A fire broke out from Prince David condominium across Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City Friday afternoon. Reports said the fire originated from the basement of the 25-storey building. The blaze reached second alarm at 12:58 p.m. but declared under control 1:57 p.m. Smoke engulfed the building’s…

Terrorism: Evolving, not fading In 2013, the Global Terrorism Index identified Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Thailand, and the Philippines as among the top 10 nations most affected by terrorism. Asia is, of course, no stranger to terrorism. Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah islamiyah (JI) has a long track record of terror bombings in…

Five Filipinos, including a year-old child, burned to death when their vehicle caught fire after it was hit by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar on Monday. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the accident took place Monday noon on the Corniche-Wakra Highway near the Hamad International Airport. Fatalities were…

Mayon Volcano’s crater may collapse, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned on Monday. Phivolcs-Bicol chief volcanologist Ed Laguerta said that during Sunday’s aerial survey, they have observed that the volcano’s condensed lava dome is getting larger and is now almost even with its crater. Laguerta also cited…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT0yf4yZXDg&w=420&h=315] CCTV footage aired on ABSCBN’s primetime news program TV Patrol Monday night showed a bank security guard in San Andres Bukid in Manila disarmed and shot by unidentified men. The footage showed the guard, identified in the report as Danilo Sarmiento, sleeping in his post when three unidentified men…

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Antique Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to the Phivolcs bulletin, the epicenter of the quake, which happened at 4:05 p.m., was located 5 kilometers east of Culasi town. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth…

The Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3) temporarily limited its operations between North Avenue in Quezon City and Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City Thursday morning. In an interview with Radio dzBB, MRT officer-in-charge Renato San Jose they discovered a broken portion of the rail at the southbound part between the Boni and…

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54F3o-rJ-aQ&w=420&h=315] Security guards in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) were caught on video allegedly manhandling and beating up two foreigners last September 27. The video was posted online and went viral. Netizens reacted against the manner in which security guards apprehended the two foreigners. The incident was reported to have…