The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Negros Oriental has confirmed recording an earthquake swarm over the past week in the municipality of Valencia.

Concerned about Russia’s growing tactical nuclear weapons, the United States will expand its nuclear capabilities, a policy document released on Friday said, a move some critics say could increase the risk of miscalculation between the two countries.

North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent U.N. monitors, which also accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Syria and Myanmar.

President Rodrigo Duterte appeared unfazed by the walk-out and the protest of students of the University of the Philippines, who were calling for his ouster. He even encouraged them to quit UP for one year if they want.

MANILA - The Department of Health on Friday said the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia may be connected to three deaths, in the wake of a...

Former President Benigno Aquino III was slapped with a complaint before the Commission on Elections in connection with the government's anti-dengue vaccine program that began during the last months of his administration.

MANILA - The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on Friday condemned an apparent online attack on the website of the alternative news...

New technology that lets musicians control sounds using motion was centre stage at the National Association of Music Merchants' (NAMM) annual trade show.

U.S. computer maker Dell Technologies Inc and business software provider VMware Inc have decided to explore options that could include a potential merger of the two companies.

Japan's Nissan Motor Co is displaying its self-parking slippers at its corporate headquarters in Yokohama.

A global organization of judges and lawyers has warned the House of Representatives against adopting a proposed amendment to the Constitutional provision covering freedom of expression and the press, saying this “would bring the Philippines into breach of its international human rights obligations.”

An estimated 1.7 million families fell victim to common crimes and violence in the last quarter of 2017, results of a survey by the Social Weather Stations showed, although the poll also showed the average victimization by any of the common crimes for 2017 at a record-low of 6.1 percent, or 2 points below the 7.6 percent annual average in 2016, and 0.6 point below the 6.2 percent in 2015.

Sony Corp said on Friday CEO Kazuo Hirai will be replaced by chief financial officer Kenichiro Yoshida, who is credited with leading many of the changes that have helped the company recover from years of losses in consumer electronics.

Claiming Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales’ refusal to comply with a Malacañang order to suspend Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang had created a “legal and ethical vacuum,” Solicitor General Jose Calida suggested “an obvious solution to the seeming impasse” -- her impeachment.

Human rights lawyers laughed off as a “false and cheap propaganda stunt” a police claim on Friday, February 2 that they had captured another ranking communist rebel leader, this time in Mindanao, two days after the arrest in Quezon City of National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Rafael Baylosis.