The number of homeless children in France has surged by 120 percent over the past four years, according to a report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.
UNICEF France reported that on the night of August 19, at least …
MANILA: The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Friday said 850 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) were released July 19 to Aug. 30, bringing to 15,943 the number of inmates released under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration.
BuCor Directo…
US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris holds a slim 2-point lead over her Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Thursday.
The Quinnipiac University survey found that Harris received support from…
MANILA: The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday announced the appointment of a new head of its unit tasked to look after all its munitions.
In a statement, PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said Col. William Victorino Upano was appointed as the new Army…
MANILA: Lt. Gen. Michael John Dubria was named concurrent officer-in-charge of the Office of the Deputy Chief for Administration (OTDCA), the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) No. 2 post.
Dubria’s designation took effect Thursday, based on an order …
MANILA: Probers are looking into a possible inside job in the recent robbery at a businessman’s residence in Bulacan province, where seven police officers are implicated.
In a press briefing held in Camp Crame in Quezon City on Friday, Philippine Nat…
Sibalom municipality in Antique suspended classes at all levels in public and private schools to allow insecticide spraying to eliminate dengue vectors.
Mayor Gian Carlo Occeña issued Executive Order 2024-20-VIII, suspending classes on Friday aftern…
Two dozen Moro extremists surrendered in Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte on Thursday, opting for peaceful lives over armed conflict, the military reported Friday.
In one of the surrender ceremonies, Maj. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, command…
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the concreting of a 1.22-km. section of the Quezon Industrial Highway in Barangay Mayao Parada, Lucena City, which would alleviate traffic congestion on key national roads.
DPWH-Quezon…
Misamis Oriental has boosted its agriculture budget by 64.5 percent for 2025, increasing the allocation from PHP170 million to PHP480 million.
Provincial Board Member Rey Buhisan announced the increase during the opening of the Agricultural Training…