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.

A man died after falling down an elevator shaft of a building in Manila.

Patay ang isang helper nang maipit siya sa tumirik nilang sasakyan na itutulak sana niya pero sinalpok naman ng isang truck sa Skyway Stage 3 sa Maynila.

A driver's assistant died after he was pinned between a stalled van and a speeding truck along the Skyway Stage 3, Cedric Castillo reported on “24 Oras” on Friday.

The death toll from heavy rains that devastated Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 31 on Wednesday, local authorities said, as an extratropical cyclone batters the region, flooding homes and swelling rivers.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s contingent fund worth P13 billion can be a source of aid for rice retailers who are expected to suffer losses due to the mandatory price ceiling Malacañang has imposed on rice, opposition lawmaker Albay Rep. ...

Natuklasan ng mga awtoridad na mukha ng mga sikat na artista at influencer ang ginagamit na profile photo ng grupong nagsasagawa ng love scam na mga dayuhan ang binibiktima.

After the reported road rage incidents in Quezon City and Makati City, a video recording showed a similar incident that occurred in Valenzuela City last month, according to the report on "State of the Nation" Wednesday.

Inaalam na ng mga awtoridad ng Valenzuela City ang pagkakakilanlan ng driver ng isang SUV na nahuli-cam na bumaba ng kaniyang sasakyan na may hawak na baril na hinihinalang isa ring insidente ng away sa kalye.

A Korean allegedly involved in telecommunications fraud in South Korea and the Philippines has been arrested in Cavite.

A federal judge on Wednesday found Donald Trump liable for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll by denying in 2019 that he had raped her, and said jurors will decide only how much the former US president should pay in damages.

Naalarma ang mga residente at rumesponde ang mga awtoridad pati ang ilang mamamahayag sa Barangay Busay sa Cebu City matapos madiskubre sa isang bakanteng lote ang puting tarpaulin na ipinambalot sa hindi kaagad malamang uri ng bangkay na umaalingasaw ...

Ipinakilala na ng Harvard University ang kauna-unahan nilang Filipino language instructor na si Lady Aileen Orsal, na dating faculty member sa Cavite State University.

The GMA Kapuso Foundation gave away school supplies to 2,004 kindergarten and grade 1 students in Marinduque.

JAKARTA --President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos joined ASEAN heads of states and world leaders in a gala dinner on Wednesday night.

Itinalaga ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. si Hans Leo Cacdac bilang officer-in-charge ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), ayon sa Malacañang nitong Miyerkules.

“We certainly welcome the initiatives under Canada"s Indo-Pacific Strategy, such as training on smart border patrols, addressing crime and terrorism, and military-to-military capacity building, to name but a few,” Marcos said at the ASEAN-Canada Summit...

Sa halip na ihatid sa bahay, sa hotel umano dinala ng isang rider ng motorcycle taxi at ginahasa ang lasing na 21-anyos na pasahero niyang babae sa Maynila.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has designated Hans Leo Cacdac as officer-in-charge of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), Malacañang announced Wednesday.

A fire broke out at a residential and commercial building in Quiapo, Manila on Wednesday morning.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday issued a strong statement against “misleading narratives” claiming that the disputes in the South China Sea were due to the rivalry of the United States and China.

India was buzzing with speculation Tuesday over rumored plans to scrap official usage of the country's English name, after a state-issued invite sent to world leaders referred to it as "Bharat".

An extratropical cyclone has been battering southern Brazil, flooding homes, swelling rivers and claiming the lives of nearly two dozen people, state authorities said on Tuesday.