President asked to declare Dagohoy Day in Bohol a non-working holiday

TAGBILARAN CITY — Bohol acting Gov. Dionisio Victor Balite has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare every July 4 in the province as a special non-working holiday in honor of a local hero. Balite said it is proper to give Boholanos the time to commemorate the heroism of Dagohoy, a native of Inabanga town who fought the Spanish rule in the country, with fitting ceremonies. The Francisco Dagohoy Day has been annually observed in Bohol as...

Vietnam bags bronze in FIVB Challenger Cup

MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam stunned Belgium, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, to salvage the bronze medal in the 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup on Sunday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. Ace hitter Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen exploded for 35 points on 34 hits as the Vietnamese, world No. 34, stood their ground in completing an upset of the world No. 13 Belgians. The win made up for Vietnam's 19-25, 14-24, 19-25, loss against world No....

LOOK: Autopsy results of Pampanga beauty contestant Geneva Lopez, Israeli BF

Pampanga beauty contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen died from gunshot wounds, according to the results of an autopsy conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Based on the autopsy result acquired by John Consulta, both victims sustained two gunshot wounds. The 26-year old Lopez was shot on the back of her torso and her left thigh, which caused a fracture. A "metallic slug" was also recovered from her...

Ousted Conservative MP says election was mistake

BBC Politics North speaks to an MP who lost their seat and another who won in Thursday's election.

Dire warning an unstoppable contagion is about to take off

Health authorities have warned an unstoppable contagion could spread in one Aussie state in a matter of days, and revealed how residents can remain safe.

Slick Starmer promotes new Labour government with glossy video

The clip shows footage of the Prime Minister beginning his duties over a pounding drum beat, and appears similar to Rishi Sunak's social media offerings.

Pope decries populists, warns democracy is in bad health

TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters) -Pope Francis denounced populist politics and what he called "the dross of ideology" on Sunday, warning that democracy was not in good shape in many parts of the world. The 87-year-old pope was in the northeastern city of Trieste for a flying visit, his fourth trip within Italy in just over two months as he prepares for a 12-day journey across Asia in September, the

Rob Burrow's funeral is held today with mourners to line the streets

The former Leeds Rhinos star's funeral is being held in a private service at Pontefract Crematorium.

UK Labor’s landslide comes with its own perils, says experts

Labor on Friday secured a huge majority in the UK’s general election, giving it a massive mandate but also a few headaches once celebrations die down. Before the vote, the Conservatives warned voters not to hand Labor party leader Keir Starmer the “blank cheque” of a “supermajority,” but as prime minister, he will now have a majority of over 170 and five years up against a demoralized main opposition. “The main advantages are clarity. It means...

NBI to search upper floors of raided illegal clinic catering to POGO workers

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday said it will search the other floors of a three-storey building in Makati City that houses an illegal clinic catering to workers at Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). NBI Director Jaime Santiago said that they only had a search warrant for the ground floor of the building where they found an operating clinic that catered to Chinese and Vietnamese patients, when it was only registered...

Major companies, university eye to invest in Danao City in 3-5 years

DANAO CITY, Cebu — Bigger projects are eyed in Danao City for the next three to five years, its city mayor revealed during his ‘first’ State of the City Address (SOCA) on July 5. Danao City Mayor Thomas “Mix” Durano outlined the city’s achievements in his first State of the City Address (SOCA) on Friday at the Civic Center, where he bannered the city’s goal to become a livable city by 2028. To achieve this vision, Durano highlighted that the LGU...

Dozens of juveniles detained in California after fireworks set off inside mall

Dozens of juveniles were detained Saturday night in Carson, California, following reports that teenagers lit a trash can on fire and set off illegal fireworks in a mall.

Russia is approaching a new major milestone in its personnel losses

Man in critical condition after car crash

Police said a man was taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Copthorne.

Former Army general charged with sexual assault

Ex-Major General James Roddis, former commanding officer of The Highlanders, will appear before a military court later this month.

Tories lost because we failed to deliver - Jenrick

Ex-immigration minister does not rule out running for Tory leader but says focus should be on what went wrong.

