Dozens of young Vietnamese women lined up for hours last month to catch a glimpse of “cool” troops marching through Hanoi in a huge military parade. But it was not their own soldiers they were looking ...

The Department of Tourism (DoT) on Monday said that tourist destinations Boracay, Palawan, and Siargao are part of the top ten islands in Asia in the Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.

US companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country’s new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve’s ...

The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, according to the 2025 Forest Declaration ...

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump declared the end of the two ...

The United States said on Monday it stood by its Philippine ally and emphasized their mutual defense treaty after vessels from China and the Philippines clashed amid heightened tensions in the ...

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Monday passed on final reading the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, concluding 62 days of deliberations marked by heightened scrutiny over a widening ...

DEMONETIZING P1,000 and P500 bills as an anti-money laundering measure may bring more harm than good to the economy, a top Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said. “It’s a tantalizing proposal ...

CUSTOMERS served by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will have to tighten their belts this month as the company hikes electricity rates due to higher costs of power purchased from suppliers.

FILM roster of the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) competition is now complete. The first four films in the lineup were announced last July. The final four which complete eight festival films ...

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED, a documentary centered on farmers’ rights activists, was the top winner at the 21st edition of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. It bagged Best Film at the awards ...