Japan Emperor Akihito’s abdication set for April 30, 2019

Emperor Akihito’s planned abdication -- the first by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries -- should take place on April 30, 2019, a special panel chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday.

Jessica Rodriguez, daughter Breanna Bunevacz join new U.S. model search series

Breanna is among six contestants in 'Making a Model with Yolanda Hadid,' hosted by the mom of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid.

PET allows Robredo camp access to soft copies of ballots

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo said the Presidential Electoral Tribunal granted their petition to secure soft copies of ballots and other reports from decrypted secured digital cards from the three pilot provinces chosen by former senator Ferdinand Marcos for his electoral protest.

LP mourns death of former ASEAN secretary general Surin Pitsuwan

The Liberal Party joined the mourning for the death of Dr. Suri Pitsuwan, former secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, who succumbed to a heart attack in Bangkok on Thursday, November 30.

Reenacted budget possible if Senate insists on amendments to 2018 budget, Speaker warns

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez raised the specter of a reenacted budget if the Senate insists on amending the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018.

Matt Lauer apologizes after ‘Today’ firing as more women come forward

'Repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and I‘m committed to beginning that effort.'

Alarm raised after posters of activists ‘wanted’ for raps junked in July 2016 appear...

A human rights group has raised concerns over what it called an “escalation of black propaganda” against progressives after “Wanted” posters of activists slapped with criminal charges began sprouting on the streets of Davao City.

Argentina abandons rescue mission for crew of missing submarine

Argentina has given up on rescuing 44 crew members on a submarine that disappeared 15 days ago, though it will continue the search for the vessel with international assistance, a navy spokesman said on Thursday.

Trump mulls replacing State secretary with CIA chief – officials

President Donald Trump is considering a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose relationship has been strained by the top U.S. diplomat’s softer line on North Korea and other differences, senior administration officials said on Thursday.

FOCUS | The thinking behind Kim Jong Un’s ‘madness’

Donald Trump dismisses Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocketman," but others discern an evolving strategy behind changes the North Korean leader has made since he came to power.

FAMILY TRAGEDY | 4 crushed by toppled cane truck in Negros Occidental

Four members of a family, including a four-year old boy, were killed when a truck loaded with sugarcane toppled and crushed their car in Bago City, Negros Occidental Thursday afternoon.
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Davao Archbishop Valles is new CBCP president; Caloocan’s Bishop David VP

MANILA - Leadership has been passed in the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), but outgoing president, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas is confident...
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WATCH | There are now Pasig City cops on the beat sporting body cams

Some police officers in Pasig City have started to take to their beats with so-called body cams, or portable video cameras strapped to the...
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WATCH | Standoff turns to scuffle as Bonifacio Day rallies from opposite camps meet...

Protesters from opposite camps turned the Mendiola Bridge fronting Malacañan Palace into a standoff venue as they respectively commemorated the birth anniversary of national...
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Trump angers UK with truculent tweet to May after sharing far-right videos

LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump sparked outrage in Britain on Thursday with a sharp rebuke of Prime Minister Theresa May on Twitter after...