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Empowered children win convictions of sex traffickers, abusers

CRYSTAL was only 10 years old when her father took her one day into a room of their house in San Narciso, Zambales, and sexually assaulted her. He thought he could rape his daughter with impunity and do whatever he liked to his child, having ascendancy over her. Crystal was hurt and traumatized by the sexual abuse and cried. She ran and told her older brother Emmanuel about it, and he reported the abuse. The municipal social worker referred...

2024-06-15T16:14:31Z

1 dead, 32 hurt in bus crash

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A teacher died while 36 others were injured when a bus fell on its side in Purok Talos, Barangay Igmayaan in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Friday. Mayor Laurence Marxlen de la Cruz said 32 of the injured are teachers at the Paglaum Village Elementary School in this city. The teachers were on their way home after a team building activity in Sipaway Island when the accident occurred. The bus driver, Nelmo...

2024-06-15T16:41:30Z

Tense standoff erupts after up to 10 shot at Michigan splashpad

A tense standoff has erupted on a residential Detroit street after a gunman opened fire on up to 10 people at a family splashpad before fleeing to a nearby home.

2024-06-15T23:52:23Z

China’s Li Begins Australia Trip as Symbolism Masks Tensions

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has begun the first visit to Australia by a senior Beijing leader since 2017, signaling improved ties between the two nations at a time of escalating security tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.

2024-06-15T19:30:27Z

PNP: Erring cops may get 5-year promotion ban

MANILA, Philippines — Seeking to deter police officers from dipping their hands in illegal activities, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is considering imposing a five-year promotion ban on personnel who are demoted or suspended for offenses. Col. Jean Fajardo, the PNP’s publicist, said if the proposal is approved, it would bar from getting promoted for five years police officers who were slapped with the corresponding penalties. She said the...

2024-06-15T16:41:27Z

Moment IDF located and rescued Noa Argamani from Hamas captivity

Dramatic headcam footage shows Israeli special forces breaching a compound with assault rifles and finding the 26-year-old in captivity in Gaza last week

2024-06-15T19:26:46Z

Leak at Barry chemical plant prompts huge emergency services response

A leak at Barry chemical plant in South Wales has prompted a huge emergency services response with residents being ordered to 'close their windows'.

2024-06-15T16:56:14Z

Number coding lifted tomorrow

MANILA, Philippines — The number coding policy would be suspended as the country observes Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice tomorrow, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced yesterday. This means that vehicles with license plates ending in 1 and 2 could use public roads. The MMDA reminded motorists to plan their journeys, follow traffic laws and be careful while driving. Malacañang declared June 17 as a holiday in...

2024-06-15T16:41:28Z

Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb leaves multiple wounded victims, authorities say

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Multiple people were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families had gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said he believed there were nine or 10 victims with gunshot wounds, one of them just 8 years old. A possible suspect had been contained in a home nearby, and law enforcement had the home...

2024-06-16T00:03:31Z

2 PH ships protect fishers as China guards 'trespassers'

AS China's "no trespassing" regulation took effect on Saturday in most parts of the South China Sea (SCS), including those within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the country's coast guard immediately deployed two of its ships in a show of determination to protect its fishermen. The Philippines' move comes as G7 leaders called out China for its "increasing use" of dangerous maneuvers and water cannons against Filipino vessels,...

2024-06-15T16:42:52Z

Up to 10 shot, wounded at Detroit area water park, police say

(Reuters) - As many as 10 people, including children, were shot and wounded at a city-run water park near Detroit on Saturday evening, police said, calling the incident random gunfire. The suspect was still at large late on Saturday, but police said they believed he was cornered in a house nearby. The gun was found at the scene, police said. A man got out of a vehicle in front of Brooklands

2024-06-16T01:41:44Z

Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati orders suspension of village exec

MANILA, Philippines — The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati passed a resolution that ordered the suspension of Barangay Magallanes chairperson Jose Mari Alzona. According to the resolution, two complainants filed complaints on separate dates which accused Alzona of alleged abuse of authority. READ: LIST: Power interruptions in Muntinlupa, Makati areas from June 13 to 15 The two cases were then consolidated, while the cases were heard on February...

