Mike Pence: West Point grads should expect to see combat

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Vice-President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world...

4 countries vote in high stakes European Parliament election

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Voters in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta and Latvia cast ballots Saturday in the European Parliament elections in which resurgent nationalists are...

Pope: Abortion is never OK, equates it to “hiring a hitman”

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion can never be condoned, even when the fetus is gravely sick or likely to die, and urged...

Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes

SALT LAKE CITY — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock. In the seven years since...

Mayor Sara defers action on IPMR selection pending court decision

DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Z. Duterte said she will be abstaining from participating in the selection of the Indigenous Peoples’ Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the City...

Fire hits Cotabato City public market

COTABATO CITY — A midday fire of still unknown origin destroyed several concrete stalls at the Cotabato City public market Friday. Cotabato City Bureau of Fire Protection...

6 NPA rebels surrender in Batangas

MANILA — Persuaded by their relatives, six suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) have voluntarily surrendered to police in Batangas, the top provincial police official...

DepEd opens application for senior high voucher program

MANILA — The Department of Education (DepEd) opened on Sunday the application for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) for school year 2019-2020. In a...

PH Navy to get 25-30 more warships: Empedrad

US ambassador raises concerns during rare Tibet visit

BEIJING — The U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama during a visit to...