Church bombings in Egypt kill 37, wound dozens

Egypt state media: Bombing at church in Nile Delta

CAIRO –Egypt state media says a bomb has gone off in a church in the Nile Delta, causing casualties. The MENA news agency attributed the report...

President Duterte to depart for Middle East from Davao City tomorrow

DAVAO CITY– President Rodrigo Duterte will depart here Monday for a one-week official visit to the Middle East to strengthen partnerships with the Gulf States and...

Batangas twin quakes damage schools, hospitals, churches

CAMP VICENTE LIM, –The twin earthquakes –measuring magnitude 5.6 and 6.0 –which struck Batangas and Calabarzon areas at 3:07 p.m. and 3:09 p.m. respectively on Saturday...

US vows to keep up pressure on Syria after missile strikes

PALM BEACH, Fla.—The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships, despite...

After Syria strike, Trump’s emerging doctrine is flexibility

PALM BEACH, Fla –In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s surprise strikes on Syria, his allies and adversaries have searched for some broader meaning in his decision....

Batangas shakes anew

MANILA–Experts are expecting damage andaftershocks from the magnitude 6.0 quake that rocked Batangas province Saturday afternoon. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) traced the 3...

Magnitude 5.6 quake temporarily strands passengers, stalls cargoes at Batangas Port

CAMP VICENTE LIM–The magnitude 5.6 earthquake that jolted Batangas anew around 3:07 p.m. on Saturday has temporarily stranded passengers and stalled cargoes bound for neighboring Mindoro...

DFA: President Duterte’s decision to protect 9 islets in West Philippine Sea is an act of performing his mandate

MANILA–The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday clarified that President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision in ordering the military to occupy and protect at least nine islets...