The Monetary Board kept policy rates steady on Thursday with officials saying that inflation largely remained manageable.

Human rights groups and advocates gave a failing grade to the recent presentation by the government at the Universal Periodic Review of its rights record in Geneva.

US Homeland Security officials met with major US airlines and a trade group on Thursday to discuss the impact of possibly expanding a ban on large electronic gadgets on planes to flights from some European airports, three sources briefed on the meeting said.

The House of Representatives justice committee will take up the impeachment complaint filed against President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday.

Janet Lim Napoles, who is accused of engineering the pork barrel scam, has formally asked the Sandiganbayan to allow her transfer from the Correctional Institute for Women to the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation.

The military said soldiers and police captured what authorities described as the “most wanted” commander of the New People’s Army in Western Mindanao in Zamboanga del Sur province Thursday.

'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' premiered in Shanghai on Thursday.

Lebanese Hezbollah said on Thursday that any future conflict between the Shi'ite group and Israel could take place inside Israeli territory, as tensions rise between the arch foes.

South Korea's new president launched international efforts to defuse tension over North Korea's weapons development on Thursday, urging both dialogue and sanctions while also aiming to ease China's anger about a US anti-missile system.

The world needs greater transparency on the pricing of medicines, and an overhaul of some approaches, in order to increase access to life-saving drugs, global health experts said.

Al Qaeda has started reaching out for recruits in Yemen by handing out quiz sheets, with an AK-47 assault rifle as top prize, residents and media said on Thursday.

The military claims to have killed at least 31 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in a week of fighting within Maguindanao province’s so-called SPMS Box -- for the towns of Shariff Aguak, Pagatin (Datu Saudi), Mamasapano and Shariff Saydona.

A bus driver was shot dead as he steered his vehicle in Makilala town, Cotabato province early Friday morning.

Learn what is publicly known and not known about US investigations into meddling and possible collusion between Russia and members of the Trump campaign.

President Donald Trump on Thursday called ousted FBI chief James Comey a "showboat" and "grandstander," but its acting leader contradicted the president and promised the agency's probe into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia would proceed with vigor.