A fire at a nightclub in Bangkok‘s Lat Phrao district claimed at least 27 lives and injured 63 others late last night, July 12, prompting a large-scale emergency response and an investigation into the cause of the blaze. Firefighters and rescue workers from the Sutthisan area were called to Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao Nightclub …

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Sunday night, July 12, should have been an ordinary evening for young Bangkokians out drinking near the Lat Phrao intersection. Instead, it became one of Thailand’s deadliest nightlife disasters in nearly two decades. What makes it harder to bear? Just 12 days earlier, a bar fire in Pattaya had sounded every alarm imaginable. An unlicensed …

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MANILA, Philippines – The Senate impeachment court resumes the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday as proceeding enter their second week, with both senator-judges and the House prosecution panel pushing for a faster, more transparent process. Bookmark this page to stay updated with the latest news and features related to the impeachment of

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police have identified two suspects in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in Cordova, Cebu, on Sunday, July 12, as investigators pursue a possible drug-related motive. In a report, the Cordova Municipal Police Station identified the suspects as alias “Balot,” 31, of Sitio Bankal, Barangay Ibabao, Cordova, who was tagged

The required 16 votes to convict Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial could be lowered based on the number of senator-judges present during the proceedings, a constitutional law expert said on Saturday. Former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) president Domingo Cayosa told the Inquirer that this is the “fair and practical” interpretation

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck off a coastal town in Masbate on Monday morning, state seismologists said. The tectonic earthquake occurred 40 kilometers southwest of Claveria town at 8:53 a.m., with a shallow depth of seven kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said instrumental intensities were

MANILA, Philippines — The second week of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will open on Monday with the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc. Lotoc will be the second witness presented at the trial by the House prosecution panel, after the court finished examining senior NBI agent John Mark

LUCENA CITY – Rains unleashed by Typhoon Inday and the southwest monsoon have affected 4,525 families in the Calabarzon region (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon or Region IV-A), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported. These families are composed of 18,523 individuals, “although there are no longer any open evacuation centers.” Still, the

CALASIAO, Pangasinan  – Separate buy-bust operations in different Ilocos Region towns yielded P974,000 worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of three “high-value individuals (HIVs)” during the weekend.  In Alilem, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, two HVIs who reside in Benguet province’s Bakun town were arrested by joint operatives who seized five kilograms of suspected marijuana

Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro — At least 12 passengers and 63 vessels were affected by maritime disruptions in Southern Tagalog early Monday due to the lingering impact of Typhoon Inday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. In its Maritime Safety Advisory covering 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. on July 13, the PCG reported that 12 passengers, truck