MANILA – Filipino jobseekers are reminded not to accept suspicious job offers in Myanmar, as a deployment ban is currently in place in the Southeast Asian state. The Philippine Embassy in Myanmar made the reiteration on Friday…
MANILA, Philippines — Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. They were murdered by rogue police, a…
MANILA, Philippines — Two United States warships were deployed off Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal on Wednesday, days after the collision of Chinese ships there. Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said USS…
MANILA – Justin Brownlee did it again when it mattered most, lifting Gilas Pilipinas to a 95-88 overtime win against host Saudi Arabia, 95-88, to barge into the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 on Monday at…
LOS ANGELES — Travelers have been warned by US health officials about the chikungunya virus, a mosquito borne virus being transmitted in Southeast China and parts of Asia, South America, Africa and the Indian Ocean. Notices have…
Manila, Philippines–The Philippines said Tuesday it would ask “friendly countries” to help secure the release of nine Filipino sailors being held by Yemen’s Huthi rebels. The Iran-backed Huthis released footage on Monday of crew members missing after attacks…
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Department of State announced this week the release of at least P3 billion ($60 million) in foreign assistance funding to support energy, maritime, and economic growth programs in the Philippines. This release…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos. Welcoming Marcos…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine men’s U-23 team continued its impressive run at the ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup 2025, by crushing Brunei, 2-0 on Monday evening to strengthen their push for a maiden semifinal appearance in…
MANILA, Philippines — Cebu has been nominated in the Most Desirable Region (worldwide) category by the United Kingdom based Wanderlust — the longest-running travel magazine in the UK — for the 24th Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards. It…
MANILA, Philippines — China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to “intimidate and harass” with a state media report that…
MANILA, Philippines — Indicators show that China is interfering with the Philippines’ upcoming midterm elections. This was according to National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya, who made the revelation in the Senate’s special panel…
