LIBREVILLE, Gabon - The UN's health agency on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month epidemic of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths. "The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended...
ANNECY, France - A man armed with a knife stabbed four preschool children and injured two adults by a lake in the French Alps on Thursday in an attack that sent shock waves through the country. The suspect is a Syrian in his early 30s who was granted refugee status in Sweden in April, a...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain announced Thursday new sanctions against Belarus, its latest punishment for the eastern European country's support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and suppression of anti-government activists. London said the new curbs would hit Belarus exports that have...
*By Jonathan Hicap and Patrick Garcia * A Makati court has acquitted Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa and co-accused Marcelo Adorco of the crime of illegal trafficking and trading of shabu after the prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence. “Wherefore, in view of the foregoing, the Demurrer...
The Navotas City government announced on Thursday, June 8, that it received again an “unmodified opinion” from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the eighth straight year. Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco received the COA report from Navotas Auditing Unit Officer-in-Charge (OIC) - Supervising...
By HANNAH NICOL The Philippine Madrigal Singers serenaded Malabon City residents in a thanksgiving concert at the San Bartolome Church on Wednesday, June 7, in celebration of the city’s 424th Founding Anniversary. The “Himig ng Pag-Ahon” thanksgiving concert was led by the city government in...
Gjystina Grisha, a "Burrnesha" (sworn virgin), sits in front of a fire in her home in the mountain village of Lepushe, 200 km from Tirana, on May 25, 2023. (ORSOLA MEMA / AFP) LEPUSHE, Albania -- For decades, Gjystina Grishaj chopped wood, drove tractors and tended livestock as the man of the house...
The Las Piñas city government released an advisory, warning the public against the illegal sale of friendship route stickers. According to Mayor Imelda Aguilar, the local government discovered the unsanctioned circulation of friendship route stickers on popular online platforms, including...
The Las Piñas City Health Office (CHO) conducted a family planning caravan to raise awareness on family methods and promote responsible parenthood in the city. CHO conducts family planning caravan at Barangay Almanza Uno / Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the...
The Las Piñas city government joined the nationwide earthquake drill as a proactive effort to enhance disaster preparedness and ensure the safety of its residents on Thursday, June 8. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the drill aimed to simulate a realistic scenario to test the city’s emergency response...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has expressed full support to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community as the city will host the “Pride Festival” for the second time on June 24. The Pride Festival is a one-day event that celebrates the LGBTQIA+...
A woman who scammed another woman into paying for fraudulent visa processing and other overseas travel fees was arrested in an entrapment operation by members of the Pasig City Police Station (CPS) on Tuesday, June 6. Col. Celerino Sacro Jr., Pasig CPS chief, identified the suspect as “Marian,”...
