The Antipolo City local government kick-started its latest sustainability and environment-friendly initiative that aims to further promote climate-change awareness among its citizens and boost the city's tourism and agriculture. According to Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, the city government,...
CANBERRA, Australia -- The El Nino event could pose a major threat to the health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, experts have warned, local media reported on Monday. Marine researchers recently said that a marine heatwave caused by the climate driver could trigger a mass coral bleaching event on...
WAD MADANI, Sudan -- Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians. The health ministry reported "22 dead and a large number of...
The Taguig City government will grant scholarships to senior high school graduates who want to enroll in colleges and universities, and technical vocational courses. According to the city government, it will grant the Lifeline Assistance for Neighbors In-need Scholarship (LANI) to the graduates...
The water levels of Angat Dam, Ipo Dam, and Bustos Dam, all in the province of Bulacan, continue to drop, prompting the province's government agencies to prepare for the effects of a severe dry season. Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)...
Three male and two female suspects yielded a total of P387,600 in separate buy-bust operations in Marikina City on July 7 and 8. Eastern Police District (EPD) Director Wilson Asueta identified the suspects as “Pampam,” 27; “Chitong,” 27; “RJ,” 24; “Gara,” 44; and “Norhana,” 25....
TOKYO, Japan -- One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters on Monday warned of the "heaviest rain ever" in the region. A 77-year-old woman was confirmed dead in a landslide that hit her home...
CAVITE – Authorities collared a drug suspect in a sting operation in Tanza on Sunday, July 9. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as Manuel Tanoy, 28 years old. Seized during the buy-bust operation were more or less 12 grams of suspected “shabu” with an estimated...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced hope for the "best possible result" from an upcoming NATO summit where Kyiv is hoping for a clear signal that it could one day join the alliance. After meeting his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, Zelensky said the two...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis said on Sunday he would create 21 new cardinals from across the world at the end of September. "Their provenance expresses the universality of the Church that continues to proclaim God's merciful love to all people on earth," said the pope, following his weekly...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose country still grapples with deadly war remnants, on Sunday urged Ukraine not to use cluster bombs, after Washington announced plans to send the weapons to Kyiv to fight Russian troops. Humanitarian groups have strongly condemned the...
By: Richielyn Canlas Photo from Juan Carlo de Vela/Manila Bulletin Around 430 residents benefited from the Manila Police District's (MPD) free medical and dental mission in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, July 8. The medical and dental missions were conducted by MPD together with Donate Philippines, in...
