The Manila Police District (MPD) on Tuesday, Dec. 26, announced the arrest of three persons who sold and used illegal firecrackers in Paco and Tondo, Manila on Christmas Day. Police identified two of the suspects as Mavrick Bong Balila and Rody Guerrero. The two were nabbed after a concerned...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the celebration of Christmas in the city was generally peaceful and no major incident was reported as of Tuesday, Dec. 26. Photo from QCPD/MANILA BULLETIN The QCPD deployed a total of 1,827 personnel from the district headquarters and police...
VATRY, France - A plane with close to 300 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking took off Monday for Mumbai after being cleared for departure by French police. French customs officers stand next to a customs car with an Airbus A340 in the background which...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States expressed serious concern Monday about the detention of top Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who has been transferred to an Arctic prison, as it urged Moscow to end "escalating repression" of dissidents. Alexei Navalny The State Department...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis on Monday deplored the desperate humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and the freeing of hostages in his Christmas message. Pope Francis stands at the balcony of St. Peter's basilica to deliver the Christmas...
GENEVA, Switzerland - World Health Organization staff visited Monday a Gaza hospital receiving casualties from deadly strikes on a refugee camp, hearing distressing stories of entire families killed and seeing dying children. Palestinians collect food at a donation point in a refugee camp in...
MOSCOW, Russia - Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in the Arctic, allies said on Monday after over two weeks during which his whereabouts were unknown. Alexei Navalny Authorities transferred Russia's most prominent opposition politician to an...
(Photo courtesy of Las Piñas City Tourism and Cultural Office) The City of Las Piñas has joined the list of the country's top domestic holiday destinations based on the booking data made by Airbnb, a popular online marketplace that connects people to locally accessible accommodations,...
(Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque City government has announced that the City Treasurer’s Office is offering tax discount to residents who will be paying their real property taxes (RPT) up to March, 2024. Mayor Eric Olivarez said the City Treasurer’s Office under Dr....
(Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque City government announced that the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) will strictly implement City Ordinance No.14-03, otherwise known as “ An ordinance mandating the installation of CCTV cameras in business establishments and...
A cyclist died after accidentally being hit and run over by a passenger bus in Sampaloc, Manila on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 24. The Manila Police District (MPD) Vehicular Traffic Investigation Section (VTIS) identified the victim as Russel Tapayan, 33, resident of Barangay Culliat, Quezon City....
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed "great concern" about a Catholic parish in war-torn Gaza with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, his office said on Sunday. Macron spoke with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa by telephone on Saturday to discuss the "tragic situation" there...
