A young construction worker was killed after being caught in an explosion during blasting operations for the construction of a farm-to-market road in Luba town, Abra Thursday afternoon.

(UPDATED - 5:00 P.M. Saturday, Jan 13, 2018) A party-list lawmaker with the opposition wants the Department of Foreign Affairs to say whether or not it has approved a request from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to carry out scientific research in Philippine waters.

President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole countries,” according to two sources familiar with the comments.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, overcoming objections from privacy advocates and confusion prompted by morning tweets from President Donald Trump that initially questioned the spying tool.

Tax holidays and other incentives granted mostly to big business are costing government over P300 billion a year in foregone revenues, the Department of Finance said.

There are nearly six million migrants trapped in forced labor today, often in developed economies. How can we end these injustices and prevent them recurring in future?

Filipinos’ trust in President Rodrigo Duterte rebounded to “excellent” last month from “very high” in September, the results of the latest survey by polling firm Social Weather Stations showed.

In the wake of various issues surrounding the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released an updated posting of Frequently Answered...

Anticipating heavy traffic congestion when the government ramps up its infrastructure projects this year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has asked shopping mall...

A group of Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong assailed the ruling of the Court of Appeals disallowing the deposition of convicted drug mule Mary Jane Veloso that could have shed light to a trafficking case filed against her alleged recruiters.

On Thursday afternoon, Presidential Spokesman and Adviser on Human Rights Harry Roque told a television interview: "I don't understand what exactly the President can...

Switzerland has banned the common culinary practice of throwing fresh lobsters into boiling water as part of an overhaul of its animal protection rules.

An employee of the Bureau of Immigration who went absent without authorized leave tried to help Chinese businessman Richard Tan leave the country after the Department of Justice filed a criminal case against him in relation to the smuggling of P6.4-billion of shabu last year

The actor is poised for another comeback after his release from jail and acquittal for illegal possession of drugs.

Senator Panfilo Lacson is set to file a resolution next week for the Senate to form its own separate constituent assembly to vote on the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution.