MANILA, Philippines — Following the tragic fire in a crowded bar in the luxury Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana on New Year’s day, one Filipino was reported injured. On Monday, the Philippine Embassy in Switzerland confirmed the report.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Children and young adults accounted for most firecracker-related incidents and road crash injuries nationwide during the recent holiday season, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Recent data from the DOH showed that as…
CITY OF BALIWAG, Bulacan — A 54-year-old village councilor who allegedly shot and wounded a neighbor during the New Year’s Day revelry surrendered to authorities on Thursday. According to Col. Jayson San Pedro, chief of police of…
MANILA – Four police officers are under investigation and facing dismissal over alleged indiscriminate firing during New Year festivities. The officers include a police master sergeant in Surigao del Sur, a police senior master sergeant in Iloilo, and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Santa Fe Mayor Ithamar Espinosa on Friday, January 2, appealed to residents and visitors to exercise discipline and shared responsibility after garbage was found scattered across the beach following New Year revelries. In…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The celebration of Christmas and New Year in Mandaue City was generally peaceful, with no recorded incidents related to the use of firecrackers and fireworks. In a statement, Police Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Villaro,…
TACLOBAN CITY — A 15-year-old boy under the care of an orphanage center drowned in seawaters off Barangay Lower Villa Jacinta in Macrohon, Southern Leyte, on New Year’s Day, police said. The victim, identified by authorities as…
MANILA – New Year celebrations nationwide were generally peaceful, with no fatalities and no major crimes reported, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. However, the PNP recorded 843 firecracker-related incidents that injured 183 people from 5 a.m.…
MANILA, Philippines — Businesses in the Philippines usually treat year-end reviews as a means of assessing profits and losses to prepare for the year ahead, but before another year begins, the business community is also looking over…
MELBOURNE, Australia — The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in Asia pounded in 2026 and fireworks lit the skies. Russians celebrated in snowy Moscow, and a…
PARIS, France — People around the globe toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday, bidding farewell to one of the hottest years on record, packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in…
With modern-day Japanese too busy as the year comes to a close and happy to rely on technology to send festive greetings, the time-honored Japanese tradition of sending “nengajo” New Year cards is fading fast.…
