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...

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...

BRUSSELS, May 16 (AFP) — The worst of the financial sector crisis is over although the impact on the broader economy will likely drag on in coming months, IMF Managing Director Dominique...

Heeding a sponsor's passionate plea citing the need to hold public officials at all times accountable to the people, the House of Representatives led by Speaker Prospero Nograles early this week...

President Arroyo said yesterday she will make only minor changes in the Cabinet, particularly affecting only two key positions in the official...

"The goal of TVIRD's environmental management is to return the Canatuan mine to a natural and stable state, making it available for other uses. Final reclamation will be incorporated in the...

The European Commission has expressed impatience over the Philippines' inaction on the proposed bilateral Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) saying the country is now lagging behind other...

TO mark World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, the International Telecommunications Union has adopted the theme "Connecting Persons With Disabilities: ICT Opportunities for All," to...

Save for a minor incident the past three days in Los Angeles, everything is going great in relation to Manny Pacquiao's training in preparation for an ambitious crack at the World Boxing Council...

Derailed the last time, Hapee Toothpaste tries to nail anew a finals berth in the PBL Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup when it battles Burger King in Game 4 of their best-of-five semifinals series...

R&B singer Kelly Rowland has laughed off reports her close pal Beyonce Knowles is pregnant, insisting her former Destiny's Child bandmate would be "mad" if she heard the latest...

When it comes to meat safety, consumers must make sure that they purchase meats with the NMIS stamp of approval, or buy from reputable brands and stores. And when it comes to poultry meat, Magnolia...

"Speed Racer" featured the young and determined hero who triumphed against unscrupulous competitors while racing around the world in his powerful and ultra sleek Mach 5. Over 40 years and several...

The day-long event saw nearly six tons of recyclable waste recovered – including plastics, paper, bottles, tin cans, used electric appliances, and computer...

From Malacañang, there was neither immediate reaction to nor confirmation of reported peace talks held this week in Norway between its emissaries and those of the outlawed National Democratic...

Maturity is one major factor why Rica now has a different perspective towards life. "I don't remember how long it has been after my relationship with BJ (Bernard Palanca). Kapagtumatanda ka hindi ka...

President Gloria Arroyo asked her Cabinet secretaries to convene meetings with labor and employer groups to discuss the possibility of giving more non-wage benefits to...

MANILA, Philippines -- Two men who reportedly evaded a checkpoint were killed while allegedly trying to shoot it out with police at the Port Area in Manila Friday morning. Senior Police Officer 1...

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

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...

The families of 11 slain members of the Kuratong Baleleng gang on Friday called on the Supreme Court to immediately act on their petition to reopen a multiple-murder case they filed against...

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 -- 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...

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...

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 -- Nine Army junior officers who were pardoned by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after they were convicted on coup d'etat charges were released from detention on Friday, a...

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...

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 -- A top executive of US call center operator Convergys is set to visit the country next week to inspect some of the company's facilities here. Andrea Ayers, Convergys' new...

MANILA, Philippines --To ensure clean and honest elections in 2010, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should remove some two million "dubious and fictitious names of voters" from its master list,...

Manila - A policeman was killed Friday and 11 were injured in a clash with communist rebels in a southern Philippine province, a military report said. The report said the fighting erupted before dawn...

o see some of the top campaign and media strategists, political party officials, and senators’ political staff in one room talking must be a sign that the country has really entered the 2010...

A bill proposing to prevent the foreclosure of housing units due to arrears in installment payments has received strong backing in the House of Representatives with its principal proponent, Speaker...

RCBC Savings Bank, the consumer lending arm of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, defied market trends with its first quarter net income increasing by 15 percent to P212 million from P184 million...

The Manila Electric Co. disputed yesterday accusations that it gained over R3 billion from "ghost deliveries" of power generated by its sister company, First Gas, since 2000 and said that records...

Taekwondo Olympian Tshomlee Go and Toni Rivero leave for Seoul, South Korea early Saturday for their final phase of preparations for the Beijing Olympics in...

He added another foul shot 18 seconds later for a 72-69 lead Harbour Center never relinquished to clinch the first finals berth of the season-ending...

Jollibee Foods Corporation reported a 9.4 percent drop in consolidated net income in the first quarter of the year to P480 million as the rapid increase in the cost of raw materials reduced profit...

In the National Capital Region, President Arroyo said, workers can expect an increase in their wages by P20 (P15 in the minimum pay and P5 cost-of-living allowance integration) upon the official...

The firm reported to the Philippine Stock Exchange that excluding the one-time gains on sale of investments, net income more than doubled to P4.1...

President unfazed by attempts to revive NBN investigation President Arroyo is unfazed by attempts to revive a congressional inquiry on the scrapped National Broadband Network (NBN) project linking...

New Army chief Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado yesterday reminded soldiers to respect human rights as he vowed to cooperate in the investigations on the disappearance of farmer and activist Jonas...

BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera office of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) here reported that the region has a total population of 1,520,743, based on the results of the 2007 census...

FERNANDO AIR BASE, Lipa City – Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro announced here that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has acquired 15 new training...

THE Supreme Court (SC) is set to rule in the first week of June on the motion for reconsideration sought by the senators assailing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's invocation of executive...

NEWLY appointed Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Leila de Lima said she will revisit the reports of the Melo Commission and that of the United Nations (UN) to give "closure" to pending...

The first screening is designed to filter out deliveries with physical defects. These include green coffee beans with foreign body, admixture, black beans, cherry stinker beans, husk fragments,...

(CMFR/IFEX) - The trial of the suspect in the 2001 killing of a radio journalist began 9 May 2008 in Cebu City, Cebu, with the journalist's widow stating under direct examination by the prosecution...