Costa Rica’s first same-sex wedding has been blocked by notaries who are refusing to recognize it until laws forbidding gay marriage are changed, setting them at odds with the president.

The Fil-Aussie model and Miss World Philippines 2016 topped the first Hot Picks ranking of pageant analysis site Missosology.

Starting Saturday, January 20, all troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines can ride the trains of the Light Rail Transit 2 for free.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates.

Aviation services provider MIASCOR said it would appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte “to kindly reconsider his position” after the Manila International Airport Authority terminated its contract over the luggage theft involving the firm’s employees at Clark International Airport.

Journalists and other advocates of free expression gathered at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City and the Fountain of Justice at the old city hall in Bacolod City to mount the first of a series of "Black Friday" protests for press freedom on January 19, helping make the hashtag #BlackFridayForPressFreedom trend the most on Twitter.

Wildcat gold mining in Madre de Dios has flourished into a black market trade estimated to be worth billions of dollars a year, leaving gaping holes in the Amazon’s forest cover and financing human trafficking and violent criminal networks.

The Producers Guild of America recommend that all productions provide anti-sexual harassment training for all cast and crew.

A bounty of P1.2 million has been offered for information leading to the capture of the killers of the chief aide of Nueva Ecija Governor Czarina Umali.

Alert Level 3 is still in effect over Mayon Volcano, with slime chances of lowering it soon based on the geodetic and geo-chemical records of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the agency’s resident volcanologist, Eduardo Laguerta, said.

The number of Filipino families newly risen from poverty reached 14 percent in December, “the highest rate of newly non-poor families since the 13.8 percent recorded” when polling firm Social Weather Stations began surveying the number of families transitioning in and out of poverty.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday set up a major showdown over presidential powers, agreeing to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries.

The long wait is over for Filipino motorcycle enthusiasts, as Honda Philippines officially unveiled its newest lineup of Honda Big Bikes for the local market.

Packed with features, the state-of-the-art phone sports a dual front camera, large infinity display, IP68 water and dust resistance, and a stunning ergonomic design.

Apple Inc will release a software update that will allow users to turn off a feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are low on charge, Chief Executive Tim Cook told ABC News.