It was vital that a budget for Dengvaxia be secured before the end of 2015, despite then President Benigno Aquino III meeting with Sanofi Pasteur executives just a few weeks before that on December 1, 2015, because it would be "very, very difficult" to find a source for the budget and to get Congress to approve it by the first quarter of 2016 - an election year.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday lowered to 50 kilometer per hour the speed limit for public utility vehicles, especially passenger buses,...

Young Filipino math wizards won 28 awards including 22 medals in the 4th Challenge for Future Mathematicians (CFM) contest held from Dec. 8 to 12 in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia.

Paulyn Ubial on Thursday linked her non-confirmation as Department of Health secretary to the Dengvaxia controversy, claiming during a Senate hearing that the congressman-husband of former DOH chief Janette Garin "pressured" her into buying more of the anti-dengue vaccine and including the funds for its purchase in the 2018 national budget.

China accused the United States on Thursday of interfering in its internal affairs and said it had lodged a complaint after US President Donald Trump signed into law an act laying the groundwork for possible US navy visits to self-ruled Taiwan.

Former President Benigno Aquino III admitted that he got very enthusiastic and eager about Dengvaxia when he learned two years ago from Sanofi Pasteur that the French pharmaceutical giant had supposedly perfected the world's only vaccine against all dengue strains.

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has written the House Justice committee in reply to an invitation for him to appear at a hearing on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, but stopped short of making a commitment to oblige the lawmakers.

The office property market is expected to continue expanding next year with a resurgence of the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) and growth of the offshore online gaming industry.

Toyota Motor Corp is considering making batteries for electric vehicles (EV) with Panasonic Corp, as it ramps up battery development to help meet its goal for green cars.

The Senate approved Wednesday on third and final reading two resolutions seeking to increase the base salary of military and uniformed personnel (MUP) starting January next year and calling for a review of the salary scheme of civilian personnel.

Cebu Pacific said its flight from Narita, Japan to Cebu City, 5J 5063, had to be diverted to Nagoya on Thursday, December 14, due to an unspecified “technical issue.”

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs must be fully implemented by Pyongyang and other countries.

Aboitiz Construction, Inc. (ACI), the privately-held construction arm of the Aboitiz Group, has partnered with Philippine Resins Industries, Inc. (PRII) to double the latter’s polyvinyl chloride resin plant capacity in Bataan.

'Enthralling, captivating and beautifully helmed!' 'A briliiant, fabulous production with great acting and excellent technical elements.'

The Chinese actor-director, 56, is a member of the competition jury for the 2nd International Film Festival & Awards Macao.