2024-06-15T10:10:26Z

Firefighters taken to hospital after crash

Four firefighters a taken to are taken to hospital after their vehicle overturned on the M65 near Burnley.

2024-06-15T17:23:11Z

Major development after popular surfer was found in his apartment

Police were called to a unit on Pittwater Road in Manly, Sydney's Northern Beaches, where Guy Haymes, 59, was found with serious head injuries on February 27.

2024-06-15T23:12:16Z

21 of 22 Pinoy seafarers in Houthi-hit ship rescued

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said that 21 of the 22 Filipino seafarers aboard a ship that was attacked by Houthi rebels had been rescued. During the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the rescue operation on the MV Tutor was launched by international forces between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on June 13, as it was adrift in the southern portion of the Red Sea. "Combined international forces...

2024-06-15T16:27:54Z

Sweden scrambles jets to intercept Russian bomber in Nato airspace

A Russian SU-24 aircraft encroached into Swedish airspace over its strategic Baltic island, Gotland, on Friday, three months after the country became a Nato member.

2024-06-15T20:26:53Z

Andrew's body was found washed up in one of Sydney's ritziest suburbs

Andrew Findlay's body was found washed up on rocks near The Gap at Watson's Bay, in the city's eastern suburbs, a week after he went missing. Now, his family are at war over his $20million estate.

2024-06-16T02:22:58Z

P6.8 million shabu seized in Caloocan

MANILA, Philippines — Around one kilo of shabu with an estimated street value of P6.8 million was seized from a suspected drug pusher in Caloocan City yesterday. Operatives of the Caloocan police arrested Francisco Albert Regpala, a high-value suspect in the illegal drug trade, in a sting in Barangay 14 at around 12:26 a.m. Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., National Capital Region Police Office director, said the 29-year-old suspect met with...

2024-06-15T16:41:30Z

Why 800 people fled a sun-kissed Mediterranean village

Most of Alma al-Shaab in southern Lebanon has fled after heavy Israeli bombardment.

2024-06-15T23:22:00Z

Fil-Am student leader to graduate magna cum laude from UCLA

Filipino students in the United States continue to make significant strides, not only academically but also as active advocates for various causes. Among them is a 21-year-old Filipina who will be graduating magna cum laude from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Carmela Grace Tropezado Navata, majoring in political science with a minor in public affairs, finished her degree one quarter earlier. But she is more than just an honor...

2024-06-15T20:51:30Z

Feast of the Sacrifice: Savory servings for ‘Salty Eid’

A hearty Eid ul Adha Mubarak to our Muslim friends! To those who are not familiar with the celebration, Eid ul Adha or Eid al-Adha, also known as Feast of the Sacrifice, is the Muslim festival that marks the culmination of the pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Abraham’s sacrifice of his son. Eid al-Adha is the second of the two main Islamic holidays, the first being Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the monthlong, dawn-to-sunset fasting of...

2024-06-15T18:11:25Z

Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea

MANILA — The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China. “Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of our exclusive right to explore and exploit natural resources in our ECS […]

2024-06-16T01:54:21Z

200 groups apply for party-list registration

MANILA, Philippines — Around 200 party-list groups have applied for registration with the poll body, according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). “Out of these new applicants, 120 were dismissed while 80 are still set for hearing,” Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said in a message sent to The STAR. Once registered, publication of a “Manifestation of Intent to Participate” by these party-list groups in two national broadsheets is...

2024-06-15T16:41:36Z

Widow killed by ‘mentally ill’ son in Quezon

LUCENA CITY – A 49-year-old widow was allegedly killed on Friday, June 14, by her son, who was suspected to be suffering from mental illness, in Sariaya, Quezon, police said. Quezon police, in a report on Saturday, June 15, said that victim, “Mercy”, was sleeping Friday night inside their house in Barangay (village) Sampaloc 1 when her son, “Jay-R”, 27, hit her head with a shovel. The victim was taken by her relatives to a local hospital but was...

