DOTr mulls raps vs. transport groups for traffic ‘obstructions’ during strike

MANILA, Philippines — Protesters who participated in the two-day transport strike may be held liable for committing traffic violations, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Tuesday. According to Bautista, the Department of Transportation observed that the protest was only successful in causing traffic congestion for travelers and motorists. READ: This is not a successful transport strike–DOTr “Kung anuman ang ginawa nilang kasalanan...

Russia could outgun Ukraine 10 to 1 in a matter of weeks, US general says

Drunk woman sexually assaulted boy, 15, court hears

Delyth Davies admitted the sexual assault as well as threatening a man with a knife.

Missing boy found after mother's appeal

A missing 15-year-old boy is found after an extensive search and a mum's emotional appeal.

Explainer-Why is Russia trying to capture the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar?

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow wants taken by May 9, the date when Russia marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The Kremlin has not acknowledged setting such a deadline, but Russian forces are pummelling the strategically-important Ukrainian town's defenders

Six dead after boat capsizes in Kashmir river

Children using the boat to get to school are among those who died when the boat capsized.

Central Luzon cops on alert amid transport strike

OLONGAPO CITY — Policemen in Central Luzon remained on full alert amid the two-day nationwide transport strike, which began on Monday, April 15. In a statement, Brigadier General Jose Hidalgo Jr., director of Police Regional Office 3, said the full alert status would ensure the safety and security of commuters potentially affected by the transport strike. Several major transportation groups are protesting the government’s phased plan to replace...

Illegal possession of firearms at tangkang panunuhol | SONA

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Remember when Ukraine successfully hit a critical Russian bridge three times?

Mga barko ng Pilipinas kasama ang PCG, U.S., Australia, at France, maglalayag sa PHL EEZ | 24 Oras

Makakasama sa unang pagkakataon ang barko ng Philippine Coast Guard sa Balikatan exercises ngayong taon. Lalahok din ang Amerika, Australia, at France sa paglalayag nila sa loob ng ating Exclusive Economic Zone. 24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras. #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

Biggest drug haul, but no one died – Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — The recovery of P13.3 billion worth of shabu in Batangas, considered to be the country’s biggest drug haul in a single police operation so far, indicated that the government’s “bloodless” campaign against illegal drugs is working, President Marcos said yesterday. Marcos made the statement following the seizure of two tons of shabu at a police checkpoint in Alitagtag town on Monday morning. Marcos yesterday joined officials...

Bishop airs concern for 4 OFWs on board Portugese vessel seized by Iran

MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic prelate asked for prayers for the Filipino crewmen of the MSC Aries, which was seized by Iranian authorities near the Strait of Hormuz in between Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in the Middle East. Antipolo Bishop Ruperto Santos on Monday expressed concern for the four Filipino personnel of the Portuguese vessel that was seized on Saturday. He hopes the Philippine government will be able to safely bring them home....

DND, AFP eye delisting of Alvarez as military reservist

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are looking at a possible investigation of Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez and his delisting from the roll of reservists in the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC). The move came after Alvarez called on the AFP to withdraw support for President Marcos to force the Chief Executive to step down. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro...

Marina vows to improve safety, domestic shipping

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator Sonia Malaluan recently convened Marina personnel and maritime stakeholders to encourage the promotion of a common approach in investigating marine casualties and incidents. This endeavor also enhanced its competency to carry out safety investigations in accordance with international standards, based on the IMO Casualty Investigation Code. The Marina Enforcement Service (ES) held the...

Alvarez faces sedition probe

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday ordered a probe into Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez's call for the military to withdraw its support for the President to determine if the congressman is liable for sedition, inciting to sedition or even rebellion. Alvarez made the call during a political rally on Sunday in Tagum City, saying the way President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was handling the West Philippine Sea dispute...

Philippines military vessels shouldn’t accompany fishers in West Philippine Sea – Villar

SUBIC, Zambales, Philippines — The country’s military vessels should not accompany fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to prevent possible attack from Chinese ships, Sen. Cynthia Villar said yesterday. “Ever since – I have long been the chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food – it was the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources that provided assistance to the fishermen. It should be the BFAR so that it will not be...

Russia has a new target and hopes to capture it soon

US envoy visits DMZ on heavily-fortified Korea border

Seoul, South Korea — The US ambassador to the United Nations visited the heavily-fortified border between North and South Korea Tuesday, urging Pyongyang to return to talks as global enforcement of UN sanctions stumbles. Linda Thomas-Greenfield arrived in South Korea on Sunday on a trip aimed at keeping up pressure on the nuclear-armed North after Russia last month used its UN veto to effectively end UN monitoring of violations of the raft of...

