STRESSING their zero tolerance policy on “pay-for-positions” schemes, the Department of Education (DepEd) has reiterated that positions in the department are “earned,” not bought. In a statement on ...

SAN Juanico Bridge, the iconic Eastern Visayas bridge undergoing rehabilitation, is not totally shut off; its load is just being closely monitored to avoid accidents, Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho ...

AMERICAN lawmakers are urging the US Department of Defense to explore the possibility of establishing a joint ammunition manufacturing and storage facility with the Philippines in Subic Bay. The ...

THE National Police Commission wants an urgent, full investigation into the possible role of police officers in the disappearance of more than 100 cockfighting enthusiasts. Atty. Rafael Vicente R.

IN an effort to curb rising global battery-related incidents in portable power banks, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is adopting a global safety standard for portable power banks ...

THREE suspects in stealing fiber optic cables used for the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) along Edsa-Guadalupe footbridge in Makati City were arrested, the Metropolitan Manila Development ...

WASHINGTON—The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, ...

Ukrainian forces have halted Russia’s recent advance into the northern Sumy region and have stabilized the front line near the border with Russia, Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday. Col.

TOKYO—A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that his country had delivered a “slap to America’s face” by striking a US air base in Qatar and warned against further attacks in his first ...

A mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center in what is believed to be the first lawsuit involving children challenging the Trump ...

WASHINGTON—The US economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected ...