WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nominee for labour secretary abruptly withdrew his nomination Wednesday after Senate Republicans balked at supporting him, in part over taxes he belatedly...
MANILA –“The Government stands firm on our no-ransom policy.” This was stressed by Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella Wednesday after a German hostage held by the bandit...
MANILA –The latest Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) order cancelling 75 mining contracts throughout the country is consistent with the law, but due process...
“The face of HIV is the youth.” In a press briefing in the Malacañang Tuesday, National Youth Commission chairperson Aiza Seguerra urged to make HIV testing...
MANILA—The People’s Republic of China has sent a ‘message of condolences’ to the victims of the 6. 7 magnitude earthquake that struck Surigao del Norte and...
MANILA—The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday the ad interim appointment of Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitallano Aguirre II despite another move by Senator...
MANILA—The Freedom of Information (FOI) bill hurdled the committee level at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The House Committee on Public Information chaired...
MANILA—The Court of Appeals allowed a son of former Maguindanao governor and clan patriarch Andal Ampatuan Sr., and one of the respondents in Maguindanao massacre case...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The astonishing assassination of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother rippled across Asia on Wednesday as Malaysian investigators scoured airport surveillance video for...
MANILA, Philippines –The Philippines’ environment chief has ordered 75 mining contracts cancelled because the projects are located in watersheds, intensifying her crackdown against mines that she...