2024-06-15T10:55:32Z

PAOCC plans to file criminal raps vs Alice Guo for Pogo connections

MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Saturday that it plans to file criminal cases against Bamban Mayor Alice Guo for alleged association in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities. According to PAOCC Spokesperson Winston Casio, they have strong evidence in the case against Guo and others allegedly involved in the operations. READ: Alice Guo ordered suspended as mayor of Bamban,...

2024-06-15T13:25:58Z

Farage brags there will be 'warfare in the Tory Party within a week'

The Reform leader suggested the Tories were heading for infighting following news his party had overtaken theirs for the first time in a recent YouGov poll

2024-06-16T00:37:39Z

DOH exec says Metro Manila has highest dengue cases for past 5 years

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila is one of the regions with the highest number of dengue cases for the past five years, an official from the health department said. In a media conference on Saturday, Dr. Kim Patrick Tejano, medical officer from the Department of Health’s (DOH) Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, revealed which regions produce the highest number of dengue cases. READ: DOH: Guard against dengue as rains come “Over the past...

2024-06-15T10:10:26Z

QCPD files criminals raps vs transport group Manibela execs

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said on Saturday that it filed criminal cases against Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon (Manibela) Chairperson Mario Valbuena and Manibela Bulacan/San Fernando, Pampanga president. According to the QCPD, the cases were in connection with the transport strike done by Manibela from June 10 to 12, to protest the consolidation of jeepneys under the PUV...

2024-06-15T10:55:32Z

Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough deal

By Niklas Pollard and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there. The prisoner swap was mediated by Oman, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement. "Omani efforts

2024-06-15T21:56:17Z

DMW: Search ops underway for missing Filipino seafarer from MV Tutor

MANILA, Philippines — A search operation will be conducted to find the remaining missing Filipino seafarer aboard the MV Tutor, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac said on Saturday. According to Cacdac, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered to find the seafarer, who was in the engine room when the vessel that was travelling the Red Sea was attacked by Houthi rebels on June 12. READ: Filipino seafarer aboard...

2024-06-15T12:24:05Z

Tributes to Mail on Sunday journalist Paul Whyles who died aged 70

He joined the MoS in 1988, becoming Deputy Chief Sub-Editor and later Deputy Features Editor. He then joined the Daily Express, before taking time out to gain an English literature degree at Oxford.

2024-06-16T01:07:36Z

7 arrested in land row

MANILA, Philippines — Seven people accused of illegally occupying a house in Quezon City were arrested yesterday. The standoff lasted for 12 hours when the suspects went to the house and barricaded themselves in it. Police officers at the scene said one of the suspects showed a document that allegedly proved their ownership of the house. Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, said the incident was a land dispute...

2024-06-15T16:41:30Z

DOT bares plan for Muslim-friendly Boracay

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) bared its plan to make the world-famous Boracay Island “Muslim-friendly” in a bid to attract more Muslim tourists. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco declared the agency’s plan for a “Muslim-friendly Boracay” during the opening of the three-day Salaam: The Halal Travel and Trade Expo at the Gateway Mall 2 in Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City last June 14. The idea of making Boracay a...

2024-06-15T16:41:36Z

Italy's Meloni plays down G7 abortion row

There are reports of tensions over the wording of the final statement from this year's summit.

2024-06-15T16:06:17Z

Tanker with Chinese crew still under PCG custody

MANILA, Philippines — A tanker detained by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last month after its seven Chinese crew and captain were found with insufficient papers remains under the custody of the PCG. The PCG and Bureau of Immigration filed cases for illegal entry against the Chinese crewmembers of MT Hyperline 988, according to PCG spokesman Rear Admiral Armando Balilo. The PCG said the vessel dropped anchor in the waters off San Felipe in...

2024-06-15T16:41:34Z

President Marcos urges agencies, LGUs: Join ICT summit

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos urged state agencies and local government units to participate in the national information and communications technology (ICT) summit on June 18 and 19 following a series of cyberattacks on government email addresses and websites. Covered by Memorandum Circular (MC) 54 are all departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government, including government-owned or -controlled corporations,...

