MANILA, Philippines — Students of the Pamantasang Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) and Unibersidad de Manila (UdM) have finally started receiving their P1,000 monthly allowance from the Manila City government. Julius Leonen, chief of the Manila Public Information Office, announced this in a tweet on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT He said Grade 12 students in all public schools […]
WATCH: Inmates dance in Leyte Regional Prison
MANILA, Philippines — Just like the popular dancing inmates from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from Leyte Regional Prison proved that they can also move and groove. ADVERTISEMENT In a post from Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Public Information Office, PDLs at the Leyte-based prison showed their synchronized dancing […]
DOJ on death of Pampanga lawyer: Cops to initially probe case
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday said they would initially let the Philippine National Police (PNP) take the lead in investigating the death of a lawyer from Pampanga. Atty. Anselmo “Sato” Carlos and his driver Marcial Mendoza were killed in an ambush Tuesday morning in his hometown. ADVERTISEMENT READ: Pampanga lawyer, driver […]
Germany confirms first human transmission of China virus
Informations in German, English and Chinese languages about the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV are on display at the Tegel airport in Berlin on January 26, 2020. (Photo by Andreas Gora / dpa / AFP) MUNICH, Germany — A German man who tested positive for the strain of coronavirus currently sweeping China was infected by a work […]
WATCH: Puppy with head stuck in tire saved by firefighters
A puppy whose head got stuck in a spare tire escaped a possible tragedy after firefighters helped free it last Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Riverside County Department of Animal Services caught wind of the situation after receiving a call about the animal in Coachella, USA, as seen in a video on its YouTube channel on […]
Cruise ship cancels port call at Subic Bay amid protests from Olongapo folk
Around 200 people gathered Tuesday at the Volunteers’ Park outside the Subic Bay Freeport to call on authorities to stop a cruise ship with Chinese tourists from coming to Subic Bay. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot) OLONGAPO CITY –– After a mounting opposition, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA )confirmed on Tuesday that a cruise […]
S. Korea to fly its nationals out of Wuhan this week over coronavirus concerns
(Yonhap) SEOUL — South Korea said Tuesday it will send chartered planes to the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week to bring home its nationals amid concerns about the global spread of a new coronavirus originated in China. The flights will be operated Thursday and Friday to evacuate hundreds of South Koreans staying in Wuhan, […]
Cotabato City village chair, 2 others hurt in ambush
COTABATO CITY –– Unidentified gunmen shot and seriously injured a woman village chief here and her two companions, police said. Lt. Colonel Portia Manalad, Cotabato City police director, told reporters the shooting occurred about 12:30 p.m. while Bai Ella Biruar, village chief of Barangay Bagua-Mother, was heading home aboard a vehicle from the downtown area. […]
Naked man arrested while trying to ride bus with kids on board
INQUIRER.net Stock Photo A naked man was arrested after he attempted to board a school bus with children inside last Thursday, Jan. 23. Brandon Stegman tried to enter the vehicle in Arkansas, USA, but was stopped by a bystander, as per NBC-affiliate KARK on the same day. ADVERTISEMENT Stegman was prying open the bus’ doors […]
Virus crisis adds pressure on slowing Chinese economy
An aerial view shows residential and commercial buildings of Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on January 27, 2020, amid a deadly virus outbreak in the city. AFP BEIJING — Cinemas empty, high-speed train trips cancelled, tourist sites closed, an entire province shut down: The extraordinary measures taken by China to contain a deadly coronavirus […]