MADRID, Spain - Spain issued hot weather red alerts for three regions on Tuesday due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures as firefighters made gains in their battle against a blaze raging in the Canary Islands. Weather agency Aemet said temperatures would hit highs between 38...
GANDHINAGAR, India - The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India. Many countries are still recovering from the double blow of the coronavirus pandemic...
KYIV, Ukraine - Russia on Tuesday issued a veiled warning over the future of grain exports via the Black Sea, after Moscow refused to extend a key agreement to allow safe passage for cargo ships from Ukrainian ports. The caution came hours after Ukraine said a Russian strike overnight had damaged...
Police seized bundles of fake $100 bills equivalent to P27 million from a 60-year-old man who tried to exchange the counterfeit money to Philippine peso in Legazpi Village, Makati City on Monday, July 17. According to Southern Police District (SPD) director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John Brion Kraft,...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered the suspension of classes in all schools in the city on Monday, July 24, to give way to the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. The local government said on Tuesday, July 18, that the cancellation of classes...
Members of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Payatas Bagong Silangan Station (PS 13) arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Barangay Payatas on Monday, July 17. Police identified the suspect as Rodney Destiada, a resident of Barangay Payatas, Quezon City. According to...
Some 504 Navoteño youth aged five to 20 years old participated in the NavotaAs Sports Camp, which opened after three years of hiatus, on Monday, July 17. The local government said the participants underwent free training in various sport such as swimming, basketball, volleyball, football, flag...
A 24-year-old man was arrested by operatives of Pasig City Police on Sunday, July 16, after he shot a customer of an eatery in Barangay Bambang, Pasig City, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said. The suspect was identified as Kim Ebuenga, a resident of Barangay Malinao, Pasig City. According to the...
The Pasig City local government held a community bike ride on Sunday, July 16, in celebration of the city's 450th Araw ng Pasig. The event aimed to promote cycling as an effective activity to achieve a healthy lifestyle. According to the city government, more than 1,350 cyclists participated in the...
Photo from Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN Cause-oriented groups staged an indignation rally in Mendiola, Manila on Tuesday, July 18, over the signing into law of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) by President Marcos. The protesters. led by Anakbayan, Panday Sining, Kabataan Party-list,...
The Parañaque City government announced that the Traffic and Parking Management Office (TPMO) has started implementing the online payment for traffic violations in the city on Tuesday, July 18. According to Mayor Eric Olivarez, the online payment for motorists caught violating the unified single...
The Las Piñas City government is offering free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination in efforts to safeguard the health of young women in the city against cervical cancer. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the HPV vaccination drive, an initiative of the City Health Office (CHO), aims to protect...
