MRT-3 to offer traditional free rides on 122nd Rizal Day
The Department of Transportation announced that the Metro Rail Transit will be providing free rides on the 122nd Rizal Day on December 30, 2018. On...
Filipinos’ early Christmas song tradition revealed through Spotify
A study by a data visualization company has revealed that Filipinos start their Christmas celebrations earlier than the rest of the world, as evidenced...
Oil prices fall after jump the day before; glut, economy worries weigh
SEOUL—Oil fell on Thursday after soaring 8 percent in the previous session, as worries over a glut in crude supply and concerns over a...
Indonesian rescuers struggle against heavy rain to reach tsunami-hit villages
SUMUR, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue teams on Wednesday struggled to reach remote areas on the western coast of Java amid an "extreme weather" rain warning after a tsunami killed more than 400 people...
Filipinos still litter in public parks despite repeated reminders
Luneta Park in Manila was littered with trash after the Christmas celebrations as seen on photos and video clips that have gone viral on...
China court locked down for trial of prominent rights lawyer
TIANJIN, China — Chinese police locked down a courthouse on Wednesday for the trial of a prominent rights lawyer who is accused of subversion of...
Fact-check: No petition to ban Miss Universe candidates of mixed descent in the future
Rumors of an international petition allegedly making rounds online that seeks to prevent mixed-race candidates from joining the Miss Universe pageant is false. Two dubious websites...
Duterte orders ‘destruction’ of CPP-NPA as insurgency celebrates 50th anniversary
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to "destroy" the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, as...
Irving shoots Celtics past 76ers in OT
Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, including two 3-pointers in the final two minutes of overtime, and the Boston Celtics overcame a five-point deficit in...
Indonesian rescuers use drones as tsunami death toll tops 400
LABUAN — Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a...
IN PHOTOS: Christmas Day celebrations around the world
Christmas Day, one of the most popular Christian holidays, is observed by billions of people around the world to celebrate the birth of Jesus...
Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year’s ‘gift’
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, the first legalization of the drug in a region with some...
Pope Francis’ Christmas message: ‘Remember poor and shun materialism’
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas on Monday, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler,...
Amid gloomy Washington Christmas, Donald Trump takes kids’ Santa calls
WASHINGTON - It was the night before Christmas, and U.S. President Donald Trump was on the phone with children, peppering them with questions about...
Mexican girl outsmarted 20-foot-tall U.S. border wall for Christmas wishlist
A balloon launched by a Mexican girl with her Santa present list attached floated over the U.S. border wall and was found by an...