Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
- IN PHOTOS: Canada prime minister, residents mourn Filipino festival tragedy victims - LOOK: PH Navy, Coast Guard, police deploy to Pag-asa cays after China claims sovereignty - ‘Abby Luis Campos’ of Makati: Who’s really running for mayor? - Cardinal’s funeral homily stresses Pope’s call for Trump to ‘build bridges, not walls’
00:08Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joins Filipinos and Vancouver locals in mourning the victims of a festival tragedy.
00:21The Philippines conducts an interagency maritime operation near 3Ks close to Pag-Asa Island.
00:27Makati mayoral aspirant Luis Campos adds his wife's name, outgoing Mayor Abbey Binay, to his campaign posters and the official ballot.
00:36And an Italian cardinal reiterates Pope Francis' call to build bridges, not walls, during the funeral homily.
00:44Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joins the Filipino community and Vancouver locals in mourning those killed after a man rammed a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino community festival.
00:54Carney pauses his election campaign to travel to Vancouver on Sunday, April 27, a day after a 30-year-old Vancouver resident rammed an SUV through a crowd during the Lapu-Lapu Day block party, killing at least 11 people aged 5 to 65 and injuring dozens.
01:11The Vancouver police says in a post on X, Kaiji Adam Lowe was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder by prosecutors in British Columbia and, quote, further charges are anticipated.
01:22Authorities say Lowe had a, quote, significant history of mental health-related interactions with authorities and found no evidence of terrorism.
01:30Police say 24 people were injured, some critically, and the death toll could increase in the coming days or weeks.
01:36President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he was, quote, completely shattered to hear about the deadly incident.
01:44The Philippines announced on April 27 it carried out a, quote, interagency maritime operation near 3Ks close to Pag-Asa or Thitu Island in the West Philippine Sea.
01:54The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea says in a statement, the operation involved the Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, and National Police Maritime Group reinforcing the country's routine exercise of maritime awareness and jurisdiction over the area.
02:08China's state broadcaster CCTV previously claimed that the China Coast Guard had taken control and asserted sovereignty over the area in early April, sharing photos of its Coast Guard raising the Chinese flag on one of the Ks.
02:21The Philippines deploys four teams from various maritime units, including the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police Maritime Group, and Philippine Navy.
02:30The task force said the Philippine teams, quote, observe the illegal presence of China Coast Guard 5102, approximately 1,000 yards east of K-2, as well as seven maritime militia vessels near K-2 and K-3.
02:42Makati mayoral aspirant Luis Campos adds his wife's name, outgoing three-term mayor Abbey Binay, to his campaign posters and the official ballot in an attempt to raise his chances of winning the mayoral post.
02:57In posters across the city, the name Abbey Luis Campos is prominently featured.
03:02Despite being a three-term congressman, Campos is not a household name in the city, unlike the famous Binay name.
03:08He is running against his sister-in-law, Senator Nancy Binay.
03:11The Binay family's grip on Makati runs deep.
03:14At least four Binays have held the city's top post.
03:17Binay Patriarch and former Vice President Jejomar, Matriarch Elenita, followed by Junjun, then Abbey, who is term-limited and is now eyeing a spot in the Senate.
03:27The mayoral battle in Makati is interesting, with members of the same family fighting to lead one of the richest cities in the Philippines.
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03:56Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re calls for care for migrants, an end to wars, an action on global climate change, in front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, April 26.
04:11He also repeated one of the Pope's strongest criticisms of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was in the audience by calling for, quote,
04:18Pope Francis and Trump had exchanged criticisms for years, mainly over the Pope's calls to show compassion for migrants, whom Trump has often tried to deport.
04:30Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Argentine President Javier Millet, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Britain's Prince William and former U.S. President Joe Biden also attended the solemn funeral.
04:42After the funeral, the bells of St. Peter's rang in mourning as a simple wooden coffin was placed on an open popemobile and taken through central Rome to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
04:54Francis, who avoided much of the luxury of being Pope during his 12-year papacy, had asked to be buried there instead of St. Peter's.
05:02The Basilica is located in a neighborhood with migrants, the poor, and the homeless.
05:06The Vatican estimated more than 250,000 people attended the ceremony, but the burial itself was held in private.
