‘Heartbroken’ father of designer Kate Spade dies at age 89
The father of fashion designer Kate Spade has died just over two weeks after the suicide of his daughter, the family said on Thursday. Earl...
Seeking new heights, Suns draft Ayton No. 1 overall
The NBA's lightweights got the message Thursday: If you're going to compete with the heavyweights, you've got to get bigger. The Phoenix Suns chose 7-foot Deandre...
From Malaysia to Myanmar, social ventures build homes and safe spaces
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — From building homes for indigenous people in Malaysia to opening up public spaces for women in Myanmar, a growing...
Why Duterte’s ‘anti-tambay’ directive can be concerning
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a general crackdown on "tambays" or loiterers on the streets but the directive aimed at reducing street crime is...
Cycle of firing and hiring: Duterte’s record of reappointments
President Rodrigo Duterte fired his own officials many times over the past years before hiring them again for posts in other agencies. On Monday, however,...
Signing of Mental Health Law a victory for advocates
The Mental Health Law has finally been signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. Mental health advocates and mental illness sufferers regard it as the culmination...
Is the proposed Mega Manila subway aligned with West Valley Fault?
An international journalist has noticed that the planned Metro Manila subway projected to go operational within the next decade is aligned with the West...
What would have happened if Mount Pinatubo erupted today?
A United States agency recently recalled the events that led to and occurred after the cataclysmic episode in the Philippines 27 years after its...
Chasing shadows: Can technology save the slaves it snared?
LONDON — For Filipina teenager Ruby, a Facebook message offering a job in a cyber cafe across the country seemed too good to be...
Philippines’ Duterte approves $5.6-bln military upgrade
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a five-year plan to spend 300 billion pesos ($5.6 billion) to modernize the outdated military, defense...
Philippine agency urges graft charges against former president Aquino
MANILA — The Philippine anti-graft agency on Wednesday recommended charges of corruption against former president Benigno Aquino, for disbursing more than a billion dollars of...
Pope criticizes Trump administration policy on migrant family separation
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the...
China Cojuangco’s daughter threatened on Instagram as ‘revenge’
Television host China Cojuangco was disturbed when someone violently threatened her daughter on Instagram, claiming to get "revenge" on the Cojuangco family, particularly her...
Philippines’ Duterte says no ‘justice’ for families of drugs war casualties
MANILA - Outspoken Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday the families of people killed in his controversial war on drugs will not receive...
Stephen Curry’s killer accuracy on full display in viral video
Stephen Curry is at the top of his game. And the world knows. Just a few years ago, 'The Baby-faced Assassin' was the lone bright...