President Rodrigo Duterte warned transport groups that the government would proceed with the modernization of public utility jeepneys amid opposition from some sectors.
The father of a missing Lakewood man said he believes the bodies of his son and his son’s girlfriend have been found in Joshua Tree National Park, near the area where they vanished while hiking three months ago.
Read more: Missing Fil-Am, girlfriend found dead in California national park
MARAWI CITY -- Displaced residents rejoiced here on Monday, Oct. 16, over Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s confirmation that Marawi siege leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute have been killed.
Read more: Marawi locals cheer: Death of Maute, Hapilon ‘answered prayers’
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Corker is hardly the only Republican lawmaker raising dark concerns about harm President Donald Trump might cause the US and the world. But he’s one of the few willing to air those worries in public.
Read more: GOP senator raises dark concerns about Trump, who hits back
As the holiday season nears, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) asked the public to expect longer lines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia)’s immigration counters.
Read more: Public told: Expect longer queues at Naia as holiday season nears
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump’s feud with top diplomat Rex Tillerson burst back into the open Tuesday, Oct. 10, after the US president joked that he and his Secretary of State should compare IQ scores.
Read more: Who’s the moron? Trump challenges top US diplomat to IQ test
Beginning November 1st, Filipinos who wish to visit Taiwan for up to two weeks may enter the country without applying for a visa.
Read more: Filipinos to enjoy visa-free entry to Taiwan starting Nov. 1
NEW YORK – Ner Martinez emerged victorious as president of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) after a rowdy afternoon that marked its annual election meeting held last Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Church of the Holy Trinity in the upper east side of Manhattan. Martinez defeated Ollie David with a margin of 23 votes, 49 to 26.
Read more: Martinez prevails as PIDCI president; faces a bundle of challenges ahead
MARAWI CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 17, declared Marawi “liberated from terrorist influence,” but the military said the five-month battle against gunmen loyal to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was not yet over.
NEW YORK -- Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio paid tribute to the “extraordinary imprint” made by Filipino Americans to the cosmopolitan culture of the Empire State.