The northern municipality of Sara has declared a state of calamity due to severe impacts from the El Niño phenomenon on its agriculture. Vice Mayor Ryan Zerrudo announced the decision on Friday morning, April 12, after a special session of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB)....
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died.
MANILA – With barely two months till 2023 is over, the Philippine National Police reported that there have been lesser crimes committed this year compared with 2022. Citing latest data from its Crime Information Reporting and Analysis System, the PNP said the country’s index crime volume between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31 was at...
