TOULOUSE, France - A former French army chief in charge of restoring Paris's emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral following a devastating 2019 fire has died during a mountain hike, prosecutors told AFP on Saturday. General Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, died on Friday in the Pyrenees mountain range...
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine - A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said, hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders. Chernihiv, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv...
BEIJING, China - China held air and sea drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it said was a "stern warning" after the island's vice president visited the United States. William Lai -- the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential election next year and a vocal opponent of Beijing's claims to...
In line with their respective administration's advocacies towards "people-oriented" policies and public service, four city mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have signed the "Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) Manifesto." These NCR mayors include Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Quezon...
Screengrab from Isko Moreno Domagoso FB/MANILA BULLETIN Former Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno honored the late former Manila Vice Mayor Danilo "Danny" Lacuna in his eulogy during the necrological service at Cosmopolitan Memorial Chapels and Crematory in Quezon City on Thursday, Aug. 17. ...
The Las Piñas city government launched a free false teeth project and oral health program on Friday, Aug. 18. Photo from Las Piñas PIO Mayor Aguilar said the free false teeth project was launched by the city government through the City Health Office (CHO) and the dental clinics of each barangay...
The Parañaque city government conducted a mini job fair at the Polytechnic Univesity of the Philippines (PUP)-Parañaque campus on Friday, Aug. 18. Photo from Parañaque PIO According to Mayor Eric Olivarez, the mini-job fair at the school campus was a program of the Public Employment and...
The Parañaque city government conducted a beauty pageant for pregnant women in the city alongside the Buntis Congress 2023 on Friday, Aug. 18, at the Parañaque City Sports Complex. Photo from Parañaque PIO Mayor Eric Olivarez said eight pregnant women joined in the “Gandang Buntis...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city was recognized as the “safest city” in the southern part of Metro Manila by the Southern Police District (SPD) for second consecutive year. Mayor Imelda Aguilar, Vice Mayor Aguilar and city police chief Col. Jaime Santos/Photo from Las Piñas...
A 25-year-old man who tried to steal a parked vehicle was arrested by responding village officials of Barangay San Antonio and members of the Parañaque City Police on Saturday, Aug. 19. Police said the suspect identified as Jomar Codiamat was arrested early morning at Welcome Village, Barangay...
A man who attempted to rob a delivery rider as shown in an online viral video was arrested by Para ñaque police during a follow-up operation on Aug. 18. The Southern Police District (SPD) said the suspect, identified as Jovi Perdido, 33, was arrested by members of the Station Intelligence...
The San Juan City local government announced on Friday, Aug. 18, its plan to remove bollard dividers from bike lanes to help ease traffic congestion and improve mobility flow as the city gradually return to normalcy after the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. "During the peak of the pandemic, San Juan...
