An Indonesian teenager survived seven weeks adrift at sea after his tiny fishing trap lost its moorings and ended up some 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles) away in waters near the Pacific island of Guam, his family said Monday.

President Donald Trump said Monday he expects a second summit with Kim Jong Un to take place «quite soon» as he returned to the United Nations to trumpet a turnaround in ties with the North Korean leader.

According to Piñol, Aquino was still NFA administrator even after President Rodrigo Duterte had announced that he was looking to replace him.

Hong Kong on Monday banned a political party which promotes independence, calling it a threat to national security, as Beijing clamps down on  challenges to its sovereignty.

President Donald Trump on Monday defended his US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a second woman came forward with an allegation of sexual misconduct against the judge that has further complicated his confirmation prospects in the Senate.

An AUV was damaged after a Philippine National Railways train hit it accidentally in Manila on Sunday night.

The site of last week's deadly landslide in Naga City, Cebu, was never described as landslide prone by experts even following an inspection, Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong said Monday.

Five Vietnamese fishermen including a minor were arrested after they were caught allegedly fishing illegally in Palawan on Wednesday.

Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday rejected Iranian finger-pointing at Washington over a deadly parade attack, saying Iranian leaders should look closer to home.

China's Catholic Church reaffirmed its loyalty to the country's ruling Communist Party on Sunday, while welcoming a landmark deal struck with the Vatican on appointing new bishops.

China summoned the US ambassador in Beijing and postponed joint military talks in protest against a US decision to sanction a Chinese military agency and its director for buying Russian fighter jets and a surface-to-air missile system.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said she would rather remain as mayor if Davaoeños will reelect her.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday expressed hope that a proposed budget cut to the Commission on Higher Education's (CHED) Tulong Dunong program will be reversed.

Malacañang on Sunday expressed its condolences to the nation of Vietnam on the death of its President Tran Dai Quang.

Matapos kumain sa isang feeding progam sa Muntinlupa City nitong Sabado, 107 na tao ang nakaranas ng food poisoning.

The death toll in the landslide in Itogon, Benguet has reached 45 as of Sunday noon, according to a Balitanghali report on Sunday.

The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers said, setting up a dramatic showdown this week.

The Trump administration on Saturday said it would propose making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to qualify for permanent US residency if they have received public benefits such as food aid, public housing or Medicaid.

Patay ang dalawang hinihinalang holdaper matapos maka-engkuwentro ng mga pulis sa Novaliches, Quezon City nitong Biyernes ng gabi.

The tragic landslide in Naga, Cebu could have been avoided had the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the concerned local government unit (LGU) acted immediately after the discovery of cracks and fissures on the site of the fatal incident.

Two more bodies were pulled out from the landslide area in Itogon, Benguet on Saturday, in addition to the seven recovered before noon, bringing the death toll to 41.

Rescuers were able to retrieve one body from a landslide in Barangay Lucnab in Baguio City, a local official said Saturday.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday went to Naga City in Cebu to meet with the evacuees from the landslide that occurred Thursday.

In Peru, Hitler hopes to return to power in a small town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday night blamed oil prices for the quickening inflation as he lamented that the Philippines was not blessed with the precious resource.

Residents of Georgetown County, South Carolina, where five rivers flow into the ocean, were preparing on Friday for a deluge of water in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed at least 40 people.

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday expressed hope the Bangsamoro Organic Law will be ratified during the plebiscite set for January 21, 2019.

Rescuers in Tanzania have retrieved at least 136 bodies a day after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, the top police official said, but scores more are missing.

Police in the south Indian state of Kerala have arrested a Roman Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun, a day after the Vatican accepted the bishop's request to be temporarily relieved of his duties.

Sa halip na libing na puno ng iyakan at kalungkutan, ginagawang masaya at may kasama pang sayawan ang paghahatid sa huling hantungan ng ibang namamatayan sa Masantol, Pampanga. Katunayan, may isang libing na ang tugtog ay kantang «Boom Boom» ng Momoland.

Former Senate President Aquilino «Nene» Pimentel Jr. said Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson should stay out of the government’s information drive on federalism after she drew flak for a controversial video about the issue.

National Historical Commission of the Philippines Rene Escalante on Friday expressed his gratitude to the University of the Philippines and its president, Danilo Concepcion, for offering to be the home of the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial.  

As the Philippines marked the 46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law by former President Ferdinand Marcos,  Senator Aquilino «Koko» Pimentel III said Friday said dictators should beware, as the people will surely run after them.   

The gathering of supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte at Luneta on the occasion of the  46th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law was not meant to counter groups staging rallies to condemn the excesses of late strongman Marcos' iron rule.   

The death toll from the landslide-hit area in Naga City in Cebu province has climbed to 29.