De Lima wants to join Senate sessions, won’t allow Duterte gov’t to stop her...

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima wants to participate in Senate sessions. And her legal team is now studying legal options for her to be allowed to take part in deliberations of legislative measures and attend other official functions at the Upper House.

WATCH | Labor groups unsatisfied with Duterte’s actions on ‘endo’

While the Department of Labor (DOLE) announced during Labor Day that it was making progress in its efforts to end job contractualization - a campaign promise of President Rodrigo Duterte - workers' groups remain unsatisfied and want the administration to take more steps to prohibit agency-hiring and fixed-term employment.

New tax amnesty? No way, says House panel chief who frets it sends wrong...

MANILA - The chairman of the House committee on good government and public accountability has rejected calls for Congress to pass a new  amnesty...

PH keeps good record in USTR watchlist for 4th year

MANILA - The Philippines has sustained its good record in United States’ intellectual property rights (IPR) watch list for four consecutive years. In its US...
Tearful NPA POW release

LOOK | NPA Front Committee 16 releases prisoner of war in Gigaquit, Surigao del...

Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte - Hundreds of people on Saturday afternoon gathered at the small hinterland village here to witness the New People's Army...

Duterte travels to China next week for One Belt, One Road forum

MANILA - Amid continuing tension in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte is set to travel to Beijing next week, mainly to attend...

US committed to foot bill for THAAD deployment; joint drills wrap up

SEOUL - South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President...

UCCP HARAN BAKWITS | A hundred lumad refugees return home

Reports reaching Manila on Sunday indicated that about a hundred lumad evacuees and their families are heading back to their home villages after negotiations...

Sudden collapse of Alitalia would be a shock to Italy’s economy: minister

  A sudden collapse of loss-making national airline Alitalia would be a great shock for Italy's economy, Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said on Sunday. Rome has...
Caraga DOH mental health forum

DOH Caraga seeks research to address depression, mental health issues among students in the...

Butuan City – Department of Health (DOH) officials in Caraga Region intend to look at conducting research into the prevalence of depression among high...

WATCH | Pipe bomb in Quiapo blast could bolster ISIS claim, but NCRPO sticks...

MANILA - Amid a supposed claim by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that it was behind the pipe-bomb explosion in Quiapo...

F1 2017 | Bottas takes his first Formula One victory with Russian win

Finland's Valtteri Bottas seized the first Formula One victory of his career at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping both Ferraris at the start and then holding his nerve over the tense closing laps.

WATCH | Scientists storing solar energy for future use

Researchers in Sweden work on how to efficiently store solar energy in a chemical liquid which can be transported and then released as heat whenever needed.

Gilas recovers from slow start to down Team Visayas in PBA All-Star finale

The Philippine national basketball team shrugged off a shaky start to dispatch Team Visayas, 125-112, as the 2017 PBA All-Star Week closed curtains on...

As ASEAN gives Beijing a ‘pass’ on South China Sea, 3 Chinese ships dock...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Guess who's in town for a visit: three warships from China's navy, docking at the Sasa Wharf just after two...