Jakarta's former Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama will withdraw an appeal against his controversial two-year jail sentence for insulting Islam in Muslim-majority Indonesia, his sister said on Tuesday.

Bowing to stiff opposition, the authors of a bill that would lower the age of criminal liability to nine years old have backed down, opting to strengthen the Juvenile Welfare Act of 2006 instead and retain the current age of 15.

The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure to allow companies to offer a telecommuting program to its employees in efforts to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila and other urban cities.

The singer-songwriter is, of course, no stranger to cross-dressing on stage and television.

Six inmates - five facing drug charges, one for illegal possession of firearms - escaped from the police detention cell of San Pedro City, Laguna early Tuesday morning.

Venezuela's state prosecutor has panned unpopular President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a grassroots congress, deepening a rare public split among the ruling Socialists as the death toll from two months of unrest hit 51.

Senator Risa Hontiveros has sponsored a bill seeking to amend and strengthen the 20-year old anti-rape law, which she said “needs to be urgently updated” because it “puts unjust burden on rape victims and is a far cry from doing justice to those aggrieved."

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III reminded Senator Leila de Lima on Monday that her detention puts limits on what she can do as a legislator.

These new flavorful and hearty dishes will surely satisfy foodies with big appetites.

Taiwan same-sex couple Daphne Chiang and Kenny Jhuang are getting married at the end of the year - even if the government won't legalize their union.

Lovable Sanrio characters that have charmed the hearts of a generation of fans will surely be missed.

Authorities recovered 21 kilos of crystal meth or shabu from a car parked at a shopping mall in Bacoor, Cavite Monday night.

Four personnel of the Malabon police’s Drug Enforcement Unit were arrested while seven more officers are being hunted by the Counter-Intelligence Task Force following the rescue of a woman they allegedly kidnapped for ransom over the weekend.

Three days after the global Wannacry 'ransomware' attack was first detected, cybersecurity firm stocks jumped, as highly publicized cyber attacks are good for business.

'It was a huge explosion -- you could feel it in your chest. It was chaotic,' a concert-goer told Reuters.