The Quezon City government was recognized by the Synergeia Foundation as a leader in advancing quality education in the country. This came after the coveted Seal of Good Education Governance (SGEG) was awarded to Quezon City. (Mayor Joy Belmonte X account) The award is given to local government...
The Quezon City government has acquired a bust of former President Manuel L. Quezon. According to the QC government, the bust is created by the first National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino. The bust has a size of 22 centimeters (cm) in height, 9 cm in width, and 11 cm in length. It was...
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany , on Saturday against far-right extremism ahead of the country's general election. People gather to take part in the demonstration against right-wing extremism, in Nuremberg, Germany, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (Daniel...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russian forces there. In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions,...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese rescuers searched for at least 29 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial drone photo shows the site of a landslide in...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo's president to directly negotiate with them. Zawadi Sifa who has been fleeing...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, but no thanks. The plan was detailed in an executive order Trump...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a ceasefire that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza . Israeli captives, from left to the right, Ohad Ben...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard on...
Photo from TPMO The Parañaque City government announced that temporary road closure will be implemented on Sunday, Feb. 9 to give way for the Fun Run and Zumba Event in relation to the celebration of the 27 th Cityhood Anniversary. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said the Traffic and...
President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he's revoking former President Joe Biden's access to government...