Russia arrests man over 'Ukraine-backed' car bombing of double agent in Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service said on Tuesday it had detained a man it said had tried to kill an ex-employee of Ukraine's main security service in Moscow last week with a car bomb on Kyiv's orders. A powerful explosion ripped through a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado belonging to Vasily Prozorov, a former Lieutenant-Colonel in Ukraine's SBU security service, on April 12, leaving

Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead

In the second 12 months on the front line the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.

Germany’s Scholz seeks Chinese role in ‘just peace’ for Ukraine

Beijing, China — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he hoped Berlin and Beijing could help achieve a “just peace” in Ukraine, as he met President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital. The chancellor arrived in China on Sunday, accompanied by a large delegation of ministers and business executives on his second visit to the country since taking office. His whistlestop tour has taken him to the southwestern megacity of Chongqing, economic...

House blast accused 'complacent' with explosives

A man tells a court he caused a blast at his home when he was "complacent" with explosive substances.

AFP checking Chinese students’ influx in Cagayan

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking into the reported swarm of Chinese college students in the province of Cagayan. More than 4,600 Chinese nationals have reportedly enrolled in a private university and rented homes in various locations in Tuguegarao. The military will coordinate with the Philippine National Police (PNP) on the matter, AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said. “The AFP takes...

Former city councillor abused child in 1980s - court

Ron Grahame has avoided jail for the offences because he was deemed medically unfit to stand trial.

Villanueva sees ‘gentleman’s agreement’ as a Chinese propaganda

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva downplayed the so-called “gentleman’s agreement” entered into by former President Rodrigo Duterte with China, calling it a mere propaganda by the Asian giant. READ: China insists ‘gentleman’s agreement’ under Duterte administration “I really believe so — that this is just a plain, simple propaganda of the Chinese government. Look at the ambassador, ‘di ba? Kung anu-ano na naman ang...

MCWD ‘condemns’ LWUA, City Hall for ‘atrocious disruption’

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the water crisis in Cebu City, the end for the dispute between the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) remains a blur. In a statement released by the MCWD on Tuesday, April 16, the water district “condemns” for the “brazen actions” taken by the LWUA, its interim board, the Cebu City Hall, and the LWUA-appointed officer-in-charge general manager, Lawyer John Dx...

BuCor not building jail in Masungi

MANILA, Philippines — No jail will be constructed in the 270-hectare property of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) in the Masungi Georeserve in Tanay, Rizal. BuCor Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr. said only a detachment for forest rangers would be built in the area. Catapang said BuCor has “obligations and responsibilities in the conservation of the area as part of national heritage.” “We are one with the Filipino people in preserving our...

Hundreds of juvenile goldstripe sardinella or mangsi spotted in Cebu

Hundreds of juvenile goldstripe sardinella with scientific name of Sardinella gibbossa and also known as mangsi were spotted in Cebu. According to Kuya Kim’s report on “24 Oras,” Tuesday, in the video of Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin N. Garcia the school of fish are shown in a unified movement above water. The local government of Cebu said the phenomenon is due to regular coastal clean up efforts in the area. “Ang main reason kung bakit...

Nursery manager caused baby girl's death, trial told

Kate Roughley, 37, is accused of the manslaughter by ill-treatment of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan.

Comelec considers removing barangay certification for voter registration

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday that it is mulling whether to remove the barangay certification as a requirement for voter registration. According to Comelec Chairperson George Garcia, this was due to some incidents in which some citizens attempted to register even though they were still not of voting age. READ: Comelec: New voters breach 1 million mark “I’ll be very honest sa inyong lahat na...

MIDP 2028: Strengthening Marina's campaign to make PH a maritime hub

PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s endorsement of the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) in February 2024 ignited momentum at the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina). This plan fueled the Philippines' ambition to become a maritime hub, unlocking the industry's potential for national development as promised by the President during his campaign. Marcos signed Executive Order (EO) 55, solidifying his commitment to...

Missing student found with face wrapped in tape

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A female college student who was reported missing on Monday was found alive with her face wrapped in packing tape and her hands and feet tied. Police said the victim is a resident of Barangay Malagutay in this city. The victim was last seen when she went to a photocopy shop in nearby Barangay San Roque. Three unidentified men reportedly forced her into a car then sped toward an unknown direction. Passersby found the...

Australia offers French mall stabbing hero citizenship

Sydney, Australia — Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday suggested a visiting Frenchman who heroically fended off a knife-wielding Sydney mall attacker using only a bollard could be offered citizenship. Damien Guerot has been dubbed “bollard man” and a “hero” of Saturday’s attack that killed six people a wounded a dozen more. READ: Police probe killer’s targeting of women in Sydney mall attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese singled Guerot out...

