The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified that emergency vehicles such as ambulances, fire trucks, and police units responding to emergencies are exempted from the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP).

As training ship Kapitan Felix Oca sailed for the tense waters, it left behind in the also hotly contested space of social media a flame war on who 'really' cares about the West Philippine Sea and the people whose livelihoods depend on it.

Just a day after the results of 2025 Licensure Exam for Teachers have been released, a group has asked on Saturday the Department of Education to speed up the hiring process of 16,000 new teaching personnel before the school resumes on June 16.

It is the end of the two-decades-long representation for the Bayan Muna party-list after it failed to grab a House seat in the 2025 midterm elections.

A day before the 2025 midterm elections, thousands of passengers continued to flock to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in hopes of making it home to their provinces to cast their votes.

The fake announcement copied the layout and format of the Comelec's press statement to make it look legitimate, the poll body said.

Death threats and alleged crimes against humanity loom over the Philippines midterm elections, but in Australia the diaspora community is excited about online voting and Filipino democracy sausages.

While Filipinos have expressed firm support for candidates who would defend the country's territorial waters, it is still unclear to many voters who among the senatorial aspirants are "pro-China" or not, according to OCTA Research.

Sen. Imee Marcos on Friday released a political advertisement claiming that the government is no longer controlled by her brother President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

Radio Free Asia is laying off about 90 percent of its staff. It says it can no longer pay people after its funding was cut off by the Trump administration.

The new Leo XIV, a Chicago native, was entrusted by his predecessor Francis to head the powerful Dicastery for Bishops, charged with advising the pontiff on new bishop appointments.

Duterte Youth party-list chairperson Ronald Cardema on Thursday was set to file the first-ever impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled…

Sharing a family name with a President wth "very bad" approval ratings has been dragging Sen. Imee Marcos down in pre-election surveys, the reelectionist senator said.

As Alyansa senatorial slate visited Bulacan State University on Wednesday, just days before the midterm elections, they were met with criticisms as students staged a protest.

US President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation's founding legal document.

The conclave takes on a more profound meaning for the Catholic stronghold in Asia with three Filipinos joining the secretive process.

Former Philippine president and his clan as popular as ever despite ICC arrest

Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.

People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some first-timers have turned to chicken rentals to try out ownership for a few month...

The incident happened as members of the Filipino community gathered to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, Vancouver mayor Ken Sim posted on X.

The Philippines needs to implement a “regular assessment” of workers to ensure that they have not yet been recruited into China’s “wide espionage system.”

Glen Payabyab, who claims to be a church worker, faces one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor.

Foreigners who are issued valid Digital Nomad Visas may enter the Philippines and stay for as long as a year. The visas are renewable and DNV applicants may get multiple entry privileges.

Civil society and advocacy organizations have presented their legislative agenda to candidates in this year's midterm polls, with human rights taking center stage among the election issues.

House leaders have expressed alarm over the reported "fake" accounts on social media praising former President Rodrigo Duterte following his arrest, saying the scheme was a threat to democracy and urging candidates to play fair.

Senate President Francis Escudero on Friday urged Sen. Imee Marcos to “refrain from using the Senate as a platform for her own personal political objectives” as she led a probe into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest.

A vlogger has identified former Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque as the one allegedly behind the release of the so-called 'polvoron' video, which purportedly showed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. doing drugs.

The Red Crescent published a video on Saturday, obtained from the cellphone of a paramedic found buried in the mass grave in Gaza.

Amnesty International interviewed young activists aged 18 to 24 for the report, with some sharing experiences of red-tagging and having their personal information shared online without consent.

The bloodied body of Sheerah Escudero's 18-year-old brother was found in 2017 with hands bound and head wrapped in packaging tape, a suspected victim of the Philippines' then-President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" that left thousands dead.

From roots to tips, this fur tells a tale of evolutionary wonder.

"Hindi dapat isinasantabi ang boses ng kabataan dahil tayo ang magilas na new generation na kayang mag-transform ng progressive ideas into concrete action. Ang pag-asa ng bayan ay ang kabataan, hindi ang mga political dynasty," candidate Jinsei Castillo said