U.S. expresses concern over extrajudicial killings in the Philippines

  (Reuters) -- The United States State Department said on Monday (August 8) the United States is concerned about extrajudicial…

Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas

The weather state bureau on its Tuesday forecast said that cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and isolated…

Ex-President Ramos travels to Hong Kong as “icebreaker” with China

  (Reuters) -- Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos on Monday (August 8) departed on a five-day trip to Hong Kong…

DND Memo on interment of the late Former President Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani

MANILA, Aug. 9 – The Department of National Defense on August 7, 2016, issued a memorandum to General Ricardo Visaya,…

DILG all set for swift and fair probe of ‘narco-politicos’

QUEZON CITY, Aug. 9 - Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s revelation of the names of local officials who are reportedly linked…

Dozens killed in new wave of Ethiopia protests

  ADDIS ADABA, Ethiopia (AFP) - Several dozen people were killed in weekend clashes in Ethiopia between police and anti-government demonstrators, as…

Olympics: Rio to replace flawed Chinese flags

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Rio Olympics organisers said they would replace the Games' official Chinese flags on Monday…

Both sides brace for crucial battle for Syria’s Aleppo

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - by Layal Abou Rahal with Karam al-Masri in Aleppo Syrian regime forces and rebel factions sent…

CJ Sereno asks for “source and basis” used by the President in naming 7 judges

  (Eagle News) – Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno wrote President Duterte questioning the alleged involvement of seven judges…

‘Alarming’ bleaching of Maldives corals: conservationists

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as…

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