Patients pack Ho Chi Minh City's largest hospital from dawn as daily visits top 10,000

VIENNA, Austria - The National Museum of the Philippines has acquired three sets of 19th-century heirlooms kept by descendants of Austro-Hungarian ethnographer Ferdinand Blumentritt.

Indonesia welcomed its first aircraft carrier Friday, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelago nation's maritime security and disaster response capabilities.

MANILA, Philippines — Counsel for the prosecution Benjamin Tolosa Jr. has maintained that his statements during media interviews were not meant to influence the Senate Impeachment Court towards convicting Vice President Sara Duterte, saying it would be good to hear the entire clip to provide context. Tolosa in an interview on Friday relayed that the Senate

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water has expanded its sewer network to 500.08 kilometers as of July 2026, marking a significant milestone in its continuing efforts to improve sewer services and protect public health and the environment across its service area. The milestone reflects Manila Water’s long-term commitment to expanding access to sewer services and supporting cleaner

Around 6,000 students, teachers, and officials from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) joined a walkout on Friday to protest issues including education budget cuts and the proposed Pax Silica initiative.

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito visited on Thursday the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Valenzuela Depot and Metro Manila Subway System project site with Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez, along with representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Embassy of Japan, and project contractors, to inspect the progress of the country’s major railway projects.

An Australian accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty Friday in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said.

MANILA, Philippines — The P12-per-liter fuel discount program will be temporarily suspended starting Friday, Sept. 18, amid an election ban for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced. In an advisory, the LTFRB said the suspension of the P12 discount provided to public utility jeepneys

MANILA, Philippines — Improving the learning gains that the Philippines has made, as evidenced by its performance in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), would need the stronger and more active participation of local government units, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said in a Department of Education (DepEd) statement issued on Friday. “LGUs played

MANILA, Philippines — The government needs to swiftly adopt comprehensive reforms to prevent school shootings following the recent attack at a South Cotabato national high school that left three students dead and several others wounded, according to members of the House minority bloc. In separate statements, Akbayan party-list Reps. Chel Diokno and Percival Cendaña, along with

Joanna Wietrzyk finished the Hyrox race last weekend with excrement on her legs and shoes, continuing to use the mats and equipment

MANILA, Philippines – Following the school shooting incident in South Cotabato, Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Friday stressed that such incidents must not become the country’s “new normal.” Six students were killed and 17 others injured after a shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato on Friday afternoon. “Nakakadurog ng puso na may isa