VILNIUS, Lithuania — A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning, November 25, 2024, near the Lithuanian capital, killing at least one person. Lithuanian’s public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people…
UNITED NATIONS — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. Globally,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Economic experts here expressed optimism that Central Visayas’ growth will continue especially as Cebu and Bohol are set to enter into a sisterhood pact soon. The National Economic and Development Authority here (Neda-7)…
Busan, South Korea—A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations urging nations to “meet an existential challenge.” The meeting opens just hours after a…
BACOLOD CITY–The 149-member League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) has thrown support behind President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Family following the threats and verbal attacks of Vice President Sara Duterte against the Chief…
MANILA – Mindanao and some areas in Northern Luzon will experience rains due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and northeast monsoon, the weather bureau said Monday, November 25, 2024. The ITCZ affecting Mindanao will bring scattered…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A dab of foundation and concealer combined with brush strokes. If you’re glammed by this artist, you’ll be ‘Danified.’ Danilo Pepito Jr., who is known to his clients as the artist behind ‘Danified…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas upheld its dismissal of the administrative and criminal complaint filed by Maria Priscilla S. Melendres against Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cabungcal Cortes and other city officials. The resolution…
CEBU, Philippines—Travelers passing through Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will soon be greeted by cutting-edge digital ads similar to those lighting up Bonifacio Global City (BGC), a central business district in Taguig, Metro Manila. This innovation is part…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Starting in January 2025, Cebu City businesses that fail to comply with environmental laws risk losing their permits as the city government begins enforcing stricter regulations under the amended Sustainable Development Ordinance (City Ordinance…
TACLOBAN CITY – A shellfish ban is up in 11 areas in Eastern Visayas this week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In its advisory, the BFAR said…
MANILA – The Indonesian government has agreed to the Philippines’ request to transfer convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso to a local prison, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday. “Mary Jane Veloso is coming…
