Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) Executive Vice President Voltaire Tayag has come to the defense of the country’s representatives to various international male competitions who are receiving criticisms about how much Filipino they are. “One...

“Filipinos have spending power. They just need to learn the right way to spend,” declared actor Jericho Rosales. For him, watching a local film like “Quezon” is more than entertainment. It is an act of support for culture, history, and the thousands of...

TUGUEGARAO CITY—Twelve people, including the driver, were injured when a pickup truck rammed into a center car along the national road in Barangay Lapogan, Gattaran, Cagayan, on Saturday afternoon, authorities said Sunday. The Municipal Disaster Risk R...

MANILA, Philippines—In what advocates are calling a historic victory for marine conservation, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law the bill that formally declares the waters surrounding Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a prot...

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will push through with its hearings on the proposed 2026 national budget and its plenary session despite heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, Secretary General Reginald Velasco said on Monday....

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The national government’s plans to conduct lifestyle checks on officials following anomalies tied to flood control projects got the backing of several mayors here. One of them was Cordova Mayor Cesar Suan, who currently s...

KABUL — Two children died when a building collapsed in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, provincial officials and US seismologists said. The epicenter of the quake, which struck at a relatively shallow depth ...

When director Derick Cabrido talks about fear, he doesn’t just mean monsters that appear at night. For him, fear is written on the face—trembling lips, nervous breaths, the quiet unraveling before a scream–and no one does that better than women actors....

MANILA – Senators on Sunday welcomed the appointment of former Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon as the new chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), expressing hope that his leadership would bring long-overdue reforms and st...

CALASIAO, Pangasinan — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Ilocos region has destroyed five marijuana plantation sites spanning 1,600 square meters in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur, during operations on Aug. 30 and 31. In a statement, PDEA said t...

LUCENA CITY—A man who fatally shot two people was killed in an alleged shootout with police in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, on Sunday morning, Aug. 31, authorities said. According to a report from the Laguna police, the suspect, identified only as “Nestor,...