Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war

Agence France Presse 11/19/2024

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden on Monday began sending millions of pamphlets advising residents how to prepare for possible war and Finland launched a new website, as Ukraine fights the grinding three-year Russian invasion. The Nordic neighbors have…

Candidates told not to use Fiesta Señor in campaigns, sorties

Niña Mae Oliverio 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Candidates of the upcoming Midterm Elections 2025 are told not to use the Fiesta Señor celebration, which draws thousands of devotees, for campaigning. The friars at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de…

LIST: Fiesta Señor 2025 activities

Niña Mae Oliverio 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Fiesta Señor this 2025 is just a couple of months away. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu has released the list of activities for the upcoming…

Singson opposes ICC probe on Duterte: We have laws here

11/18/2024

International Criminal Court (ICC) representatives should not be allowed to enter the country to investigate former President Rodrigo Duterte, says senatorial aspirant Luis “Chavit” Singson. “I don’t think anything will come out of that,” Singson said. “First…

Task force probing Duterte’s possible violation of humanitarian law

Tetch Torres-Tupas 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday confirmed that the task force looking into extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the drug war is also probing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s possible violation of Republic Act 9581…

Law and Disorder: Thai police station comes under monkey attack

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

BANGKOK — Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town. The human inhabitants of Lopburi have long…

Huge carcass washed ashore in Dumanjug, Cebu; shocks residents

Futch Anthony Inso 11/18/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Residents in Dumanjug town, southwestern Cebu were shocked to see a huge carcass of a still unidentified sea creature on their shores last Sunday, November 17. While locals there thought that it could have…

Biden: Ukraine can use US long-range missiles to strike Russia

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly…

Pepito weakens into a typhoon as it crosses Luzon

Agence France Presse 11/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) lashed the Philippines’ most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation. Pepito…

Fuel price cuts of up to P1 expected this week – DOE

Lisbet K. Esmael 11/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Fuel retailers are seen to cut the prices of petroleum products next week following developments in foreign markets, an energy official said. Rodela Romero, director of the Department of Energy (DOE) Oil Industry Management Bureau,…

PAWS to fur parents: No pets left behind during calamities

Dianne Sampang 11/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) on Saturday reminded pet owners to keep their pets safe and secure during calamities as Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) wreaks havoc in most parts of the…

Pepito injures 2, affects over 852,000 across PH so far – NDRRMC

Faith Argosino 11/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Two people were reportedly injured and over 852,000 individuals nationwide were affected by Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi), the latest National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) data revealed. The council said…

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