The Filipino masses are unmindful of the red-tagging of progressive groups and can look beyond that to appreciate their advocacies, former lawmaker and senatorial candidate Liza Maza said.
A number of employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are facing complaints over alleged tampering of payroll and pocketing small amounts.
National Food Authority (NFA) rice retailers may be revived to fast-track the release of buffer stocks under the food security emergency, the Department of Agriculture (DA) says.
Operators of transportation network vehicle services (TNVS) and ride-hailing services should shoulder the discounts for students, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities beginning April 7, the transport regulator said.
Malacañang on Wednesday advised Filipinos in Taiwan to “stay put” as China launched military drills around the region, assuring at least 250,000 overseas workers there of the government’s preparedness for any eventuality.
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Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday urged certain people in the Philippines not to make 'unfounded comments' regarding Taiwan, warning 'those who play with fire will burn themselves.'
Myanmar's junta said on Wednesday its troops fired warning shots at a Chinese Red Cross aid convoy, underlining the challenge of delivering relief amid a civil war as aid groups called for better access to help survivors of a devastating earthquake.
Switzerland is emerging as a key destination for Filipino upscale travelers drawn to its nature-based tourism. According to data from the Swiss Embassy in Manila, the Philippines is now considered a permanent market for Swiss tourism in Southeast Asia.
Greece aims to spend 25 billion euros ($26.99 billion) as part of a multi-year defence plan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament on Wednesday.
Vice President Sara Duterte, who has been assisting her detained father in The Hague, Netherlands, said she is awaiting just one more document before she can return to the Philippines.
Senator Imee Marcos said the hearing on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest will proceed on Thursday, April 3, with or without the presence of Cabinet officials after Malacañang rejected the Senate invitation.
The Commission on Elections announced that overseas voting will proceed as planned for Filipinos in Myanmar and Thailand, following an assessment of the situation in both countries after last week's deadly and destructive earthquake.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit two free throws with 0.1 seconds left in double overtime, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 61-point triple-double from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets, 140-139, on Tuesday night.
The Department of Agriculture says it is studying a system that will pinpoint areas in the pork supply chain that prevent compliance with agreed prices across the industry.
The US State Department approved on Wednesday, April 2, the “possible” sale of 20 F-16 fighter aircrafts to the Philippines for an estimated cost of $5.58 billion.
The ongoing nationwide distribution of voter’s information sheets (VIS) could help verify registered voters' addresses and potentially lead to legal action against those who misrepresent their data, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said on Wednesday, April 2.
Detention has a way of mending estranged relationships, something that Vice President Sara Duterte has acknowledged with her father and former president, Rodrigo Duterte, in the Netherlands, thanks to ally-turned-foe President Bongbong Marcos.
Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors," and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy, has died, the New York Times reported. He was 65.
“I am not the ICC lawyer,” American author Nicholas Kaufmann said, appealing to Filipino netizens to stop messaging him after they mistook him for the lead legal counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court.
China launched its latest round of war games around Taiwan on Tuesday, saying on Wednesday they were code-named "Strait Thunder-2025" and were a "stern warning" against separatism.
South Korea's interim leader Han Duck-soo called on the nation on Wednesday to accept any decision from the Constitutional Court on impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol in a calm manner.
China's military on Wednesday launched military exercises code-named "Strait Thunder-2025A" in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait, continuing drills begun the previous day.
The U.S. sanctioned six senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials on Monday, citing "transnational repression" and further erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy in the Trump administration's first major move to punish China for a crackdown on the financial hub.
The country is a 'factory of mass murderers,' labor leader and senatorial candidate Luke Espiritu said, as he backed the country’s possible return to the Rome Statute to hold high-stakes criminals accountable.
An Israeli airstrike killed four people including a Hezbollah official in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, further testing a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
A show cause order has been issued to a viral official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for scolding a police officer during a clearing operation, the agency said on Tuesday, April 1.
Raising Light Trail Transit (LRT-1) fares is necessary to proceed with expansion plans, including the rail line's Cavite extension, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said amid calls to suspend higher fare.
Fog and 'murky' conditions did not stop Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena from winning the gold medal at the Taiwan International Pole Vault Championships.
As supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte gathered in The Hague, Netherlands, his lead counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, said respecting the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings is important
The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) told the troops of the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) to 'start planning for actions in case there is an invasion of Taiwan.'
Schools and kindergartens were closed on several Greek islands including Paros and Mykonos on Tuesday after severe weather brought torrential rain, flooding and hailstorms to the Aegean Sea.
A volcanic magma eruption began near Iceland's capital on Tuesday, the country's meteorological office said, the latest in a series of outbreaks in the area in recent years.
The death toll from a major earthquake last week in Myanmar is at 2,719, the chief of the ruling junta said on Tuesday, with the figure expected to exceed 3,000.
Malacañang will not send any Cabinet secretary or executive official to the next Senate hearing on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest, the Palace said in a letter to senators—contradicting its earlier pronouncement that it will not prevent officials from attending.
China began joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday as a "stern warning" against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a "parasite", as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China's navy approaching its coast.
A gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas caught fire on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said, with operations ongoing to try to tackle the blaze.
The lead defense counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte is considering filing petitions for the dismissal of his case before the International Criminal Court and seeking his early release to be submitted at the 'appropriate time.'
Murder charges will be filed against the suspect in the viral road rage shooting in Antipolo, Rizal after one of the victims died, the Antipolo police said.