Combat footage showed a gripping battle between Ukrainian M2 Bradley and two Russian vehicles

AFP asks Pinoys to help fight WPS disinformation on social media

Filipinos should use their social media accounts to fight the spread of false information related to the issues of the West Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday. “Ang panawagan natin na makatulong ang bawat isa sa ating mga kababayan na ipakalat sa mundo ang katotohanan tungkol dito sa [mga issues ng West Philippine Sea],” AFP Spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla said in an interview on Super Radyo...

Outrage as Service NSW prepares to slash more than 100 jobs

The government services agency will cut their workforce by 60 per cent across several divisions.

Appeal for young victim of assault to come forward

A man has been arrested after a teenager was allegedly hit by a car and assaulted by the driver.

Keir Starmer's daughter's iconic reaction to finding out her dad is Prime Minister

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer might have won the respect of the country - but his 13-year-old daughter had the most teenage reaction possible when the exit poll was released at 10pm on election night

Pogo leisure hub in Porac has firing range, tunnel

PORAC, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The police on Saturday found an indoor firing range and an underground tunnel during a search on a high-end resort that was apparently built for the exclusive use of Chinese executives working at a nearby Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) here and in Bamban town, Tarlac province. The firing range, initially reported by a resort worker to be a warehouse, was discovered just behind a 20-foot-high concrete...

Marcos voids granting career executive service rank to NDCP grads

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the revocation of the policy which grants career executive service (CES) eligibility to graduates of Master of National Security Administration (MNSA) program of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). The President issued the order following the recommendation of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) to withdraw the policy “to synchronize the standards and procedures for...

Affordable ‘Rice-for-All’ available soon, says DA

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture announced that it will implement ‘Rice-for-All’, a program that offers affordable rice to all Filipinos. Shortly after the rollout of P29 rice program to 10 Kadiwa stores across Metro Manila and Bulacan on Friday, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Genevieve Guevarra said Saturday in a news forum that the ‘Rice-for-All’ program will sell rice ranging from P45 to P48 in the coming weeks. READ:...

Bodies discovered at a popular beach

A 'concern for welfare' call was received by emergency services in Little Beach in Sydney 's eastern suburbs about 11am on Sunday, a police spokesperson said.

Police seize e-bike after 'anti-social offences'

Callington Police said the e-bike rider was reported for a number of traffic offences on Saturday.

France votes, with far right seeking power

By Gabriel Stargardter and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of a chaotic hung parliament. A hung parliament would severely dent President Emmanuel Macron's authority and herald a prolonged period of instability and policy

History's greatest watercolor artists

Watercolor is often overlooked as a medium of merit when discussing art history. And yet some of the greatest and most respected artists the world has ever known at some point applied this method of painting during their careers. And there are those whose names are in fact synonymous with this technique, in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. So, who are the watercolor artists who continue to influence painting today? Click through for a portfolio of artists credited with establishing watercolor as an independent, mature, and respected painting medium.

Driver who disclosed Lopez burial site bothered by conscience

MANILA, Philippines — The driver of the vehicle used to ferry the bodies of beauty contestant Geneva Sarita Lopez and her Israeli partner to Tarlac where they were buried informed authorities of the burial site because he was bothered by his conscience, an official said Sunday. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Director Major General Leo Francisco said that the driver, identified as "Jess," was one of the persons of interest in the...

CA couple speak on escape from masked gunman on a VOLCANO in Hawaii

California couple, Alex and Justina Lucero, tell of chilling escape from a masked gunman on a VOLCANO in Hawaii where he commandeered their rental car and hunted them up Haleakalā.

Nato turns 75 with Ukraine and future on line

WASHINGTON — Nato’s 75th anniversary summit was meant to showcase the triumph of a larger, stronger alliance. Instead, leaders are coming together in Washington in the shadow of setbacks in Ukraine and electoral headwinds on both sides of the Atlantic. US President Joe Biden, fighting for his political life after a disastrous debate against Nato skeptic Donald Trump, will turn his attention away from campaigning to welcome leaders of the...

China Coast Guard, maritime militia intercept PCG vessels in Ayungin Shoal

A China Coast Guard (CCH) vessel intercepted two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels near the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, according to a maritime expert on Sunday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), former US Air Force official and former defense attaché Ray Powell said that CCG 5203 blocked the BRP Cabra and BRP Cape Engano which were passing 14 nautical miles east of Ayungin Shoal. Meanwhile, six Chinese maritime militia vessels...