2024-06-15T16:41:35Z

Rishi Sunak warns Ukraine's opponents are 'on wrong side of history'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will warn Russia's allies against supplying arms and components for Vladimir Putin's war effort at am international summit on Ukraine held in Switzerland.

2024-06-15T16:56:17Z

Revilla lauds Santiago's appointment as NBI chief

SEN. Bong Revilla on Saturday commended the appointment of retired judge Jaime Santiago as director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). "Criminals should hide now because Santiago will run after them. I can vouch for him," Revilla said of his long-time friend. Santiago served as presiding judge of Manila and Tagaytay regional trial courts and as judge of the Metropolitan Trial Court. During his tenure, he successfully handled several...

2024-06-15T16:27:53Z

World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv's peace push

By Thomas Escritt and Dave Graham BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland (Reuters) -World leaders gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort on Saturday to seek broader consensus for Ukraine's peace proposals at a summit shunned by China and dismissed as a waste of time by Russia, which pushed its own rival ceasefire plans from afar. More than 90 countries took part, but China's absence in particular dimmed hopes the

2024-06-15T22:46:29Z

Suspect charged with murder after assault victim dies

Rashko Kurtev, 31, has been charged with murder after an incident in Birchington-on-Sea.

2024-06-15T17:37:49Z

Woman hit by mobility scooter seriously hurt

An elderly woman is struck by a mobility scooter, ridden by a man in his 30s, outside a supermarket.

2024-06-15T15:52:31Z

The Austronesian family of languages

THE roughly 180 languages spoken in the Philippines belong to the Austronesian family of languages. This large family of languages is spoken in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and the Pacific, as well as in Madagascar and Oceania. Although it is only spoken by about 5 percent of the world's population, or 380 million people (in comparison to the Indo-European language family, where English belongs to and which has about 3.2 billion speakers), the...

2024-06-15T16:14:31Z

Philippines eyes VFA-type defense pact with New Zealand

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is looking to forge a defense cooperation agreement with New Zealand similar to the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. met with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Right Honorable Winston Raymond Peters early last week to discuss the agreement, among other matters. The Department of National Defense (DND) said it is...

2024-06-15T16:41:35Z

Herd of black cows invade Anglesey beach to the dismay of tourists

The cattle have become regular visitors to Porth y Garan, on Holy Island off the coast of Anglesey..

2024-06-15T18:11:30Z

Six children are arrested over death of boy, 15

Several children have been arrested and charged for the death of a 15-year-old boy, who was found floating in a retention pond.

2024-06-15T20:12:00Z

Eight Israeli soldiers killed in explosion deep inside Rafah

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said their troops were killed in an explosion around 5am as their vehicle was on the move in a convoy with at least five other vehicles in the northwest of the city.

2024-06-15T18:41:42Z

Drug suspect slain in Koronadal

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A drug suspect was killed in a sting in Koronadal City on Friday. Jeffrey Pudadera, 45, drew his gun when he sensed he had sold shabu to undercover agents in Purok Rizal in Barangay Zone 4, Aileen Lovitos, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Soccsksargen director, told reporters yesterday. PDEA agents said shabu worth P105,000 and a 9mm pistol were recovered from the fatality. In Bacolod, Carl Earvin John...

2024-06-15T16:41:30Z

Sunak was 'briefed' after Russian submarine detected near UK coast

The 13,800-tonne Kazan passed by Britain's nuclear naval base in Faslane, prompting swift reports back to the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood

2024-06-16T01:07:45Z

Philippines asks United Nations to extend boundary in West Philippine Sea

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has officially submitted information to the United Nations claiming and declaring the country’s entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Through the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York, the information was submitted before the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) to register the country’s entitlement to an ECS in the West Palawan Region....

2024-06-15T16:41:36Z

Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison," part of the government's larger crackdown on gang violence and efforts to overhaul its long-troubled prison system. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series of emergency measures in a nationally televised address early Saturday, including plans to strengthen the military's role in fighting organized crime, prosecute drug...

2024-06-15T20:43:02Z