Filipina wushu standout Agatha Wong delivers her Asian Games swan song, finishing 10th in the women's taijiquan and taijijian event

A local man has been put under investigation over the drowning death of a then 11-year-old Japanese boy at a five-star resort in Mui Ne in central Vietnam more than four years ago.

HAGONOY, Bulacan — More than 300 residents marched through the streets of this municipality early Sunday to mark the first anniversary of Tindig Hagonoy, renewing their call for justice over alleged corruption in flood control projects and for concrete solutions to the town’s chronic flooding problem. The protesters also called for accountability over the alleged

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said it is planning to bolster its efforts to ensure school safety, following recent cases of fatal school shootings in different parts of the country.  According to the PNP, it is eyeing certain safety practices, including those implemented in neighboring countries, as it welcomed the

NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur — An estimated 1.2 million devotees joined the fluvial procession for Our Lady of Peñafrancia on Saturday, according to the Incident Management Team, as the religious event ended peacefully despite a schedule adjustment prompted by the low water level of the Naga River. The procession was held in the evening for

COTABATO CITY  — Six armed men linked to the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed Saturday in a law enforcement operation in Barangay Balong in the Special Geographic Area  (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The Philippine National Police, backed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, launched an

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MANILA, Philippines—With the death toll at 77 and eight other passengers still unaccounted for, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has backed a proposed inter-agency task force to investigate the circumstances behind the tragic MV June Aster ferry fire. The MV June Aster, operated by Atienza Interisland Ferries, was en route to Palawan from Manila when

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Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno on Sunday welcomed the Supreme Court"s (SC) directive for Congress to enact an anti-political dynasty law.

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — A 33-year-old man was shot dead while walking along a road at Purok 4, Sitio Pantaron, Barangay Banlag here on Saturday evening. Initial investigation showed that the incident occurred at approximately 7:00 p.m. when the victim was using his cellphone while walking home. An unidentified suspect approached and shot him three

The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) said on Sunday that adequate irrigation water is available as a strong El Niño approaches, adding that it will maintain a double dry cropping calendar to maximize the dry season.

The prosecution team will respect whatever decision the Senate impeachment court makes on the voting threshold needed to either convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, Akbayan Party-list Representative Chel Diokno said on Sunday.

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will prevail over the western section of Luzon while the rest of the country is expected to have fair weather with chances of rain on Sunday, according to the state weather bureau.  In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police arrested two suspects following a shooting incident in Sitio Haguines, Barangay Wasig in Mansalay town, on Saturday afternoon. The Mansalay Municipal Police Station launched a hot-pursuit operation after receiving a report of the shooting at around 5:30 p.m., police said. Responding police officers proceeded to the Oriental Mindoro Southern

Higher penalties should be imposed to irresponsible gun owners who are found negligent in storing their firearms, Akbayan Party-list Representative Chel Diokno said Sunday.

Lined up before their match in Asian Games men's hockey, South Korean players look around in confusion as the North Korean national anthem rings out at the stadium

The economy of Southeast Asia remains "resilient" despite the Middle East crisis and other global uncertainties, the ASEAN economic ministers highlighted following a meeting in Manila on September 19.

LUCENA CITY – The main crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas produced a “moderate emission” of steam-laden plumes that rose 1,100 meters above Taal Volcano Island (TVI) over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Sunday, Sept. 20. In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs said Taal has been emitting

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday called for the passage of legislation to strengthen school safety plans and policies following the latest school shooting incident in South Cotabato.

Eumir Marcial is skipping this Asian Games edition owing to the 'tight timeline' that requires him to promptly fly to Nagoya, Japan, from San Diego, United States, where he scored a third-round knockout win over Omar Ulises Huerta

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The Philippines' One China policy does not prevent the country from pursuing economic, cultural, and functional cooperation with Taiwan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Sunday.

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Vice President Sara Duterte has yet to confirm her attendance at the Senate budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Senator JV Ejercito said Sunday.

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Senator-judges are expected to have a meeting on Monday regarding the voting threshold needed to either convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, according to Senator JV Ejercito.

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China has brought a third generating unit online at the Shuangjiangkou hydropower station in Sichuan Province, lifting output to 1.5 GW while the record-breaking dam above the turbines is still being built.