LTO-7 opens new district office in Alcoy, Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In less than a month after opening an extension office in the City of Naga in Cebu, the Land Transportation Office here (LTO-7) has inaugurated a new district office in the southern part of the province. On Friday, July 5, the LTO-7 District Office in Alcoy town officially welcomed customers from the southeastern side of Cebu, located in Barangay Atabay. According to LTO-7, the Alcoy District Office now brings the total...

A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in a border region of western Russia was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse, local officials said. Social media footage appeared to show rising clouds of black smoke in the Voronezh region while loud explosions could be heard in succession. Gov. Aleksandr Gusev said that falling wreckage triggered the “detonation of explosive...

Voters 'tired of Westminster chaos' - new Green MP

MPs across the West Midlands are reacting to Thursday's election on BBC Politics Midlands.

One Samouni brother comes home in Gaza, recalls months of Israeli torture

His younger brothers are still held by Israel, while he came home exhausted and in pain after months of torture.

Bodies of missing couple found buried in Tarlac

CAPAS, TARLAC, Philippines — Police found the bodies of missing Pampanga beauty pageant contestant Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen buried in a grassy area in a remote village here on Saturday morning, two weeks after their reported disappearance. A report by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said the bodies were exhumed from a parcel of land in Barangay Sta. Lucia. Authorities, before they could dig,...

Bristol in pictures: Polling day pooches and Euros

Highlights from the past week include dogs at polling stations and Euros celebrations.

Drive and dash motorist hunted over £120 of allegedly stolen fuel

The mysterious man struck family-run Palmarsh Gulf Service Station in Hythe, Kent, on June 23 at around 7.20pm.

The sixth mass extinction might not be that far away

Two teenagers killed in motorbike crash

Police say they believe both boys, said to be aged 13 and 17, were riding one motorbike.

Marcos admin wants rice self-sufficiency by end of term -Speaker Romualdez

Several months after the Department of Agriculture (DA) said it was aiming to achieve 90% rice self-sufficiency, House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez noted on Sunday that the Marcos administration was targeting to reach rice self-sufficiency by the end of its term in 2028. In a statement, Romualdez — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s cousin — said the DA and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) were working to...

Voting under way in French parliamentary elections

Voting has begun in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand an historic victory to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock. French President Emmanuel Macron took a huge gamble in dissolving parliament and calling for the elections after his centrists were trounced in European elections on June 9. The snap elections in this nuclear-armed nation will influence the war in Ukraine, global diplomacy and Europe's economic stability, and they are almost certain to undercut President Emmanuel Macron for the remaining three years of his presidency.

Red Cross reports 800,000 beneficiaries

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has provided humanitarian assistance to more than 800,00 beneficiaries in the first half of 2024, according to data released by its operations center on Friday. READ: PH Red Cross supports 8 UP Manila students through med school PRC president Richard Gordon, in a statement, said the humanitarian group derives its strength from its two million “dedicated, selfless and compassionate volunteers”...

House chief expresses gratitude to Gilas Pilipinas

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez expressed gratitude to Gilas Pilipinas even as the team's bid for the Paris Olympics ended. The team lost to world no. 12 Brazil 60-71 during the semifinal of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. "The journey of Gilas Pilipinas in this tournament has been nothing short of inspirational. Their victory against Latvia, a European team, was a historic moment for Philippine basketball...

Hamas says it's waiting for Israeli response on Gaza ceasefire proposal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza. "We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation's response," one of the two Hamas officials

Four killed in shooting at Kentucky pool party before man turned gun on himself

Police say the shooter Chase Garvey, 21, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he fled the scene and crashed his car in a ditch.

After Israel kills senior Hezbollah official, rocket sirens blare across the Galilee

Rocket sirens sounded across the Galilee in northern Israel on Sunday. On Saturday, Israel eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Meitham Mustafa Altaar in an airstrike in the Baalbek area, deep within Lebanese territory. Israel's emergency medical service, the Magen David Adom, later stated that after the red alert sirens were activated in the Lower Galil...

Final two migrants bailed as PM declares Rwanda plan 'dead and buried'

Yvette Cooper , the new Home Secretary, confirmed that two people who had been held pending removal to the African country will be bailed over the coming days.

Steal our ideas, Lib Dem leader urges government

Sir Ed also says his party will continue to argue for "fair votes" despite gaining many more MPs than Reform UK.