Southeast Asian military officers have embarked on a four-day tour of the South China Sea on the Japanese navy's Izumo helicopter carrier in the latest sign Japan is stepping up efforts to counter growing Chinese influence.

An outstanding young scientist - summa cum laude, molecular biology and biotechnology - from Marawi City will deliver the valedictory at this weekend's university-wide graduation rites at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.

The consolidated petitions calling for junking the recent martial law declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte covering the whole of Mindanao were deemed Monday as having been submitted for resolution.

This heartwarming coming-of-age lesbian drama has been to a whopping 42 international film festivals.

Taxi drivers and the Social Security System filed criminal complaints against four transport operators for their alleged deliberate failure to remit P6.8 million in social security contributions from their employees.

Presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza expressed disappointment over the NPA's assault on the Maasin Police Station in Iloilo at a time when communist rebels offered a cease-fire in Mindanao to enable government forces to focus on fighting Maute extremists in Marawi.

The number of escapees from the Marawi City Jail and the Malabang District Jail has increased to eight after another inmate voluntarily turned himself in on Monday, June 19.

Kobe Paras and Kiefer Ravena had some memorable moments as Team Philippines split their first two assignments in Pool B of the 2017 FIBA...

Three ship passengers believed to have links with the Maute Group were arrested in Iloilo by authorities Sunday afternoon.

Several people were injured in north London early on Monday after reports that a vehicle rammed into pedestrians, British police said.

"This is what happens when your political opponents start to believe their own propaganda. But no matter how they twist the facts, in the end, the truth will always come out," said Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.

It was fake news but probably unintended and either a result of carelessness or misunderstanding.

The message was the first word from a family member about the birth, which reportedly took place last Monday.

Disney and Pixar's latest film earned $53.5 million, a lower opening than 'Cars' ($60.1 million) and 'Cars 2' ($66.1 million).

US and British troops have carried out the first large-scale NATO defensive drill on the border between Poland and Lithuania, rehearsing for a possible scenario in which Russia might try to sever the Baltic states from the rest of the Western alliance.