In a video posted on the AFP's verified Facebook account, AFP Public Affairs Office Chief Marine Colonel Edgard Arevalo stressed that the armed men they were dealing with were not members of the Islamic State; rather, these were members of a local terrorist group who were trying to spread "propaganda to attract foreign terrorists' support and recognition".

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte, on official visit to Russia, on Tuesday evening declared martial law, to last 60 days, covering Mindanao Island and...

Having spent a "free day" to take it easy after arriving in Moscow after a long flight, in the wee hours of Tuesday, President...

The Department of Transportation on Tuesday counted and explained the ways on how the National Capital Region’s 17-year-old rapid transit system – the lifeline of ordinary working Filipinos – became a mess.

Cabanatuan City - Twelve suspected drug pushers, including a 14-year old minor, have been arrested in Cabanatuan City after a series of dogged drug...

“Back to basics” will be the mantra of newly-appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim for unsnarling the convoluted traffic jams related...

MANILA - Sen. Chiz Escudero is pushing to synchronize the academic calendar in all schools in the country starting with school year 2018-2019. “Our engagement...

A suspected terrorist attack at the concert of US pop singer Ariana Grande in Manchester, England Monday night increased risk-off sentiment among investors that resulted in the sideways close of the Philippine peso. However, the main stocks index managed to post gains.

Will the Traffic Crisis Act live up to its goal of ending traffic problems hounding the three biggest and busiest metropolitan areas in the country? The proposed measure was approved on Tuesday by the House committee on transportation and will soon be up for debates in plenary.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has suspended the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA) that prohibits motorists from using mobile devices and electronic gadgets, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) board member and spokesperson, Aileen Lizada, said Tuesday.

While the government is certain to collect additional revenues from the proposed tax reform package, the returns to the people through a vaunted social benefit program remains vague, opposition lawmakers said Tuesday.

The singer said on Twitter: 'broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.'

Residents of Marawi City on Tuesday afternoon took to Twitter to relay the tense situation there, corroborating reports that gunshots reverberated through villages in...

European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen will meet Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano next week to clarify the Duterte administration's decision to reject EU aid.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has decided to terminate plans to develop five regional airports through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, the PPP Center said in a statement Tuesday.