Royal park visitors tried to break off deer antlers

The Royal Parks Police says the attackers were caught on video in London's Richmond Park.

Woman attacked by home intruder in middle of night

The woman was able to fight the attacker off and escape to a neighbour's house, police say.

DND: Calls to withdraw support from Marcos are ‘futile,’ prosecution likely

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday called “futile” any attempts to make the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) turn against the Constitution and the current administration. Teodoro made the statement as Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez urged the AFP to withdraw their support for Marcos peacefully. “The AFP is standing steadfast in upholding the Constitution under the leadership of the Commander in...

3 kids drown in Davao City

Three minors died of drowning in the town of Agdao, Davao City. An initial investigation showed the victims — aged 7,4, and 7 — were last seen playing along the shorelines of North San Juan in Barangay Centro on Saturday afternoon. However, their parents noticed they failed to come home, prompting them to report that the minor victims were missing. Their bodies were recovered from the sea after a four-hour search and rescue operations. “Hindi...

Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack

The Trypilska thermal power station, a major electricity supplier to Kyiv region, was destroyed by missiles on April 11.

House sets probe on Duterte’s ‘secret deal’ with China

MANILA, Philippines — The leadership of the House of Representatives is preparing to look into the so-called gentleman’s agreement between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the West Philippine Sea issue. House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe has vowed to act on the request of Rep. Jefferson Khonghun (Zambales first district) to look deeper into the unwritten deal between the two leaders, as such may be an...

PCG to join 2024 Balikatan Exercise

In a historic first, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will join the 2024 Balikatan Exercise between the Philippines and the US. According to Chino Gaston’s Tuesday “24 Oras” report, Philippine, US, Australian, and French ships would also hold a joint sailing exercise in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), however, declined to confirm if the vessels will pass through the China-occupied features...

DA team 90 percent complete, says Tiu Laurel

MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said his leadership team is now 90 percent complete, noting that he is just awaiting the appointment of his last undersecretary. “Only one undersecretary is missing but basically the team is 90 percent complete,” Tiu Laurel told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of PMFTC Inc.’s P8.8 billion factory expansion in Tanauan City, Batangas. Tiu Laurel said the...

PNP official denies any affiliation with name-dropping EDSA Busway violator

The police official whose name was mentioned by a female motorist after she was caught for using the EDSA Busway, denied he knew the woman and wants to file charges against her. According to a 24 Oras report on Tuesday, Police Major General Mario Reyes said that he was neither related nor acquainted with the woman who identified herself as a “Major Miguel”. “I want to make it clear that this person who introduced herself as Major Miguel of the...

International na sindikato, posibleng nasa likod ng mahigit P13B droga; Pilipinas, maaaring ginagawang transshipment point | Saksi

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder released

Police release a 75-year-old with no further action and are given extra time to question another man.

Chinese nationals nabbed for illegal firearms, attempted bribery in Taguig

Two Chinese nationals were arrested in Taguig City for the alleged possession of high-caliber firearms and attempted bribery. In John Consulta’s 24 Oras report on Tuesday, a team of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) raided the suspect’s residence inside an exclusive subdivision after authorities received information he was concealing illegal firearms. Recovered from the townhouse were several high-powered firearms, ammunition,...

Alcover calls Baclayon, Cebu City Agriculture chief: A ‘liar’

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover continues to stand firm on the removal of Joelito Baclayon from his post as the head of the City Agriculture Department, calling him a ‘liar.’ Last April 11, Baclayon was interviewed by the Cebu City News where he questioned Alcover’s sources of the concerns. READ MORE: City Agriculture head asked to resign over alleged negligence, ‘palpak’ service Cebu City declares state of...

Boy, 4, dies after fire at family home in Wigan

The boy was injured in a fire that also claimed the life of his father, locals say.

Drivers injured as crash closes busy road

Police had urged drivers to avoid the A6 and allow extra times for any journeys.

No winners of major lotto draws on Tuesday, April 16, 2024

There were no winners of either of the big lotto draws held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. No bettor managed to correctly guess the right combinations for the Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49 and the Lotto 6/42, drawn by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The winning numbers for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 were 43-44-37-42-55-38. The jackpot remains at P73,034,813.40. The winning numbers for Super Lotto 6/49 were 14-17-18-22-29-19. The...

Marcos: Death of PH serviceman from foreign attack triggers defense treaty with US

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a Filipino serviceman’s death in an attack by a foreign power would trigger the Philippines’ Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States. Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-death-filipino-serviceman-foreign-attack-triggers-mutual-defense-treaty-united-states/