President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the third phase of the military's modernization, which includes the purchase of the country's first submarine, in order to defend its maritime sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.

Myanmar's detained former leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is in good spirits in solitary confinement "even if her health is not as good as it was in the past", her son was quoted on Thursday as saying.

Hamas has received a truce proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip positively but it has not responded yet, a Qatari official told Reuters on Thursday.

Jose Luis Lacunza, a Roman Catholic Cardinal who was reported missing for two days, has been found "safe and sound" in Boquete, an area near his diocese in western Panama, the Panamanian police said on X on Thursday.

Nagbabala ang isang anti-scam watchdog sa publiko laban sa mga manloloko na hahanapin ang kahinaan ng puso ng kanilang bibiktimahin para mahuthutan ng pera.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday apologized for failing to tell US President Joe Biden and senior staff about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis ahead of time, adding that the health scare was a "gut punch" that had shaken him.

At least three persons riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a van along a highway in Naguilian, La Union.

United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan on Thursday met Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in Malacañang to discuss the state of the freedom of opinion and expression in the country. 

Close to 800,000 families have been reinstated as beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development"s(DSWD) Balik Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipinong Program (4Ps) after graduating from the poverty alleviation program.

Tila nagmarka sa American director at producer na si Joe Russo ang Pinay actress na si Liza Soberano na kasama sa Hollywood movie na "Lisa Frankenstein.'

A terrified little Palestinian girl trapped in a car in Gaza with her dead family begged rescuers to save her after Israeli forces opened fire. But days after the Red Crescent dispatched an ambulance to the area there is no news of her fate.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended the Ship Safety Certificates of two vessels that collided in the vicinity waters off Batangas City while an investigation of the incident is ongoing.

Authorities were able to identify the woman as the suspect, who confessed to the crime. “[Ginawa ko yun] sa pangangailangan lang po, sa pagkain. Di po ako nagsisisi,” said the suspect.  “Nagawa ko na, magsisisi ka pa? Hindi na,” she added.

Patay ang tatlong sakay ng motorsiklo matapos silang sumalpok sa kasalubong na van sa Naguilian, La Union. Ang insidente, nahuli-cam.

Abdulalim Muaini was trapped under the rubble with his wife Esra and their 10-year-old son Muhsin and daughter Basira, 7. They were able to talk to each other for some 12 hours before the children and then mother died.

France said it would push to ease European Union environmental regulations on fallow farmland this week, as tractors blocked major highways out of Paris on Monday and nationwide farmers' protests intensified.

Ang natigil na negosyong fried chicken ng biyenan, muling binuhay ng mag-asawa sa Bohol sa puhunang P15,000.00. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, mayroon na ito ngayong 70 branches sa Bohol at Cebu-- ang Paeng's Kanto fried chicken.

The House Basic Education and Culture committee has adopted an unnumbered resolution supporting the return of the school calendar to June until March.

A policeman died while another was injured after a pickup truck rammed their checkpoint in Silang, Cavite, according to a 24 Oras report on Monday.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Monday pressed for an end to Myanmar's bloody conflict and expressed unity in their backing for a regional peace plan and a "Myanmar-owned and led solution" to the crisis.

Parang anak na ang turing ng isang 68-anyos na lolo sa Naga City, Cebu sa alaga niyang kalabaw na katuwang niya sa bukid. Kaya naman ganun na lang ang kaniyang pag-iyak nang bigla itong mamatay matapos niyang pabakunahan.

A Muntinlupa court on Monday ordered the prosecution in the remaining drug case of former Senator Leila de Lima to submit documents that were not attached in its formal offer of evidence.

While several senators welcomed the Commission on Elections (Comelec's) suspension of all people"s initiative proceedings, they also urged the public to remain vigilant.

The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the dismissal of the complaint filed by actor and Leyte Representative Richard Gomez against three former police officers who linked him to the illegal drug trade.

“The House of Representatives fully supports and adheres to the call of His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to bring the country toward a Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) and rekindle the hopes of the Filipino people for genuine develop...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday that it has not seen any document or list stating President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr.'s involvement to illegal drugs.

AFP chief of staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday called on the military to rally behind the Marcos administration's Bagong Pilipinas, saying "the AFP shall be at its vanguard."

Political party leaders in the House of Representatives said Monday that their efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution does not seek to lift term limits or remove their Senate counterparts.

Vice President Sara Duterte has been designated as the country's caretaker while President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. is in Vietnam for a state visit.

Racial profiling by police is an "everyday occurrence" in Japan, one of three foreign-born residents who sued the government over the issue on Monday said.

Britain's King Charles is doing well after having planned treatment to address an enlarged prostate on Friday, a royal source said after he was admitted to the same hospital where his daughter-in-law Kate is recovering from surgery.

Inihayag ng isang opisyal ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na balisa at hindi makausap nang matagal ang isa sa dalawang Pilipino na inaresto sa Japan dahil sa pag-abandona umano sa bangkay ng mag-asawang Hapon.

Kahit peligroso, sinasakyan ng ilang mag-aaral ang ginawang tramline sa kanilang barangay para sa "shortcut" at mapabilis ang kanilang pagtawid sa mga bundok upang pumasok sa eskuwelahan sa Banaue, Ifugao. Ang tramline, ginawa hindi talaga para sa tao ...

The United States has temporarily paused additional funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) pending the review of allegations that 12 staff members were involved in the October 7 attack, ac...

The authorities also seized what looked like government-issued identification and license cards, bearing the pictures of suspects under varying Filipino names.

An animal welfare advocacy group reported that there are individuals involved in the illegal dog meat trade who shifted their strategy so as not to be caught, including selling cooked dog meat and mixing dog meat with goat meat.

Nakuhanan ng video ng isang babae ang kusang pag-ilaw ng kaniyang light lamp kahit na wala namang tao na gumagalaw nito. Ang mga nakatira sa bahay, nararamdaman na may kasama silang kakaibang nilalang, na kinumpirma ni Ed Caluag.

Three personnel of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) were arrested for producing counterfeit car plates using materials and equipment from the agency"s plant.