President Marcos said he has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to intercept smuggling routes and immediately destroy seized narcotics to prevent re-entry into the streets. In the second episode of his podcast released on Wednesday, June 18, Marcos...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile and drone barrage in Kyiv overnight Tuesday killed at least 14 people while they slept in their homes and wounded 44 others in one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, local officials said. Russian drone strikes in the...
The Philippine Army (PA) revealed that Brigadier General Jesus Durante III is now barred from holding a military post with “major responsibility” after being reprimanded by a special general court martial over the killing of a businesswoman-model in Davao City in 2022. Durante, former...
PRAGUE (AP) — Queen Maxima of the Netherlands handed over a bell made partly from Russian weapons to a church in the Czech Republic on Thursday in a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. Known as the Bell of Freedom, it was manufactured by the Dutch Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry that used fragments of...
Ninety-one individuals were arrested in 63 anti-drug operations conducted by authorities during the last week of May, Malacañang said on Thursday, June 5, as it reaffirmed President Marcos’ directive to intensify the campaign against illegal drugs. (Photo from PDEA Top Stories/Facebook) In a...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that three of its soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip, in what appeared to be the deadliest attack on Israel 's forces since it ended a ceasefire with Hamas in March. The military said the three soldiers, all in their early...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, but aside from agreeing to swap thousands of their dead and seriously wounded troops, they made no progress toward ending the 3-year-old war, officials said. The...
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is closely monitoring the potential fallout from the reimposition of the United States’ new tariff policy on its record ₱1.4 trillion deal to purchase aircraft from European manufacturing giant Airbus SE. In October last year, the Gokongwei-led airline finalized a...
The Prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and ICC judges Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and María del Socorro Flores Liera sought the dismissal of the disqualification request filed by the defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte against the two judges. Former...
Authorities have arrested five suspects, including three minors, for stealing two brass markers commemorating World War II veterans at a public plaza in Alabang, Muntinlupa. The markers, installed at the Liwasan ng mga Bayani in February 2018, listed the names of veterans from Muntinlupa who...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face...
The world feels more unstable than it has in decades. One day it’s a new trade war shaking up global markets. The next, a breakthrough in AI makes entire job categories uncertain. Add climate disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and economic volatility, and it’s no wonder people are feeling...
