The United Nations slammed Venezuela on Tuesday for the use of excessive force against anti-government protesters and said security forces and pro-government groups were believed responsible for the deaths of at least 73 demonstrators since April.

The final verdict of the Supreme Court upholding the burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani will not bury the memory of the atrocities committed during his dictatorship, Albay Representative Edcel Lagman said.

Pope Francis and Donald Trump would be top of his wish-list for his six-episode talk show slated for next year.

He earned $48.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017, from residencies in Las Vegas and festival gigs.

(UPDATE - 12:19 p.m.) Thirteen people, including six tourists, were killed and 175 injured when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part Sichuan in China's southwest, the provincial government and official media said on Wednesday.

Meralco will be imposing a rate increase this month that will see an additional P27 in the bills of those consuming 200-kilowatt hours a month, who comprise two-thirds of the utility’s customer base.

U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.

A 23-yearold “special child” was shot dead early Tuesday morning in Quezon City in a hit similar to the thousands of murders that have marked the government’s war on drugs since last year.

(UPDATE - 12:13 p.m) President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday it would face "fire and fury" if it threatens the United States, prompting the nuclear-armed nation to say it was considering firing missiles at Guam, a U.S.-held Pacific island.

More than a hundred families from two upland villages in Opol town, Misami Oriental fled their homes after dozens of suspected communist rebels were sighted in their communities Monday afternoon.

The big paintings were meant for his three children, but Olazo passed on and was never able to accomplish the third one.

Although Republic Act 10931, or the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act,” will not take effect until next year the University of the Philippines System announced it will stop collecting tuition and other fees this coming semester.

MANILA - As ASEAN chair for 2017, the Philippines hosted the 24th ASEAN Regional Forum that tackled the most compelling regional and international issues,...

China pushed for a maritime code of conduct with Southeast Asian countries that would not be legally binding, the Philippine foreign minister said on Tuesday. Critics say Beijing's end game is to either negotiate what amounts to a gentleman's agreement, or stall and buy time to expand its defense capability on its manmade islands.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has homed in on one spot in Ozamiz City, specifically at Barangay Capucao-C, where tipsters had indicated was a...