UN member states reaffirm commitment to Indigenous Peoples rights in special session

The U.N. General Assembly on Monday approved a resolution strengthening the rights of more than 370 million indigenous peoples worldwide who remain marginalized and impoverished seven...

UN data shows only 37% of Filipinos had internet access in 2013

MANILA – A United Nations report on the accessibility of the Internet to people in different parts of the world revealed that only one-third of Filipinos...

P550 terminal fee to be included in airline ticket cost by Oct. 1

P14.8 M from gov’t coffers for P-noy’s US trip

P14.8-million is what the Philippine government has set aside for President Aquino’s 4-day trip to the United States. This amount, according to Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa...

Oil price adjustments: gas cost up, diesel cost down

  The prices of local petroleum products have been adjusted yet again, with cost of diesel going down by 20 centavos per liter and cost of...

After two decades, Marcos’ ‘Libingan’ request still an issue

  MANILA, Philippines– President Aquino has not changed his decision to disallow a hero’s burial for the late President Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani....

Filipina filmmaker’s docu on transsexuals wows US film-fest goers

A misconception of transsexuals – especially those living in her home country, the Philippines – is what drove Filipina filmmaker Janice Villarosa to shoot the documentary...

‘Time is of the essence,’ says power sector pres over looming crisis

MANILA, Philippines – A looming electrical power shortage – expected to beset Luzon in the summer months of 2015 – has prompted Congress and the Department...

DOH poised to implement RH law

  MANILA, Philippines – In line with the implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) law, the Department of Health (DOH) is poised to distribute free artificial...

PH on verge of P26-T dream infrastructure plan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) said in an official statement that now is the time for the Philippines to act on resolving its worsening congestion...