apanese automakers are finally embracing electric cars, showcasing concepts ranging from compact sportscars to all-wheel-drive mini SUVs at this week’s Tokyo Motor show, although they haven’t given up on alternative technologies.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday praised Filipino soldiers for defeating pro-Islamic State militants in a five-month battle in a southern Philippine city without allegations of human rights violations.

"Parang iyong experience natin sa kanila, kapag eleksyon, ayaw tumanggap ng pagkatalo. Nandaraya. Pero ngayon, parang may dumagdag nang pandaraya, mayroon nang fake news," said Vice President Robredo.

After his Cabinet colleague Communications Secretary Andanar drew flak for using the Visayan term pala-iyot (pertaining to someone who always engages in sex) to attack President Duterte's critics from the EU, chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo got into trouble also because of his mouth.

Creators Ethan Chua and Scott Lee Chua describe their book as 'a love letter to Philippine storytelling.'

Secretary Martin Andanar's conduct was shameful and unprofessional, according to social media users and lawmakers who reacted to his obscene play of words on the "EU" acronym while lambasting European critics at a meet and greet with Filipinos in the United Kingdom.

China’s ruling Communist Party broke with recent precedent on Wednesday and revealed a new leadership line-up without a clear successor to President Xi Jinping, who has become arguably the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong.

The Philippine central bank engages in “tactical intervention” in the foreign exchange market to prevent excessive volatility, its governor said on Wednesday, as the peso hit an 11-year low against the dollar.

The Court of Tax Appeals en banc has thrown out the case filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue against former president now Manila mayor Joseph Estrada and his wife Loi in connection with an alleged P2.9-billion income tax deficiency.

Discover the iconic works of one of the most important Filipino painters of all time.

(UPDATED) A member of the Aegis Juris fraternity who participated in the hazing that led to the death of law school freshman Horacio Castillo III has sought enrollment in the Witness Protection Program, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said Wednesday, October 25.

The Kurdistan Regional Government in a statement early on Wednesday offered to freeze the results of an earlier referendum on independence as part of an offer to defuse the crisis with the Iraqi central government in Baghdad.

U.S. President Donald Trump will be attending two major summits next month -- the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila -- but will be skipping the East Asia Summit in Clark Field.

Thousands of farmers from all over the country who have marched on Metro Manila to reiterate long-standing demands for land reform and respect for their rights held a night of protest songs and dances at their camp at the Department of Agrarian Reform in Quezon City Tuesday.

This Halloween, expect to open the door to more pink pussyhats and fewer princesses.