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5 drown in Philippines while swimming to cool off
MANILA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Five people, including three children, have died Sunday from drowning in five separate incidents in the Philippines, police reported on Monday. Police said the fatal accidents occurred during outings to beat the scorching heat sweeping the country the past weeks. A 24-year-old female worker died while swimming in Laguna province along with fellow factory workers. A six-year-ol.....»»
Primary suspect in Percy Lapid slay died
Primary suspect in Percy Lapid slay died.....»»
Encountering Jesus
The story is told about two elderly men who found themselves alone in an elevator. It was an awkward encounter. One of them finally broke the ice and said: “I think I know you … ah, it was you or was it your brother who died?” * * * In today’s Gospel (John 1:35-42),.....»»
Who do you know who might need some encouragement?
Who do you know who might need some encouragement? What act of practical kindness can you offer to encourage them?.....»»
WHO appoints new Western Pacific regional director
MANILA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) executive board on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Saia Ma'u Piukala as the next WHO regional director for the Western Pacific region. The WHO regional office in Manila said Piukala's plan for his first 100 days in office includes visiting many of the 37 countries and areas in the region, engaging with governments and other stakeholders, listen.....»»
Pasig: 2 of 17 kids die of ‘whooping cough’
Two of 17 children in Pasig who contracted pertussis or “whooping cough” have died, the city government said yesterday. .....»»
Vatican approves inquiry for Pinay teen’s sainthood
A diocesan inquiry into the sainthood cause of Filipino teenager Nina Ruiz-Abad, who died at the age of 13 in 1993, has been permitted by the Vatican......»»
P500K reward offered for arrest Cotabato City disaster unit chief s killers
The mayor here has offered a P500,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the killers of the operations chief of the Cotabato City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, who died in an ambush along a busy thoroughfare here last week......»»
Remains of 2 Filipino seafarers still in cargo vessel — Cacdac
MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the two Filipino seafarers who died from the missile strike in the Gulf of Aden were left in the ill-fated carrier vessel True Confidence, Migrant Workers Officer-in-Charge Hans Leo Cacdac said on Friday. Cacdac, in a radio interview, said True Confidence caught fire after the deadly Houthi missile strike. “Yung labi.....»»
Cebu City killing: Ex-convict shot in the head in Brgy. Guadalupe
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An ex-convict, who was allegedly on his way to meet up with someone, died after he was shot in the head by an unidentified gunman in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City on early Thursday morning, March 7, 2024. The fatal incident took place along the Andres Abellana L. Bacayo Ext. in Sitio.....»»
19-year-old killed in collision with counterflowing black taxi in Liloan
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 19-year-old motorcycle driver died while his passenger remains confined in a hospital in a bloody collision with a counterflowing black taxi in Liloan town at dawn on Sunday, March 3. The victim was identified as Chris John Barro Fontanoza, who is from the neighboring town of Consolacion. The backriding passenger,.....»»
4 dead, 8 injured in central Philippine fire
MANILA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A 60-year-old father, a 54-year-old mother, and their two sons, aged 14 and 12, died in a fire that gutted over a dozen houses in Cebu City in the central Philippines, a city firefighter said Wednesday. Wendell Villanueva of the city fire office said the victims were in deep sleep when the fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday. A daughter of the couple who.....»»
4 dead, 8 injured in central Philippine fire
MANILA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A 60-year-old father, a 54-year-old mother, and their two sons, aged 14 and 12, died in a fire that gutted over a dozen houses in Cebu City in the central Philippines, a city firefighter said Wednesday. Wendell Villanueva of the city fire office said the victims were in deep sleep when the fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday. A daughter of the couple who.....»»
Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to family of slain Kansas City Chiefs fan
The singer donates to the GoFundMe memorial page of the radio host who died in a shooting near a rally for the Kansas City Chiefs.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 14
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian authorities recovered the bodies of two individuals, who were killed in an aircraft crash on Tuesday. The two victims are Malaysians aged 30 and 42 and had died at the place of the incident, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement late Tuesday. (Malaysia-Plane Crash-Death) - - - - KUALA LUMPUR -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been.....»»
Grade 11 student killed in fight outside disco in Olango Island
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A Grade 11 student died after he was allegedly stabbed by a minor outside a disco in Sitio Mainit, Barangay Sta. Rosa in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, February 11. The victim was identified as 18-year-old John Paul Roland Maranga Dungog, who is a resident.....»»
Road accident update: Motorcycle driver, rider killed in 5-vehicle smashup in Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police here confirmed that the motorcycle driver and his female backrider, who were rushed to the hospital after a 5-vehicle mashup on Thursday, February 8, 2024, have died. The accident happened along the Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City at past 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The victim was identified as Marcelino Pepito,.....»»
79-year-old man kills wife, 2 adult children in murder-suicide
LOS ANGELES – The Medical Examiner’s office has released the names of two men and two women who were shot to death in a Granada Hills home in a murder-suicide. Police said the older man was the shooter and died from a self-inflicted wound. He was identified as 79-year-old Rodrigo De Leon. The victims were.....»»
2 dead, 6 injured in fireworks factory blaze in Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A blaze erupted at a small fireworks factory in Laguna province, south of Manila, on Thursday, killing two people and injuring six others, local police said. The fire broke out in Cabuyao city in the afternoon. Two people died on the spot, while some of those who sustained injuries were in critical condition, police said. Firefighters put out the fire two hours later, preventing.....»»
2 dead, 6 injured in fireworks factory blaze in Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A blaze erupted at a small fireworks factory in Laguna province, south of Manila, on Thursday, killing two people and injuring six others, local police said. The fire broke out in Cabuyao city in the afternoon. Two people died on the spot, while some of those who sustained injuries were in critical condition, police said. Firefighters put out the fire two hours later, preventing.....»»