Philippine conglomerate San Miguel plans to raise another 15 billion pesos ($324.92 million) through preferred shares or corporate notes in the first half of the year to refinance debts, company …
The Philippine elections commission ruled on Tuesday it would not stop a WBO welterweight fight between Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and US champion Timothy Bradley next month because there …
Two Police men are facing criminal and administrative charges after they extorted an American after he committed a simple traffic violation. The American is not being named in the report due to …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterete has ordered Central 911 to head into the hills of Mount Apo and assist in the massive fire there. Reports so far say that more …
The United States has told China it will not recognise an exclusion zone in the South China Sea and would view such a move as “destabilising,” US Deputy Secretary of …
The Abu Sayyaf Group which kidnapped 10 Indonesian crew members from two ships is demanding 10 million pesos for their release. The Foreign Affairs Ministry in Indonesia confirmed the report …
The Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island has erupted, shooting a column of ash on Tuesday evening. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued an advisory on the eruption, saying …
An online exhibition of jewellery owned by the Marcos family aims to educate a new generation about the corruption of that era. The postings on Facebook and Twitter by the …
Ten Indonesian crew members on board a tugboat were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines at the weekend, officials in Manila said late on Monday. Two Philippine military …
Japanese police early Monday caught a 23-year-old man who had been sought since a teenage girl escaped his apartment after being held captive for nearly two years. The girl’s disappearance …
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has accepted an invitation to the International Development Law Organisation in Rome. Santiago will join several international luminaries as part of IDLO’s International Advisory Council. Founded by …
The Department of Transportation and Communications pushed back the bid submission deadline for the Davao Sasa Port Modernisation deal. The delay is just part of a string of delays concerning …
A Filipino posing as an Army major general was arrested after he attempted to extort money from several victims in Central Luzon. PNP arrested Salvador Escobar, alias “Army Maj. Gen. …
A major Philippine infrastructure project received no bids by a Monday deadline, underscoring worries about the viability of the project and concern that plans could be changed or even scrapped …
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc , the Philippines’ second-biggest nickel ore miner, signed contracts with Chinese buyers, including Baosteel, equivalent to about 90 per cent of its nickel ore output target …
Last November, California state officials placed an indefinite hold on the commercial crab season, in order to protect public health. The reason given by the state was dangerously high levels …
According to a study published in Cell, researchers have determined how to isolate and edit messenger RNA that carries genetic instructions from the cell’s nucleus to make new proteins for the first …
Countries and mega-cities across Asia are highly exposed to natural hazards ranging from cyclones to earthquakes, but people in sub-Saharan Africa are more vulnerable, according to a report released last …
Anonymous hackers defaced the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website Sunday night, and “requested” that the commission implement security features on Precinct-Count Optical Scanner machines. The hackers also questioned the accuracy …
The Bangladesh central bank has asked the New York Fed and money laundering chiefs in the Philippines to help recover its stolen $81 million The news came as Finance Minister …
A young man carrying an improvised explosive device was arrested at a Davao City checkpoint on Good Friday. 22-year-old Roy Bulat-Ag Morena of Kidapawan City, was arrested after he attempted …
A fire has been raging on the Philippines’ tallest peak, Mt. Apo, since Saturday of Holy Week. A report shows that the fire began in the ‘blueberry’ area near the …
A Filipino-American has been appointed as the new Asian American Pacific Islander Outreach Director for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Jason Tengco served as deputy director of the White House …
A Chinese fishing boat was caught illegally harvesting coral and endangered turtles in waters around the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the north of the contested South China Sea, Taipei’s Coast …
The Philippines has released a North Korean freighter it seized nearly a month ago under tough new UN sanctions, after no contraband was found onboard and the ship was cleared …
A teenager in Pennsylvania is in a bit of hot water after he responded to a scam originating from the Philippines. Pennsylvania State Police reported that a 15-year-old student from …