Senate passes Php2.606-trillion national budget for 2015

MANILA – The Senate on Wednesday night approved on third and final reading the proposed Php2.606-trillion national budget for 2015 with substantial amendments from the House-approved...

Google’s Latest: A spoon that steadies tremors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the humble spoon. But these spoons (don’t call them spoogles) are a...

Prosecutors ask Sandiganbayan to suspend 10 gov’t officials facing graft

MANILA — Government prosecutors on Wednesday have asked Sandiganbayan to suspend 10 government officials charged with graft for their alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam....

Tacloban woman finds pet dog gone missing during ‘Yolanda’

MANILA – One year after Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiayan) devastated the central region of the Philippines in November of 2013, stories of inspiration continue to be told....

No DOH reps in ‘rapid response’ PH team deployed to Africa

MANILA – A team was recently sent by the Philippine government to Africa to provide assistance to Filipinos there, in the event the Ebola situation worsens....

Chinese project on Kagitingan Reef, decried by PH

MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said that a reclamation project allegedly being carried out by China on Kagitingan Reef in the South China...

Four more peacekeepers arrive from Liberia, quarantined in Armed Forces hospital

MANILA – In keeping with the guidelines set forth by the Department of Health (DOH) as part of measures to keep the Ebola virus out of...

Study shows: Men more likely to help women in high heels

A study authored by Nicholas Guéguen of the Université de Bretagne-Sud in France revealed that men are more likely to be helpful toward a woman if...

Gab Valenciano’s ‘Super Selfie’ style featured in Beyonce’s new music video

AirAsia Zest looking to increase carriage to South Korea, Malaysia

AirAsia Zest, the Philippine unit of Malysian-based AirAsia Berhad, is confident that its request for additional flights to South Korea will be approved by the Civil...