Saturday, May 17, 2008 ILOILO, Philippines: Two people were swept away by floodwaters and thousands are still in evacuation centres in the central Philippines after heavy rains pounded the area for...

MANILA, Philippines - Twenty years prison term and up to P5 million fine await buyers and sellers of human organs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned over the weekend. ...

At least eight bank employees and a security guard were lined up and shot dead in the head Friday in a bloody Philippine bank robbery, police said. Another employee was in critical condition at a...

MANILA, Philippines - An Italian foundation and the Italian ministry of finance have launched a project to extend medical assistance to some 1,500 Filipino children suffering from tuberculosis (TB). ...

MANILA, Philippines--The rainy season has officially started this week, according to the weather bureau. The wet season usually begins on the fourth week of May but with La Niña conditions...

MANILA, Philippines--The following is a statement from Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. president and CEO Lorenzo V. Tan: We, the members of the Yuchengco Group of Companies, mourn the death of the...

MANILA, Philippines--Charges of malversation of public funds were filed Friday by the National Bureau of Investigation against Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada in connection with a P19.6-million fund supposedly...

Close this MANILA, Philippines--Something big was brewing when the then potential whistle-blower Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada was seized from the airport and taken on a long ride by state agents in February,...

Close this MANILA, Philippines--Manuel Lopez, the chairman and CEO of the Manila Electric Co., said Friday he personally had no intention of selling out of the distribution utility which the Lopez...

Close this CABUYAO, Laguna--as though they were compelled to queue for their doom, three of the bodies were found side by side in a common pool of blood. Two others were in the vault, lying among...

Close this MANILA, Philippines--The Senate blue ribbon committee is wooing former Speaker Jose de Venecia to be the next star witness in its inquiry into the scandal-ridden National Broadband Network...

espite improvement in the self-assessed English language proficiency of the Filipinos, the Philippines should not remain complacent and should sustain its efforts to further improve its competence in...

MANILA, Philippines - Daily minimum wages in Metro Manila will increase by P20, officials announced Friday, formally confirming adjustments bared earlier this week. The increase consists of a P15...

MANILA, Philippines - An online training facility is currently being tested by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in a bid to improve the skills of students preparing...

MANILA, Philippines - As the Senate is set to resume investigations into the scuttled National Broadband Network project, former Elections Chairman Benjamin S. Abalos, Sr. may find himself in the hot...

MANILA, Philippines - A House Bill guaranteeing access to public information was approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. House Bill 3732, "An Act implementing the...

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) blamed excessive rain during the first two months of the year for an increase in the number of dengue cases. Based on the Disease Surveillance...

MANILA, Philippines - The need to promote the planting of biofuel crops on marginal land and save the arable land for food was underscored in a recent conference for biofuels. "We have to promote...

MANILA, Philippines - After having been granted executive clemency by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday and after five years in detention cells, nine convicted Magdalo soldiers finally...

MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appointed former Socioeconomic Planning Sec. Dante Canlas as the point-of contact (POC) for the Philippines in its consultations with the...

MANILA, Philippines - Despite vocal statements by its officials, the Catholic Church may still not be doing enough to fight corruption, a retired bishop said Friday night. Vicar Apostolic emeritus...

Talks that Finance Secretary Margarito Teves is on his way out of the Cabinet appear to have been premature, as Malacaņang submitted his reappointment papers to the Commission on Appointments ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Doubts about the accuracy of reports that Jemaah Islamiyah master bomber Dulmatin is dead are growing, according to a conflict think-tank. The International Crisis Group (ICG),...

MANILA, Philippines -- Allied consumer groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and People Opposed to Warrantless Electricity Rates (Power) on Friday demanded a refund of the value-added tax levied...

MANILA, Philippines - Metro Manila was placed under storm signal 1 as tropical storm "Cosme" (Halong) continued to move toward Central and Northern Luzon Friday night. The Philippine Atmospheric...

