A 58-year-old man died when his bicycle was hit by a truck along G. Araneta Avenue, in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City on Monday, Aug. 14. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the victim as Elmar Usacdin, of Barangay Manresa. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was biking...
Mayor Eric Olivarez with the members of the Korean Health and Medical Association for Social Contribution (KHMASC) Para ñaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said members of the Korean Health and Medical Association for Social Contribution conducted a medical mission in the city on Monday,...
A 62-year-old woman died while eight others were injured after they were accidentally hit by a responding fire truck in Tondo, Manila, on Monday afternoon, Aug. 14. The Manila Police District (MPD)-Vehicular Traffic Investigation Section-Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (VTIS-MDTEU)...
A total of 175 kilos of garbage collected by more than 400 students of the San Juan Elementary School in San Miguel, Bulacan and Pinugay Elementary School in Baras, Rizal were exchanged for much-needed school supplies in time for the opening of classes on Aug. 29. School supplies-for-garbage...
The Makati City local government on Tuesday, Aug. 15, said that the city of Taguig must first secure a writ of execution to effect the transfer of jurisdiction over the 10 barangays in District 2 of Makati to Taguig according to a Supreme Court (SC) administrator. Makati City Hall According...
The Mandaluyong City local government on Monday, Aug. 14, provided all students of the city's public schools with free school supplies and uniform to gear them up for the coming school year. Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos, Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos, and Mandaluyong Schools Division Office (SDO)...
A woman was killed while three others, including two children, were injured following a fire that razed a residential area along St. Louis Ave., Brookside Subdivision in Cainta, Rizal early Tuesday morning Aug. 15. According to the Cainta Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at around...
The Manila Police District (MPD) reported a total of P150,575,152 worth of confiscated illegal drugs in the city as well as the arrest of more than 2,000 drug users and pushers since August last year. MPD Director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon delivered his first "365 Accomplishment Report" on...
OSLO,Norway - A railway bridge in southern Norway that had been closed to traffic since last week due to heavy flooding collapsed on Monday but no one was injured, police said. The metal structure broke in half after a pillar weakened by rising floodwaters gave way and fell in to the Lagen river,...
PARIS, France - King Charles III will travel to France for a state visit in September, a French newspaper has reported, six months after a scheduled trip was cancelled because of violent protests. The planned journey, intended to highlight warming Franco-British relations, had been postponed in...
DEHRADUN, India - At least 24 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday. Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and destroyed...
KYIV, Ukraine - The Ukrainian military on Monday said it had pushed Russian forces out of pockets of territory along front lines in the east and south of the country, building on a gruelling counter-offensive launched two months ago. The gains -- announced by Ukraine's deputy defence minister --...
