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President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a five-year plan to spend 300 billion pesos ($5.6 billion) to modernize the outdated military, defense...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...
Cavs head to draft clueless about LeBron’s future
Entering the 2018 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers must operate without knowing the status of LeBron James, who can opt out of his contract...
Philippine top court rejects government’s move to recover Marcos wealth
MANILA — The Philippine Supreme Court has rejected efforts to claim almost $1 billion in damages from the estate of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and...
Where the 23 senators stand on Supreme Court’s ousting of Sereno
Here is how the 23 members of the upper house stand on Supreme Court's decision to kick out its head.
Agot Isidro criticized for comparing QCPD’s arrests to Martial Law
The actress, a vocal critic of the administration, may have missed the point that ordinances in Quezon City are in place against "tambays."
Fact checker catches anti-Duterte page sharing fake info on Palace meeting
Despite some facing questions over its impartiality after being tapped earlier this year as social media fact-checkers, news organization VERA Files has caught an...
Filipinos are curious about XXXTentacion, recently killed at 20
An up-and-coming rapper was shot dead in Miami, piquing Filipinos' curiosity.
K-Pop girl group BlackPink fires up internet and breaks online records
The craze for K-Pop is real as girl group BlackPink's latest music video titled "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" has broken records on YouTube, iTunes and Spotify. As...
Why blogger’s defense of Chinese actions on Scarborough is confusing
Despite a video showing otherwise, a popular blogger identified with the Duterte administration challenged the allegations of piracy against the Chinese coast guard that...
Asia stocks slide to 4-month low as Trump threatens more China tariffs
TOKYO - A sell-off in Chinese stocks drove Asian equities to a four-month low on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs...