The United Nations and humanitarian partners today revised upwards an appeal for funding to continue relief work for six months among the more than 300,000 people in the Philippines island of...

The air raid struck an Islamic extremists camp located near the town of Parang (Jolo), killing 15 terrorists. Among the dead Zulfifli bin Hir, head of Jemaah Islamiah, Gumbahali Jumdail, leader of...

MANILA, Philippines - Digital medium has overtaken radio and print, according to TNS Digital Life 2012, a study by custom research firm TNS which covered 93 percent of the world’s online...

An aerial view shows shanties damaged by flash floods brought by Typhoon Washi (Sendong) in Cagayan De Oro city, southern Philippines in December 2011. Photo:...

Since November, the 6/55 grand prize has been elusive. It started at the minimum jackpot level of P30 million. Matching the six-number combination in any order wins the jackpot. Getting five numbers...

Manila -- A day after proclaiming the death of a top regional terrorist in a U.S.-backed air strike, the Philippine military acknowledged Friday that his remains still have not been found. Troops...

Philippine: Undefeated Philippine boxer has died after sustaining head injuries during a fight and falling into a coma, a hospital official said Saturday.Flyweight Karlo Maquinto, 21, died in...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A steel bar company is pushing its plan to build a P2-billion plant here, starting with the application for a permit which has already been approved by the concerned...

The jackpot of the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw might exceed P200 million, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Saturday, hours before the draw at 9...

Malacañang assured the public there was no sabotage involved after the government-run radio station Radyo Ng Bayan went off the air for a few minutes Saturday...

The Philippines lobbied anew with the United Nations for the rule of law in heading off international conflict, citing a 30-year-old declaration on the peaceful resolution of such...

A presidential adviser perceived close to President Benigno Aquino III got off the hook with an admonition, less than two weeks after he was caught buying pirated video discs in Quezon...

The recent abduction of two Europeans in the island-province of Tawi-Tawi in the southernmost tip of the Philippines and the continued terrorist threat in Mindanao could derail the government's...

Malacañang expects the Social Security System (SSS) to brief President Benigno Aquino III on the plan to hike monthly contributions to 11...

Malacañang on Saturday reiterated its full backing for the military in going after members of the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, following the killing of at least three top terror leaders in...

Malacañang is backing the recommendation of the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police to let former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo stay at the...

A presidential adviser perceived close to President Benigno Aquino III got off with an admonition, less than two weeks after he was caught buying pirated video discs in Quezon...

Stressing the need to protect the environment, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines urged the government to review its policies on mining and...

Malacañang on Saturday admitted the Philippine government’s hands are tied on the latest legal row that threatens to delay the repatriation of the remains of the late Negros Occidental...

A legal row in London threatens to delay the repatriation of the remains of the late Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo Jr., the lawyer of the late lawmaker's wife said...

Filipinos can expect light rain during the weekend due to the northeast monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said...

Are they or aren't they dead? Even as the military has stepped up security in anticipation of retaliatory attacks by the Abu Sayyaf and other Muslim rebel groups after an air strike on a remote...

A day after proclaiming the death of a top regional terrorist suspect in a U.S.-backed airstrike, the Philippine military acknowledged Friday that his remains still have not been...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Year of the Dragon will be the Year of "Adobo" if some local foodies are predicting it right. Braised chicken or pork in soy sauce, vinegar and garlic, adobo is...

The prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona claimed on Friday that dollar deposit accounts-like the one it has alleged is in the name of the chief magistrate-are not...

MANILA, Philippines -; Police say local thugs are likely to have abducted two European tourists in the southern Philippines, not al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants. Police Director Felicisimo...

MANILA, Philippines -- Police said Friday that local thugs, not al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants, were likely to have abducted two European tourists this week in the southern Philippines.Police...

MANILA, Philippines - The peace and order situation in a community depends on how efficient a police organization carries out its job. And an important measure of that efficiency is the speed with...

Santiago's Senate Bill 3102 seeks to hold the parents or guardians of these offenders personally liable in an amount of not less than P50,000 but not more than P100,000 for the damages caused by...

The camp of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona on Friday appealed to critics of the magistrate not to easily pass judgment on the character of the members of his legal...

At least 30 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members who survived a military air strike Thursday in Sulu are on the run and being pursued by government troops, the Armed Forces of the...

Philippine investigators examine the site on the island of Jolo where three leaders of terrorist groups linked to al Qaeda were among those allegedly killed in a U.S.-backed dawn air...

Troops are still searching for the body of a wanted militant reported killed in the southern Philippines, a military spokesman says. The military said on Thursday that it had killed senior Jemaah...

Police said Friday that local thugs, not al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants, were likely to have abducted two European tourists this week in the southern Philippines. Police Director Felicisimo...

On January 27, Philippine congressional representative Walden Bello, a member of the pseudo-left party Akbayan, filed a complaint with the office of the Ombudsman against Philippine Supreme Court...

A mother feeds her baby with high-protein paste fortified with calories and vitamins in Mindanao MANILA, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - The UN and its partners have revised upwards their emergency appeal...

The United Nations-Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday launched a revised appeal for $39 million, or over P1.6 billion, to extend relief efforts for victims of...

Militant youths picketed the oil depot in Manila's Pandacan district Friday to protest recent price hikes in petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas...

Philippine security forces in Western Mindanao have been alerted against probable retaliatory attacks that may be waged by Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah operatives with the killing of 15 leaders...