Fight climate change by granting indigenous rights to forests
BANGKOK — Granting forest dwellers legal rights to their traditional lands helps fight deforestation and climate change, but the vast majority of the world's forests...
San Miguel says confident investors will buy stake in food unit
MANILA— San Miguel Corp. said on Wednesday it was confident of attracting investors to buy up to a $2.7 billion stake in its food...
U.N. decries “shameful” reprisals on rights activists in 38 countries
GENEVA — The United Nations listed 38 "shameful" countries including China and Russia on Wednesday which it said had carried out reprisals or intimidation against...
Inflation 2018: A look at the very, very, very expensive red chili
(Updated 10:23 p.m.) Consumers got alarmed over the price hike of red chili peppers or siling labuyo from around P150 per kilo in February...
For nth time: Duterte claims opposition, Liberal Party, communists plotting to oust him
Opposition leaders are denying President Rodrigo Duterte's most recent accusations of an ouster plotted by the camp of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and allies...
Duterte and Panelo’s têtê-a-têtê falls short of expectations
President Rodrigo Duterte's 'national address' that was done through a têtê-a-têtê has left some people dissatisfied since he failed to share concrete solutions for...
The list so far: Personalities who could be senators next year
Rival political parties have floated a few names who could possibly comprise their senatorial lineup for the mid-term polls next year. A Pulse Asia survey...
Why Filipinos need to prepare for onslaught of Super Typhoon Mangkhut
(Updated Sept 13 2:40 p.m) Filipinos are bracing for the worst as Super Typhoon "Mangkhut" as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday evening. The...
Philippines’ Duterte alleges coup plot based on tip from a foreign power
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday revealed what he said was a plot to unseat him hatched by the opposition, Maoist rebels and...
Rockets fired near airport in Tripoli, ISIS claims attack on oil company
TRIPOLI - Rockets were fired late on Tuesday in the direction of the airport in Libya's capital, residents said, forcing flights to be diverted,...
Tennis-Serena ‘out of line’ but both sides share blame says King
Former world number one Billie Jean King has softened her initial stance on the controversy over Serena Williams, who was "totally out of line"...
How people reacted to Duterte’s ‘address to the nation’
President Rodrigo Duterte's supposed "address to the nation" on Tuesday ended up becoming a one-on-one talk show with his Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador...
The real story behind the Chinese flags hoisted at the House of Representatives
Initial reactions to the Chinese flags hoisted at the House of Representatives were unfavorable but a look at the law indicates there were no...
Catriona Gray’s runway walk in New York subject of witty praises from fans
Filipinos had a new form of expressing pride when Miss Universe Philippines Catriona Gray walked the runway for designer brand Sherri Hill during the...
North Korea’s Kim asks Trump for another meeting in “very warm” letter
SEOUL/WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump received a "very warm, very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asking for a second...