Baku – French farmers launched a pre-dawn blockade of roads into Paris and several of the city’s landmarks in protest against a sweeping trade deal the European Union hopes soon to sign with South American nations as well as other local grievances, according to Reuters. Farmers from several trade unions called for the protests in…
PANTAWID. Mart Mariano from Barangay Cabunga-an, San Remigio, is the first Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) child beneficiary in Antique to become a lawyer. Jeffrey Gabucay, 4Ps Antique Provincial Link, said in an interview on Thursday (Jan. 8, 2026) that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is giving priority to 4Ps beneficiaries in terms…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Venezuela agreed to purchase only US-made products with proceeds from a newly arranged oil deal. In a post on his social media company Truth Social, Trump said these purchases would include agricultural products and medicines, medical devices, and equipment to “improve Venezuela’s Electric Grid and Energy…
Describing the incident as “an act of domestic terrorism,” the US Department of Homeland Security said the woman was trying to run over ICE officers with her vehicle, and the officers acted in self-defense NEW YORK – An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has shot dead a female protestor in Minneapolis, the Associated Press (AP) news…
The Bataan Police Provincial Office, in coordination with other police and military forces, conducts an intelligence-driven operation in Barangay Lamao, Limay, leading to the withdrawal of support by alyas “JR,” a 20-year-old former Anakpawis member from Mariveles town. (Bataan PPO) BALANGA CITY — The Bataan Police Provincial Office (PPO), in coordination with other police and military forces,…
(Photo courtesy : Manila PIO) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has certified four major bridges in the capital as safe for use during the upcoming Traslacion of the Black Nazarene, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announced Wednesday. Domagoso said the DPWH National Capital Region office assessed the Quezon Bridge, Carlos Palanca…
Workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage east of the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, on Jan. 7, 2025. A Hamas source said Wednesday the group has resumed searching for the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip. (Photo…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on Jul 9, 2024, and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Jan 20, 2025. (File photos: AFP) BOGOTA: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jan 7) invited his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to the White House, just days after threatening him with military action over alleged drug trafficking….
BAKU – Nestlé has issued a global recall of some baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin that can cause food poisoning, BBC reported. The food and drink giant said specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies. The batches were sold across the…
The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has officially allocated P1.34 trillion for the education sector under the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), marking the highest budget for education in Philippine history and meeting international spending standards. In a press briefing at Malacañang on Tuesday, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary lawyer Claire Castro, together…