The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) seized P563,000 worth of alleged shabu and collared 13 suspects in a series of buy-bust operations conducted in the city on Thursday, Aug. 3. Members of the QCPD Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) operatives, led by Maj. Hector Ortencio, arrested three suspects...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Friday for mobilising all possible forces and police announced they "won't hesitate" to use their firearms after a series of stabbings shook the typically low-crime country. The second mass stabbing in two weeks took place Thursday...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said a total of 400 youth availed of the free circumcision procedure offered by the City Health Office (CHO) on Aug. 3, which coincided with the launch of the circumcision program of the city government and the CHO. A circumcision procedure performed in Las Pinas...
A housemaid was arrested by members of the Las Piñas City police for allegedly stealing cash and jewelry worth P4 million from her employer on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Police identified the suspect as Rosanna Salvadora, 31. Investigation showed that Salvadora’s employer, identified as "Ysa," 56,...
Bulacan police operatives dismantled an alleged drug den  and arrested 16 drug peddlers, two men wanted for rape, and 11 other lawbreakers and most wanted persons on Friday, August 4.  Reports to Col Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, stated that a drug buy-bust operation by the...
(Screengrab from GMA News) A family in Calumpit, Bulacan, in a desperate bid to protect their service utility vehicle (SUV) from raging floodwaters, decided to wrap it up in canvass, but it ended up floating in their garage like a sailboat. While some residents were able to bring their vehicles to...
BEIJING, China -- China will allow some foreigners to obtain visas on arrival and rural residents to settle more easily in cities as part of a series of measures aimed at boosting its flagging economy. The relaxations aim to "promote the free movement" of "people, vehicles, information and data", an...
The Parañaque City government conducted a free PhilHealth enrolment to around 300 members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on Thursday, August 3. Mayor Eric Olivarez with the 4Ps enrollees Mayor Eric Olivarez attended the activity held at the Sto. Nino covered court in Barangay...
The Muntinlupa police arrested the Nos. 1 and 7 most wanted persons accused of rape and lascivious conduct. On Aug. 3, personnel from the Muntinlupa police’s Warrant and Subpoena Unit together with the 7th Mobile Force Company apprehended accused Marlon Getigan, 42, security guard, on...
UNITED NATIONS , United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took aim at Russia at the UN Security Council on Thursday, accusing Moscow of "blackmail" over its recent withdrawal from a key grain initiative. America's top diplomat, chairing a meeting about food insecurity at the UN's...
PARIS, France -- With just one year to go before Paris hosts the Olympic Games, one of the city's airports suffered an unprecedented breakdown Thursday that led to a mountain of luggage piling up and delayed flights. A breakdown in the luggage-sorting equipment at terminal four of Orly airport meant...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv's troops were faced with brutal fighting all along the front but were prevailing nonetheless. "The occupiers are trying to stop our guys with all their might. The attacks are very brutal," Zelensky said. Ukraine began...
