Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hopes that the scheduled visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Philippines this month would strengthen even more the relationship between the two countries.

Sampung pamilya ang nawalan ng tirahan sa sunog na naganap sa Naval Street, Barangay San Jose, Navotas nitong Linggo ng umaga.

The charred remains of fourteen more victims have been found in and around a Northern California town overrun by flames from a massive wildfire, officials said on Saturday, raising the death toll to 23.

President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed claims anew that he is a drug addict because he is using the painkiller fentanyl, saying that it is different from the illegal substances that his administration has sought to curb.

Pinaghahanap ngayon ang isang lalaking nagpakilala bilang pulis bago niya sinaktan at tinututukan pa umano ng baril ang isang lalaki sa Tondo, Maynila noong Huwebes.

Four bettors won the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's Lotto 6/42 jackpot worth P5,940,000 during Saturday night's draw.

Kuwait Oil Company on Saturday lifted its state of emergency following floods across the country in which one person died, and said that facilities were operating normally.

Nine people were killed and hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfires raged Saturday across California, with one rapidly spreading blaze threatening the resort of Malibu, home to Hollywood stars.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday slammed Senator and Liberal Party President Francis «Kiko» Pangilinan for a law that supposedly let young criminals run scot-free.

US President Donald Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron agreed on Saturday on the need for more European defense spending, papering over an earlier Trump tweet that had described Macron's call for a European army as «very insulting».

A few buses began picking up passengers at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Saturday, the first day of its operations.

The Judicial and Bar Council has released the names of five nominees who are included in the shortlist for the chief justice position.

The United States on Friday insisted it was not pursuing a new «Cold War» with China, but the Pacific powers could only paper over deep differences during high-level talks.  

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved parliament on Friday night and called a general election for Jan. 5 in a move that will likely deepen the country's political crisis.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United States sought strong ties with China to help grapple with North Korea and other issues, but that there remained concerns over Beijing's actions toward religious freedom and the South China Sea.

The United States on Friday urged China to halt its militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from Beijing for sending US warships and planes close to islands claimed by China in the strategic waterway.

The United States on Friday said it was postponing the enforcement of sanctions on Russian companies EN+ , Rusal and Gaz PAO for nearly four weeks as their top shareholder works on a plan to cut his stakes.

«We're concerned about this kasi that could be an indication na talagang meron pa sa aming hanay especially so mga senior officers kung talagang totoo man na siya ay na-involve or involved dito sa droga,» Albayalde said.

Arestado ang 17 lalaki dahil sa pagbenta umano ng ilegal na droga sa kanilang inuupahang apartment sa Barangay Bagumbayan sa Pililia, Rizal.

Binatikos ng mga netizen ang umano'y nakakahilong spiral staircase na makikita sa isang bahagi ng Ortigas-Edsa footbridge sa Quezon City.

Seven tenants were killed and 11 others injured early Friday when a blaze ripped through a three-storey studio complex in Seoul, fire authorities said.  

Senators expressed confidence Friday that Senator Gregorio «Gringo» Honasan II will make a good Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary, although he was urged to ditch his old-model cellphone.

Former Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon has not appeared at his new post at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), almost a month after he was reportedly appointed to lead the agency.

A gunman opened fire in a crowded Southern California bar popular with college students, killing 12 people including a sheriff's deputy, police said on Thursday, in the latest U.S. mass shooting that stunned a community with a reputation for safety.

Two Asian women won Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards on Thursday for their bravery in holding governments to account in the face of persistent threats.

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it would make changes to how it handles sexual harassment claims, a week after thousands of its employees around the world walked off their jobs to protest its response to such issues.

A US appeals court in California ruled on Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue a program begun under former President Barack Obama that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children.

President Rodrigo Duterte brought up his grievance anew against broadcast network ABS-CBN and threatened to oppose the renewal of its franchise.

Pinagbabaril at malubhang nasugatan sa Quezon City ang isang police official na nag-iimbestiga ng mga pulis na inirereklamo o may kaso.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday defended and vouched for the integrity of former Bureau of Customs commissioners Nicanor Faeldon and Isidro Lapeña.

Lumaki man sa Malaysia, proud Pinoy pa rin ang Filipino-Malaysian singer na si Yazmin Aziz. Bukod sa pagiging kilala sa kaniyang bansa sa pag-awit, nobya rin siya ng isa sa mga anak ng senador at Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao na si Michael.

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government to file charges first against officials linked to illegal drugs before disclosing the names of those included in the so-called narco list.  

Kilala bilang pinakamataas na twin towers sa buong mundo ang Petronas Towers na matatagpuan sa Malaysia. Ngunit alam ba ninto na isa sa mga naging designer nito ay Pilipino?

Senators condemned the killing of human rights lawyer and founding member of the National Union of Peoples Lawyers-Negros (NUPL) Benjamin Ramos who was shot dead by motorcycle-riding men Tuesday night in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.

Pumapalo sa limandaang piso ang ilan sa mga Christmas decoration na nabibili sa malls. Pero sa video na ito ng «Good News,» ibabahagi ni Love Añover ang ilan sa mga DIY hacks na magagamit upang mas makatipid sa mga gastusin. Tulad na lang ng snowman na gawa sa plastic cups. Watch and learn.