOW, Russia -- The Luna-25 probe, Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon after an incident during pre-landing manoeuvres, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Sunday. Communication with Luna-25 was lost at 2:57 pm (1157 GMT) on Saturday, Roscosmos said....
Photo from Patrick Garcia/MANILA BULLETIN A mixer truck accidentally pulled down an electrical post in Sampaloc, Manila on Sunday morning, Aug. 20. The electrical post on the Legarda flyover in Barangay 410, Zone 42, District 4 reportedly collapsed at around 4 a.m. According to...
TOMIOKA, Japan -- Japanese premier Fumio Kishida said Sunday his government has not yet decided when to begin releasing treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Media reports suggest that the discharge of some of the 1.34 million tonnes of water, which Japan...
The Parañaque city government conducted an orientation for 300 members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on the importance and benefits of the PhilHealth program. Photo from Parañaque PIO Olivarez attended the orientation themed “Alamin at Gamitin para sa Maayos na...
