Pia Wurtzbach bags Miss Universe Philippines 2015 crown

MANILA — Pia Wurtzbach, of Cagayan de Oro City won the prestigious Binibining Pilipanas Universe 2015 crown on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon...

Gov’t to launch Diwata, first PH-made satellite

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday announced that it will be launching into space in 2016 and 2017 the very first...

Mangudadatu pledges to pursue case vs Ampatuans

BalikBayanihan: The global Filipino’s journey from diaspora to Philippine development

Delegates of the 3rd Global Summit MANILA – In 2014, around 10.5 million Overseas Filipinos (OF) working or residing in more than 200 countries had remitted...

Corruption heightens disaster risk — UK analyst

MANILA — An environmentalist analyst said that more than natural hazards, corruption also increases disaster risk in the country. James Allan, head of environment at global...

Payatas fire leaves nearly 7,000 homeless

MANILA — Fire broke out in three informal settler areas in Manila and Quezon City between Monday night and Tuesday morning, leaving almost 7,000 families homeless. Two...

Aiko Melendez wins Best Actress in London World Cinema Filmfest

MANILA — Actress Aiko Melendez won the Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film for Louie Ignacio’s “Asintado” during the 7th International Filmmaker Festival of...

Marwan’s hut torched by armed men

MANILA — The police on Tuesday reported that several armed men set ablaze the hut where Zulkifli bin Hir, the Malaysian bomb terrorist known as “Marwan,” was...

Use of solar energy in government offices and GOCCs sought

MANILA  — A lawmaker is urging the use of solar energy in government offices and other government-owned establishments to generate savings and protect the environment. Rep....

India’s Modi talking with newly elected Sri Lankan president

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Maithripala Sirisena, held wide-ranging talks Monday as the South Asian neighbors sought to...