The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is opening in 2025 with optimism about delivering more housing units under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. This is after last month’s ceremonial turnover of 4PH units in Palayan City to overseas Filipino workers during the Pamaskong Handog…
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy (left), Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal Sr. (center), and Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia. (Composite image courtesy of respective provincial and city government offices) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY— Northern Mindanao officials on Wednesday expressed hope that 2025 will usher in more favorable opportunities for Filipinos. In a statement, City…
Fire victims try to salvage their things from the fire that hit their houses on New Year’s Day (Jan. 1, 2025) in Tuba, Benguet. At least 36 families lost their homes and one died from the fire. (PNA photo courtesy of PROCor) BAGUIO CITY – A fire on New Year’s Day destroyed 26 houses and a church,…
SAN FRANCISCO – A 29-year-old man was shot and killed across the street from the Harvard Market in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood yesterday. Police responded to sounds of gunfire shortly before 3.00 a.m., where they found the man with multiple gunshot wounds in his torso, police said. Police are searching for the suspected shooter, who…
CANBERRA – Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard admitted that the intelligence about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that led to the Iraq War was wrong. Howard today said it was disappointing that searches failed to detect WMDs in Iraq but that he still believes the decision to commit Australia to the war was in…
SYDNEY – Two teenagers have been hospitalized after being stabbed during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney and Melbourne. Police in Sydney said today that officers were called to a park in the suburb of Guildford, 20 km west of central Sydney, at 10:40 p.m. local time last night following reports of a stabbing. Officers…
Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (Contributed photo). After winning three gold medals in the Paris Olympics, the Philippines is aiming for its first-ever medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. “We’ve already accomplished the dream in the Summer Olympics – three gold medals in consecutive games. And that dream we want to also achieve in…
Barangay Ginebra will be tested immediately once the PBA Commissioner’s Cup resumes on Sunday. No less than defending champion San Miguel Beer is waiting at the opposite end of the court for the Kings in the first meeting between the two teams since the Governors’ Cup semifinals, where Ginebra dispatched the Beermen in six games….
Honne kicked off 2025 with a bang, celebrating the New Year alongside Filipino fans at a lively countdown event in BGC, Taguig City. The British electronic duo, James Hatcher and Andy Clutterbuck, joined the festivities, dubbed NYE at the 5th, and counted down to midnight with the crowd. They shared a moment on Instagram Stories,…
Crime incidents in Metro Manila have dropped by 10.62% in December, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) acting director, Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, reported on Wednesday. In a statement, Aberin said there were 9,227 crime incidents recorded last month as compared to 10,323 incidents in November, while incidents on eight focus crimes decreased by 11.94%,…