The BSP reiterated calls for banks to fully shift to chip-based cards using the more secure EMV technology for their depositors and credit card holders following recent reports of compromised ATMs of BDO Unibank Inc.

The NUJP has censured blogger RJ Nieto, an avid supporter of President Duterte, for his allegedly groundless accusation against photojournalist Jes Aznar.

A "whole load of Filipinos" are among the undocumented migrants who have not been since since the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze in London, and may either have "deliberately disappeared" for fear of immigration authorities, or died in the tragic fire, according to a report in the web site of the UK's Independent.

Lately, Star Cinema has been tweaking its formula, and this latest release is several important steps in the right direction.

The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has approved a motion for the Court of Appeals justices who ordered the release of the "Ilocos 6" to show cause as to why they should not be cited in contempt.

There are more than eight million Filipinos who can't meet their basic food needs, according to latest available government data. And an activist-lawmaker worries that the numbers may increase if what he calls "pahirap bills" become law.

BAGUIO CITY - After seven days and eight nights of intensive search, the Korean trekker Choi Songkyu, who was declared missing in the mountains...

Singapore is looking to join a team of nations trying to curb the spread of false information across social media through new legislation.

U.S. space agency NASA announced Monday that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 219 new planet candidates outside our Solar System.

Philippine aircraft and troops launched a renewed push against Islamist militants in a southern city on Tuesday, and a military spokesman said the aim was to clear the area by the weekend Eid festival, although there was no deadline.

The United States Coast Guard was set on Tuesday to start interviewing the crew of a Philippines-flagged container ship which collided with a US warship in Japanese waters, killing seven American sailors.

Do you want to quit smoking? The Department of Health can help. With the World Health Organization, it has launched the DOH Quitline, a service that you can access by dialing 165-364. Counselors from the Lung Center of the Philippines are available to take your call 24/7.

Ilocos Norte 2nd District Representative Imelda Marcos has asked House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to release on humanitarian grounds the "Ilocos 6," detained for contempt since May 29. Her plea-letter was read at Tuesday's resumption of the House panel inquiry into the alleged misuse of tobacco excise taxes.

One is happy but two others are protesting about Police Supt. Marvin Wynn's Marcos' recent release from prison.

A man killed in a crash last year while using the semi-autonomous driving system on his Tesla Model S sedan kept his hands off the wheel for extended periods of time despite repeated automated warnings not to do so.