Several public school teachers on Sunday called on the government to lower their optional retirement age to 57 to allow them to enjoy their retirement benefits while they are still strong enough to do so.

The Senate is looking to boost the confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Navy amid the ongoing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said over the weekend.

China and Europe should "unite and co-operate" against global uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang told the European Union chief on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit in New Delhi.

The Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP) on Sunday said they hoped that all transport workers would receive the fuel subsidies amid the consecutive big-time oil price hikes.

Malabang, Lanao del Sur may be placed under the control of the Commission on Elections for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections following the indiscriminate firing incident in the municipality during the filing of certificate of candida...

At least 91 candidates for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections were issued with show cause orders due to alleged election offenses such as premature campaigning, the Commission on Elections said Sunday.

GMA Integrated News reporter Chino Gaston joined a group of journalists on board a Philippine Coast Guard vessel escorting Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, and witnessed how China Coast Guard vessels maneuver...

Filipino fishermen could no longer enter the Scarborough Shoal to fish in the area due to the continued presence of Chinese vessels there, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Sunday, but walked back the statement later in the day.

BEIJING - China said Saturday its troops were "on constant high alert" after two ships belonging to the United States and Canada transited through the Taiwan Strait, a military spokesperson said.

Former President and now Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued a Saturday statement on a recent photo of her with former Vice president Leni Robredo.

The Philippine National Police identified the SUV driver involved in the recent road rage and gun-toting incident in Valenzuela and will officially name him on Monday.

Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed over 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, causing widespread damage and sending terrified residents and tourists scrambling to safety in the middle of the night.

More than 950 police personnel were dismissed from the service from January to August this year after being found liable for various offenses, according to the Philippine National Police.

The Bureau of Immigration intercepted a Filipina trafficking victim who allegedly presented a counterfeit Belgian passport that she bought through social media app Tiktok.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released over 90% of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 as of the end of July.

A Chinese rubber boat experienced “karma” while tailing Philippine ships going to the Ayungin Shoal for a resupply mission as it got entangled in a mooring line, according to a top official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has described China Coast Guard"s  presence in the West Philippine Sea as misplaced bullying amid its continued aggression in the country"s territorial waters, more recently its dangerous maneuvers trying to block a ...

The National Security Council (NSC) is studying the possibility of banning social media platform TikTok among the government"s uniformed personnel.

The local government of Naga City said almost a million people took part in this year's Traslacion procession or the transfer of the Image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia from the Basilica Minore to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. 

A month after a ferocious fire razed a town in Maui, 66 people remained unaccounted for as workers continued to remove toxic debris from the burn site, a process that could take almost a year, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said on Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the country's founding anniversary with a parade of paramilitary groups and diplomatic exchanges in which he vowed to deepen ties with China and Russia.

A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes.

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Saturday said the P15,000 financial assistance for qualified rice retailers affected by the price cap on regular and well-milled rice varieties could be increased.

The government started distributing on Saturday the P15,000 cash assistance to micro rice retailers affected by the price ceiling on the food staple.

Nine areas in the country were found to be positive for toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Friday.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Morocco late on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.  

For weeks, a young South Korean teacher was bombarded with texts and calls from parents irate at how their child had been treated. Then she was found dead in her classroom.

Torrential rain deluged Hong Kong on Friday leading to widespread flooding across the densely packed city, submerging streets, shopping malls and metro stations, as authorities shut schools and asked workers to stay at home.

Sinalakay ng mga awtoridad ang bahay ng isang mag-asawa sa Taguig City na pugad umano ng online kalaswaan na parokyano ang mga dayuhan. Ang mga suspek, inilalako umano ang mga batang anak, at pati na buntis na kapitbahay.

Nasawi ang isang lalaki matapos na makuryente habang nagpipintura sa labas ng isang gusali sa Caloocan City.

Nakulimbat ng tatlong kawatan ang mahigit P13 milyon cash at alahas matapos nilang pasukin ang isang mall sa Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Jalisco, Mexico on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The Philippines has been hounded by learning backlog even before the COVID-19 pandemic.  But remote classes due to the shuttered schools have further set back learning by two to three years, an education advocate said.

Sasabak sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ang team Germany sa FIBA World Cup final matapos nilang masilat ang team USA sa semifinals sa iskor na 113-111.

A farmer in Pagsanjan, Laguna has hit the Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot after ten years of playing in the lottery.

Nasawi ang isang lalaki matapos siyang mahulog sa lagusan ng elevator sa isang gusali sa Maynila.

The negative drug results submitted by former Mandaluyong chief of police Police Colonel Cesar Gerente has no bearing on his case after he was found positive for drugs in a surprise test.