Philippines News

SOME P11,000 worth of cash and valuables were carted away from a gasoline station by six unidentified suspects on Wednesday evening along Masterson Avenue in Upper Balulang in Cagayan de Oro.

The barangay captain of Mabini, this city, allegedly killed his rumored paramour before shooting himself to death inside his vehicle a few hours after he had thrown her body off a cliff.

Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina's cape blows in wind as he leaves after praying at basilica in Rome To accommodate the pontiff's tight schedule, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines gave in to the request of the Vatican to move the congress date from the original schedule of May 23 to 9, 2016 ... (more)

The Department of Finance is proposing to scrap the income tax holiday incentive enjoyed by hotels and resorts in the country's hottest tourist destinations, a top DOF official said.

A Philippine government solider was killed and three others were wounded in an encounter with the leftist rebel group of New People's Army in the restive southern Philippines on Wednesday, local police said Thursday.

Almost five months after typhoon Pablo hit the province of Davao Oriental in eastern Mindanao, Philippines, disaster affected families in the municipalities of Baganga, Cateel and Boston still need help.

The National Bureau of Investigation's witness to the killing of Italian missionary Fausto "Pops" Tentorio, who was parish priest of Arakan, North Cotabato at the time of his death, did not witness the incident at all, but was forced to say so only out of fear.

After Kobe beef, cheesecake drizzled in peach sauce, and coffee served from silver pots are whisked away, the band, white-haired and dressed in black, tests their instruments on stage.

The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.

MANILA, Philippines -- Piolo Pascual is happy to welcome back former "love team" Judy Ann Santos as the "Queen of Pinoy Soap Opera." The 35-year-old actress is set to topbill her 10th soap opera in 25 years with the drama series "Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala," which is set to premiere on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida block on June 17.

MANILA Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Thursday said there is nothing wrong with the poll body's use of intelligence funds which are being questioned by former commissioner Augusto Lagman.

MANILA, Philippines A local restaurant chain has responded to the controversy surrounding American author Dan Brown's depiction of Manila as "the gates of hell" by creating a special dish.

Marco Polo Hotel Group 5/F, The Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel Harbour City, Hong Kong Phone: 2118-7232 Fax: 2118-7401 Visit Website Marco Polo Hotels, one of the leading hospitality brands in the Asia Pacific region recently launched its signature lifestyle magazine.

Fresh from a successful third season, Dance Theatre of Tennessee is poised to add another milestone in its young and exciting history.

Reelected Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said yesterday he would file a resolution with the incoming 16th Congress calling for Charter change .

A FIRE razed the Department of Psychiatry of Southern Philippines Medical Center along J. P. Laurel Avenue Wednesday morning.

Growing up in the fringes of the Dipolog city airport, Theodore Karl Quijano was bitten early by the lure of flight and that has taken him all the way to Colorado, where he graduates next week from the US Air Force Academy.

CBCP News quoted Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines and Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as saying that he received a request from the Vatican to move the International Eucharistic Congress to a much earlier date.

Two people died, including the husband of a Central Philippines mayoralty candidate last as violence stepped up days before Filipinos take to the polls for the mid-term elections.

For the last five decades she believed that she was the natural child of her Canadian parents.