MMDA suspends road works ahead of Christmas season

Inquirer.net - Oct 31, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has temporarily suspended all road excavations in national and city roads in Metro Manila. The suspension is meant to avoid worsening the expected heavy traffic congestion to be brought by the Christmas season. In an advisory on Saturday (October 31), the MMDA said that the temporary

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Ilocos Norte logs 65 new dengue cases

Oct 31, 2026

Ilocos Norte logs 65 new dengue cases

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Ilocos Norte recorded 65 new dengue cases during morbidity week 42, or from October 11 to 17. This update brings the total to 2,777 cases and four deaths from January to October 2026, according to the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU). The latest data cover morbidity weeks 1 to

Jeepney driver tests positive for drugs ahead of Undas in La Union

Oct 31, 2026

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SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A jeepney driver in La Union tested positive for illegal drug use during a surprise screening of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors in the Ilocos Region on Thursday, Oct. 29. The screening covered 111 transport workers as authorities intensified road safety measures ahead of Undas. The Philippine Drug

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Oct 31, 2026

Monster pumpkin grown at garden centre

A huge pumpkin weighing the same as a grand piano has been growing at a Kent garden centre with help from university scientists.

AI could turn China’s social credit system into surveillance tool: government-funded study

Oct 31, 2026

AI could turn China’s social credit system into surveillance tool: government-funded study

China’s social credit system, stereotypically imagined as an all-powerful numerical scoring project for authoritarian control, has gained notoriety in the West – although people inside the country actually feel little of its presence or practical influence. In a government-funded study, however, a Chinese legal scholar warned that deploying artificial intelligence (AI) risked turning the rating system into a “large-scale surveillance tool”. The paper was published in the Journal of Sichuan...

Home heating costs threaten to chill GOP vote in key Senate races

Oct 31, 2026

Home heating costs threaten to chill GOP vote in key Senate races

Democrats running for Senate in Maine, Alaska and New Hampshire are zeroing in on the rising cost of home heating as winter — and Election Day — quickly approach. Republican candidates have been on defense in key Senate battlegrounds, arguing against the claim that the GOP has enabled President Trump’s war in Iran, which has...

Media Innovation Fund recipients must avoid laying off staff arbitrarily - Fahmi

Oct 31, 2026

Media Innovation Fund recipients must avoid laying off staff arbitrarily - Fahmi

Minister urges media companies facing financial difficulties to approach him for help.

Vietnam's Independence Palace marks 60 years with rare exhibits revealing its four-year construction

Oct 31, 2026

Vietnam's Independence Palace marks 60 years with rare exhibits revealing its four-year construction

Around 100 architectural drawings and photographs documenting more than four years of design and construction of the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City are on display to mark the 60th anniversary of its inauguration on Oct. 31, 1966.

No flowers, no visitors: The forgotten graves of Undas

Oct 31, 2026

No flowers, no visitors: The forgotten graves of Undas

MANILA, Philippines — The observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, or Undas, in the Philippines is not traditionally quiet. It is nearly a weeklong commemoration of deceased loved ones, with many people willing to travel from north to south and vice versa just to pay tribute to the dead. Undas is also

Celebrity Traitors reunion snubbed by James Acaster following bombshell before final as filming stopped and crews rushed to set

Oct 31, 2026

Celebrity Traitors reunion snubbed by James Acaster following bombshell before final as filming stopped and crews rushed to set

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Train services stopped due to emergency incident

Oct 31, 2026

Train services stopped due to emergency incident

No trains are running on a major railway line this morning while emergency services deal with an incident.

Taal Volcano sulfur dioxide emissions drop as number of volcanic quakes rise

Oct 31, 2026

Taal Volcano sulfur dioxide emissions drop as number of volcanic quakes rise

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas recorded a sharp decline in sulfur dioxide emissions and an increase in volcanic earthquakes over the past 24 hours. The information comes from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Saturday morning (Oct. 31) bulletin, Phivolcs reported sulfur dioxide emissions of 217 metric tons during

'I get so many compliments without mascara' thanks to £10 lash growth serum

Oct 31, 2026

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