PH should ask UN Tribunal to stop China’s island building — SC Associate Justice

MANILA — Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is urging the government to ask the United Nations International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (Itlos)...

Reporter: BBL bribery story based on credible sources, solid evidence

MANILA – The Standard journalist Christine Herrera who reported about the alleged P440-million bribe for several lawmakers to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) appeared...

MILF begins surrender of arms

MANILA — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Tuesday started laying down its arms as a symbolic gesture of pursuing peace in Mindanao. The group will...

PH prepping to present sea claims at The Hague

MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced the Philippine government’s scheduled hearing at The Hague — a United Nations court in the Netherlands...

Pinatubo lahar threats far from over

MANILA — More than two decades after Mt. Pinatubo erupted, significant deposits of lahar and other volcanic materials are still found on its slopes and on...

Osmeña to Poe: Run independent, run alone

MANILA — Senator Sergio Osmeña III has some advice for fellow senator and top presidential bet Grace Poe. “I think the best option (for Grace) is to...

Mount Bulusan erupts twice within an hour

MANILA — Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon has erupted twice within an hour this morning, June 16. The first eruption was recorded at around 11:02 a.m. (PH...

Palace: PH is MERS ready

MANILA — Amid fears brought by the recent outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in South Korea, Malacañang said that the country is ready for to...

Coast Guard tells local fishermen to avoid Panatag shoal