SAN PEDRO CITY –– A man, who escaped from prison in Balayan town in Batangas province was shot and killed in a shootout with pursuing policemen, authorities said on Thursday. Balayan police chief Captain Jeffrey Dallo, in a phone interview, said detainee Salvador de Ocampo figured in a shootout around noon Wednesday after authorities found […]
Eastmincom head Felimon Santos is new AFP chief
In this file photo, Lt General Filemon Santos Jr. was installed as new commander of Eastern Mindanao Command. President Rodrigo Duterte has picked Santos as the new chief of the Armed Forces, replacing Gen. Noel Clement. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has picked Eastern Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Felimon Santos as […]
Multiple deaths reported as floods, landslide strike Jakarta
Sanitation workers clear away garbage from the Mampang-Kuningan underpass in Central Jakarta on Wednesday. Main thoroughfares and toll roads in the city were inundated after heavy rainfall in the first day of 2020. Antara/Aprillio Akbar via The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network JAKARTA — Severe flooding in Jakarta has claimed at least three lives and forced hundreds […]
Magic, Jordan among NBA stars ‘devastated’ by Stern’s death
In this file photo taken on May 21, 1996 National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern (L) congratulates Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan during the 1996 NBA Most Valuable Player trophy presentation. AFP WASHINGTON — Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan were among the NBA legends stunned by Wednesday’s death of former league commissioner David Stern […]
4 dead, 3 hurt as tricycle collides with bus in Quezon
LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Four passengers of a tricycle were killed while three others were hurt when their vehicle was hit by an incoming bus along the Maharlika Highway in Candelaria town in Quezon province on Wednesday, police said. Candelaria police identified those killed as tricycle driver Wilson Garma, 29; Cristito Garma, 60; Althea Garma, […]
Remains of Filipina killed in Singapore road mishap back in PH
Photo courtesy of DFA-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA). MANILA, Philippines — The remains of one of the Filipino workers who were killed in a car accident last Sunday in Singapore has arrived in the Philippines. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the remains of Arlyn […]
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
This Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, image provided by Maxar Technologies shows black smoke coming out of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad. Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence. (Satellite […]
Bogota’s first woman mayor pledges to fight racism, xenophobia
Bogota’s incoming Mayor Claudia Lopez (L) gets get mayoral sash during her inauguration ceremony in Bogota on January 1, 2020. AFP BOGOTA — Bogota’s first woman mayor Claudia Lopez took office Wednesday promising leadership in the troubled Colombian capital and pledging to fight “racism, class distinctions and xenophobia.” The center-left mayor, who married her same-sex […]
Australia orders mass evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
This picture taken on December 31, 2019 shows a firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales. AFP SYDNEY — Thousands of tourists have been given less than 48 hours to evacuate fire-ravaged coastal […]
Duterte optimistic on PH 2020 prospects
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday expressed optimism that his administration’s policies and programs would redound to the benefit of the Filipino people in 2020. “I join the entire Filipino nation and the global community in welcoming the New Year 2020. We celebrate this occasion with our loved ones, filled with gratitude for blessings received in […]