A South Korean shipbuilder that won the Philippine Navy’s frigate project has assured the Philippine government that it will “continue its utmost effort” to support fleet modernization even after it was barred by the South Korean Supreme Court from joining state-led bids over bribery issues.

(UPDATED - 3:30 p.m.) President Rodrigo Duterte’s tongue-in-cheek advice not to use condoms because these “aren’t pleasurable” demonstrated a “reckless disregard for the health of Filipinos” and threatens to set back the country’s efforts to combat HIV, a human rights watchdog said.

Beneficiaries of the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program receiving subsidies through automated teller machines (ATMs) will get additional funds starting this February to alleviate the impact of higher prices of some commodities due to tax reform.

Economic activity is seen to get an additional boost from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) cut of banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to 19 percent effective March 2, 2018, according to the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP).

Hundreds of families were reported to have fled their homes in two villages of Datu Abdullah Sangki after fighting broke out between followers of two Moro Islamic Liberation Front commanders.

Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six people in Syria’s Afrin region on Friday.

A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support Donald Trump and disparage Hillary Clinton, said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more details than previously known about Moscow’s purported effort to interfere.

(UPDATE 3 - 12:48 p.m.) A prolonged 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Mexico on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in the capital and four southwest states, the federal electricity commission said, but no deaths were reported.

Communist rebels are banking on “sane and reasonable sections” of government to” prevail over "the mad drive of (President Rodrigo) Duterte to terminate the peace negotiations.”

The Commission on Higher Education will enlist the support of state universities and colleges nationwide for an intensive information campaign to help the youth fully understand Charter change.

Pattinson, 31, plays a lovestruck American pioneer who traverses the Wild West in search of his beloved in his new film, 'Damsel.'

The 'Friends' star and the 'Leftovers' actor announced their separation on Thursday after less than three years of marriage.

"The plight of the artist is somewhat similar to that of the long distance runner. You have to cross the finish line. What counts more in life is the end result."—Napoleon Abueva, National Artist for Sculpture

The Department of Health’s office in Mimaropa has identified 74 people in the region who had received the anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, and two of them required medical assistance.

Taimei Elementary School is introducing the uniforms for incoming pupils, each costing more than 80,000 yen ($729), including optional items, or more than three times as much as current ones, the Huffington Post said.