MONTREAL, May 16 /CNW Telbec/ - Two journalists employed by the privately-owned daily Malaya, Maria Elena Catajan and Redjie Melvic Cawis, plan to file a complaint against the deputy mayor of...

MANILA, Philippines - Contrary to speculation that a major cabinet revamp is in the offing, outgoing Press Secretary Ignacio R. Bunye Friday clarified that the cabinet reshuffle that President Gloria...

MANILA, Philippines -- If the sun has become less visible and the rains have become frequent in the past few days, it's because the rainy season has officially started this week, "slightly earlier"...

MANILA, Philippines -- The Office of the Ombudsman has summoned alleged key players in the national broadband network controversy to appear this May at the resumption of its investigation into the...

MANILA (AP) — About 300 passengers on a ferry stranded in rough seas for more than 24 hours were safely carried to land by small boats late Friday as a tropical storm battered the western...

MANILA, Philippines - Not wanting to be caught with another surprise P1/liter price hike, motorists in Metro Manila braved the rains Friday night to fill up their gas tanks. Q-11 television's...

(Update) MANILA, Philippines - Malacanang on Friday appealed to big business to be more "generous" and extend non-wage benefits for workers burdened by a series of price increases in basic...

MANILA, Philippines - A labor group on Friday criticized actor-satirist Manuel Urbano Jr. (a.k.a. Jun Urbano) for starring in a government bank infomercial depicting militant groups as troublemakers...

MANILA, Philippines - Senator Jamby Madrigal on Friday accused her relatives of forging her deceased aunt's will to make it appear that she did not leave any fortune to the foundation she...

MANILA, Philippines - Taking a dip in the river amid heavy rains proved deadly for a boy who drowned in the Pasig River in Manila. Radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported Friday night that the...

MANILA, Philippines - Saying the typhoon season in the Philippines has started, the United States embassy in Manila advised US nationals Friday night to take proper precautions. In a warden...

MANILA, Philippines - The National Building Code Development Office (NBCO) on Friday said that clearances have been issued to billboard owners who have complied with the stricter requirements of the...

MANILA, Philippines - The USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the Unites States Seventh Fleet, will visit Manila on May 22-25 for a routine port call, the US Embassy announced Friday. "This goodwill...

ILOILO, Philippines -- Two people were washed away by floodwaters and thousands are still in evacuation centers in the central Philippines after days of heavy rains pounded the area, officials said...

Two people have been swept away by floodwaters and thousands are still in evacuation centres after heavy rains pounded the central Philippines for days. The government weather station says the rains...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Police here admitted Friday they were still facing a blank wall on Thursday's murder of an activist leader in Southern Mindanao. Chief Superintendent Andres Caro, Southern...

Police officers at the scene of the bank raid in the Philippines. Photograph: Reuters Bank employees were lined up and shot dead in an execution-style robbery carried out in the Philippines today,...

Manila - Nine bank employees were killed Friday by gunshots to the head in a bank heist just outside the Philippine capital, a regional police chief said. The suspects were inside the bank and killed...

MANILA, Philippines - Two Chinese nationals caught hoarding and engaged in the illegal trade of rice products have been deported from the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday. ...

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang on Friday retaliated to criticisms thrown by the opposition over fresh controversies surrounding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's meetings with ZTE...

Manila - A passenger ferry with about 400 people aboard was stranded at sea off the Philippines Friday as a tropical storm battered the country, officials said. The storm was the second to hit the...

MANILA, Philippines - The National Capital Region wage board on Friday approved the P20 salary hike for minimum wage workers. The board decided to integrate P15 to the basic pay and it will be...

MANILA, Philippines - The First and Fourth Divisions of the Sandiganbayan on Friday junked two separate motions filed by former Justice Sec. Hernando Perez seeking the suspension of proceedings on...

t was a promise not meant to be broken. A balanced budget this year could have been the President Gloria Arroyo and her economic team’s seal of good housekeeping and an indication of her...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is considered eligible to secure funding from the US-based Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), indicating that local, innovative, and results-driven anti-poverty...