Like the Commission on Elections, some senatorial aspirants are facing additional expenses due to the Supreme Court's temporary restraining order on the disqualification of a senatorial aspirant declared by the poll body as a nuisance candidate.
Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement's scheduled start.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday, as the justices in a 9-0 decision declined to rescue a platform used by about half of all Americans.
It’s a heartbreaking story that repeats itself with chilling regularity: Filipinas lured by promises of better opportunities in Kuwait, only to find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of abuse, exploitation, and, in the worst cases, death.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated his stance that impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte were ill-timed and not needed at this time.
The ceasefire to take effect this weekend between Israel and Palestine is a welcome move, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Friday, Jan. 17.
The girl in a viral scuffle with a mall security guard while selling flowers was a college student taking up medical technology and not a minor, police said on Friday.
When Donald Trump ordered the U.S. government to ban popular Chinese social media app TikTok in 2020, he said the 'aggressive action' was necessary 'to protect our national security.'
Students need to learn about the consequences of teenage pregnancy amid hyped up discussions on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in schools, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday.
Apple AAPL.O was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.
China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the trend will accelerate in the coming years.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI) have launched their first nationwide public-private partnership (PPP) in agriculture designed to improve Filipino farmers’ incomes, boost food security, and bring quality food to more Filipinos.
Broadway diva and Tony Awards winner Lea Salonga is making a grand comeback to the local musical stage as “The Witch” in the musical fantasy, “Into the Woods.”
'Nakakabahala po ‘yan, kasi ang ginagawa nitong mga drone na ito, I’m sure they are mapping out Philippine territory – underwater terrain within the Philippines, kung saan pwedeng makalusot ang kanilang mga submarino,' Senator Migz Zubiri says
South Korea's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it would ask a Seoul court to extend the detention of arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol as the leader again refused to be questioned by investigators.
The remains of a Filipina domestic worker in Kuwait who died from coal suffocation have finally been delivered to her hometown, bringing closure to a mistaken-identity-drama that saw her family initially receiving a wrong corpse.
Pump prices will likely rise for a third straight week starting Tuesday next with estimates of a hike as hefty as P2.60 per liter, the Department of Energy (DOE) said on Friday, Jan. 17.
Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday but did not suffer any broken bones and continued on with his agenda for the day, the Vatican said.
A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who carried out the bloody drug war, is facing a disbarment case filed by families of extrajudicial killing victims and human rights advocates.
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'Hello, Love, Again,' featuring Kapamilya star Kathryn Bernardo and Kapuso leading man Alden Richards, is coming to Netflix on Feb. 13.
The Philippines and China held a "frank and constructive" discussion on South China Sea issues and explored potential cooperation during their latest bilateral meeting, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
National government agencies in Metro Manila may have an option to shift work hours to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. as a way to ease congestion during rush hour, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Thursday, Jan. 16.
South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege, in what a labor union called a state-sponsored massacre.
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed repeatedly by an intruder at his home in Mumbai on Thursday, but doctors treating him said he was out of danger after surgery.
Animal rights campaigners in France are fighting to save a wild boar adopted as a piglet by a horse breeder but now threatened with being put down if her owner does not send her to a specialized sanctuary.
Toy guns that resemble real firearms are included in the election period gun ban, Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia said on Thursday, Jan. 16.
South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.
A government body tasked to stabilize the supply and prices of basic and prime commodities has recommended a ‘food security emergency,’ which would allow the sale of buffer stocks to address costly rice at the retail level.
The government has condemned the killing of a Filipina in Slovenia in December and that it is working with authorities there to bring her remains home.
US Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio had strong words for China in its increasingly destabilizing actions toward the Philippines and Taiwan: “Stop messing around.”
The government health insurer said it received the green light to settle billions of pesos in previously denied hospital claims mostly due to late submission of requirements.
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and Josh Hart posted a triple-double as the visiting New York Knicks nipped the Philadelphia 76ers 125-119 in overtime on Wednesday.
Red Flag warnings advising of extreme wildfire danger expired across the Los Angeles area late on Wednesday, but forecasters warned that dry and windy conditions will persist on Thursday, and that the threat of blazes remained.
Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release of hostages held there during 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the Palestinian enclave and inflamed the Middle East.
New users have piled in to Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed U.S. ban on the popular social media app TikTok, as the lesser-known company rushes to capitalize on the sudden influx while walking a delicate line of moderating English-language content, sources told Reuters.
