Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on U.N. in recent history
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called the worst attack on the organization in recent history.
LOOK | QC Mayor Bautista bids mentor Charito Planas goodbye
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista takes a last look at his mentor, former vice mayor Rosario "Charito" Planas during the necrological service held at the Carlos Albert Hall at the City Hall compound.
Statement of concern on the deteriorating human rights situation
The greatest threat to human rights today is Pres. Duterte’s moves toward authoritarian rule whether through charter change ostensibly to shift to a federal system of government, or an outright power grab through a so-called “revolutionary government.
In BGC, Venice Grand Canal holds Macy’s inspired Christmas parade, Dec. 9
Inspired by the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, McKinley Hill in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City brings festive holiday cheer to the...
DOE pushing for 25% contingency reserve to avoid power outages
The Department of Energy is pushing for a 25-percent contingency reserve requirement for all power generating firms to meet peak demand and avert outages due to plant shutdowns and other causes.
Japan to acquire air-launched missiles able to strike North Korea
Japan is to acquire medium-range, air-launched cruise missiles, capable of striking North Korea, a controversial purchase of what will become the longest-range munitions of a country that has renounced the right to wage war.
2 dead in ‘Day of Rage’ over Jerusalem as Palestinian president says U.S. no...
At least two people were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the Palestinian president said Washington could no longer be a peace broker.
MARAWI AFTER THE WAR | Hopes of returning to life, dreams of a peaceful...
In ground zero, every corner, every home bears the scars of war. From the fringes, the Marawi people watch with hopeful eyes that they would soon see their city return to life.
Police raid at villa in Fontana resort and casino complex yields arms, ammunition cache
CLARK FREEPORT - Police operatives on Friday confiscated a cache of firearms and ammunition at a raid conducted in one of the exclusive villas...
WATCH | Experts find World War 2 shipwrecks from Battle of Leyte Gulf and...
Experts have located quite a few shipwrecks from the Battle of Leyte Gulf as well as war vessels that sank at the Surigao Strait. The...
LOOK | USTP President Dr. Ricardo Rotoras laid to rest
Cagayan de Oro City - An estimated 2,000 people, together with family, relatives and friends, gathered here to pay their last respect to the...
WATCH | DOH chief confirms 12-year-old girl from Tarlac suffered from severe dengue after...
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque on Friday confirmed that a 12-year-old student from Tarlac had suffered from severe dengue after she was injected with Dengvaxia, supposedly the world's only vaccine to protect people from the dreaded mosquito-borne disease.
Senator Drilon: Martial Law extension unconstitutional
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Friday "strongly opposed" a prospective second extension of martial law in all of Mindanao, arguing that the...
TORTURE DIN BA? | UN watchdogs call for probe of Taser assaults in US...
GENEVA - The UN special rapporteur on torture urged US authorities to investigate and weigh criminal charges against jail officials in Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma...
CLIMATE-SMART PROJECTS | BDO issues first green bond for $150M
The Philippines’ largest bank, BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO), has issued its first green bond, raising $150 million to expand financing for private sector investments that help to address climate change. It is the first green bond issued by a commercial bank in the Philippines.














