MALACAÑANG vowed yesterday to look into accusations that officials from the country’s embassy and labor offices are sexually abusing female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the so-called sex for flight scheme in the Middle East. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail... Read more
AUTHORITIES said Monday they had abandoned hope of finding alive seven people missing from a ferry which sank last week with dozens on board, after three days of searching in strong currents. Rescuers recovered two bodies from the sea and... Read more
TAIWAN and the Philippines have pledged not to use force in fishing disputes, officials said, as they tackle a row over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coastguards. The agreement was reached during their first preparatory meeting on... Read more
MALACAÑANG yesterday denounced “cyber vandalism” which victimized no less than President Benigno Aquino. “It’s cyber vandalism plain and simple,” declared presidential communications development and strategic planning office secretary Ricky Carandang. Carandang was denouncing a hacker who claimed to have posted... Read more
SENATOR Loren Legarda has expressed fear that parts of the country may eventually become a “waterworld” if concerned government agencies and local officials do not “fully” implement laws on climate...
SENATOR Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to punish armed groups, whether government forces or rebel groups, who will use children in armed conflicts. He intends to file a bill providing special...
THE Department of Labor and Employment said the minimum wage in the Philippines is comparable and competitive with other countries in the Southeast Asian region. Labor Sec.Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, who...
JOAN C. Urbina was under detention at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame for more than 2,000 days without any charges and the benefit of a trial...
JAKE Vargas was reported to be missing for three days and his manager, Kuya Germs was interviewed in “Startalk” saying it’s because he had an...
AALIS si Ruffa Gutierrez on June 28 papuntang London para mag-aral. Kasama niya ang dalawa niyang anak na sina Lorin at Venice. "Gusto ko silang...