Stock markets in Asia extended a selloff on Wall Street as investors were rattled after President Donald Trump announced the United States would impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, raising the specter of a global trade war.

The sculpture is by street artists Plastic Jesus and Joshua 'Ginger' Monroe, makers of naked Donald Trump statues.

"Whether one walks for 1 minute at a time or 10 minutes at a time, any duration of activity at a time is healthful.”

Democracy and rights make it hard to govern the country, President Rodrigo Duterte griped Thursday, March 1, as he instructed state security forces not to answer questions from parties who might investigate human rights abuses during his watch.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he would impose hefty tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to protect U.S. producers, risking retaliation from major trade partners like China, Europe and neighboring Canada as well as helping to trigger a large selloff on Wall Street.

Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and another 13 were wounded in clashes in northwest Syria’s Afrin region on Thursday, Turkey’s armed forces said.

Expanding the country’s main gateway would be the main solution to address congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Sen. Grace Poe said Thursday, a day after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez reiterated his point to have airlines move a big chunk of their operations to Clark, and extended his "deadline" from 45 days to six months.

Buoyed by its record-breaking performance in the past years, McDonald's Philippines has set a goal of opening at least 40 more new stores in 2018 and is investing up to P2 billion for nationwide growth initiatives founded on customer experience, value and convenience.

Amid calls by her detractors for her to resign and the House of Representatives' impending vote on whether there's probable cause in the impeachment complaint filed against her, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday stood pat with her decision not to give up her post.

The Philippines’ manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) posted improvements in February despite pressures in the domestic market.

After playing a free spirit in 'Hair,' Caissa portrays a religious conservative in Repertory Philippines' 'Silent Sky.'

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, which China has warned could threaten stability in the Taiwan Strait, but drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperation.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday sought to dispel concerns he will cling to power and become a dictator, saying he wants to achieve his goal of introducing federalism so that he can finish his term early.

A proposed law in Singapore that would allow authorities to ban the transmission of images from terror attacks and reports about security operations has drawn criticism from non-government bodies and security experts as a curb on press freedom.

The woman who allegedly recruited slain overseas Filipino worker Joanna Demafelis has surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Camp Crame.