RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cos
MANILAepicwin, Philippines At least 70 hogs infected with African swine fever (ASF) were intercepted at a checkpoint along Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City as part of the governments ongoing campaign to stop the spread of the virus. The Bureau of Anim
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines A police officer and two drug suspects were wounded in an alleged shootout that occurred during an anti-narcotics operation in Meycauayan, Bulacan yesterday. The police operation also resulted in the seizure of sha
wolfy casino 178 spiderlings seized in Clark
2024-11-20MANILAwolfy casino, Philippines Up to 178 spiderlings reportedly misdeclared as hairclips have been confiscated at the port of Clark in Pampanga, according to the Bureau of Customs. The BOC said the young spiders were in several vials that were plac
MANILA, Philippines Paramount Life General Insurance Corporation in a joint effort with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administrationgi global infinity, facilitated the return of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who sustained life-altering injuries a
COTABATO CITY A gunman shot dead a candidate for the vice-mayoral seat in Tantangan town in South Cotabato in an attack on Monday morningspin city, November 18. In separate initial reports released an hour after the incident, the South Cotabato Prov
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2024-11-20COTABATO CITY Two soldiers from a team returning to their command post after a medical outreach mission were injured in an ambush in Barangay Magcawa, Al Barka, Basilan, on Tuesday morning, November 19. Brig. Gen. Alvin Luzon, commander of the Armys
MANILAgambit city, Philippines — Former human rights lawyer and presidential spokesperson Harry Roque did not attend the preliminary investigation into the qualified trafficking in persons case filed against him. In an interview with reporters