ASEAN urged to unite as MidEast crisis threatens region
CEBU City – The Philippines on Thursday called on Southeast Asian nations to strengthen regional unity and security cooperation as the escalating crisis in...
Sara slams ‘baseless’ laptop-throwing rumor amid impeachment row
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio denied allegations that she threw a laptop at her spokesman and defense counsel, Atty. Michael Poa, dismissing the...
House likely to back Sara Duterte impeachment – analysts
MANILA – The House of Representatives will likely back the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, as the evidence presented during the...
Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
CAPE VERDE – The World Health Organization (WHO) says there may have been rare human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where...
Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N. Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war
PYONGYANG – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov have unveiled a memorial in Pyongyang for North Koreans who...
Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST – Romanian Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a no-confidence vote.
The largest party, the left-wing Social...
Firecrackers trigger afternoon fire in Arevalo; 3 houses hit
ILOILO City — A fire believed to have been triggered by leftover firecrackers destroyed two houses and partially damaged another in Barangay Mohon, Arevalo...
Molo couple arrested with over P1 million worth of ‘shabu’
ILOILO City — A barangay tanod and his wife were apprehended after yielding over P1 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation...
Fisherman stabbed in Hinoba-an; suspect nabbed
BACOLOD City — A 50-year-old fisherman was hospitalized after being stabbed during a late-night altercation in Purok 4, Barangay Asia, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on...
BOOSTING WATER SUPPLY: MPIW presents water supply updates to Iloilo City Council, seeks support...
ILOILO City — Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) chief operating officer Angelo David C. Berba appeared before the Iloilo City Council's Committee on Public...