A Filipina caregiver from Pangasinan, Mary Ann Velasquez De Vera, was killed in an airstrike in Israel while helping her employer reach a bomb shelter. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed her death and assured government assistance for her family amid rising Middle East tensions. Read more »
The IPON Tourism Program was formally launched in Makati City on Thursday through a signed memorandum of agreement between the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Read more »
Commuters in Tondo, Manila, faced a harrowing experience on Tuesday evening after five armed men carried out a daring robbery aboard a passenger jeepney. Read more »
During the height of Typhoon “Tino” on November 4, a wing van crew and a police officer risked their lives to rescue six people trapped by raging floodwaters in Barangay Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu. An act of bravery that later became controversial after the driver and two helpers were fired for using their company vehicle during the rescue. Read more »
Korean actor Lee Jong-suk has canceled his upcoming fan meeting in Manila due to safety concerns linked to nationwide protests in the Philippines, his agency announced. Read more »
BSP data showed that OFW cash remittances reached $3.12 billion in September from $3.01 billion in the same month last year. This brought the nine-month total to $26.03 billion: a 3.2 percent increase from $25.23 billion in the same period of 2024. Read more »
