A Seoul court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a man in his 70s suspected of setting fires at two buildings in southern Seoul earlier this week, leaving 19 people injured. The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant on charges of arson resulting in injuries, saying the man is a flight risk. The suspect was taken into custody hours after setting fires at two patent firms in separate buildings in Seoul's Gangnam district Tuesday. The fires left 19 people injured, including one who was rushed to a hospital in cardiac arrest. Police suspect the man held a grudge against the firms as he claimed they had defrauded him by issuing fake patent registration certificates. The suspect told investigators that he had bought two jerrycans, a lighter and flammable materials near his home in western Seoul on Friday, according to the police. Police are examining the suspect's psychiatric records and considering additional charges of attempted murder based on testimony that he had been looking for a specific person before setting the fires. The suspect was previously sentenced to two and a ha

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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will question whether the Supreme Court (SC) committed “judicial overreach” in its ruling declaring certain provisions of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 national budgets unconstitutional, Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe said Thursday. In a 121-page decision penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the SC declared

MANILA, Philippines — Makabayan bloc lawmakers on Thursday urged the House of Representatives to recall the approved P7.2-trillion budget bill. This call comes following the declaration of the Supreme Court (SC) that the key provisions of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 national budgets were “unconstitutional.” ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said they welcome SC’s

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Where chainsaws and slash-and-burn farming once tore through ancestral frontiers, provincial leaders are now betting that specialty coffee can brew an economic turnaround for isolated mountain villages. On Wednesday, local officials led by Agusan del Sur 2nd District Rep. Adolph Edward Plaza climbed the winding slopes of Barangay Padiay,

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Hog traders are implementing a three-day “pig holiday,” or a temporary suspension of the sale of pork, to protest the imports affecting the industry.

MANILA, Philippines — Several areas in Metro Manila and Rizal will experience water service interruptions beginning Thursday, Oct. 22, as Maynilad Water Services Inc. and Manila Water Co. conduct maintenance and service improvement activities. Maynilad said the maintenance activities aim to keep its water distribution system “safe, reliable and in good condition.” READ: Approval of

The Makabayan Bloc in the House of Representatives on Thursday called on the House of Representatives to recall the 2027 House General Appropriations Bill to correct what its members said were unconstitutional provisions in the proposed national budget measure.

Unitree Robotics is developing a “self-evolving” feedback loop designed to allow humanoid robots to write code, run simulations and improve their real-world performance independently, founder Wang Xingxing said, in a move that mirrors a broader push towards “self-improving” artificial intelligence. Speaking on Thursday at a physical AI conference hosted by Unitree in Hangzhou, Wang unveiled the project, dubbed “Unitree Rehearsal”, which he called the company’s most important initiative of the...