The Philippine government has appealed to Malaysia to treat Filipino detainees humanely as possible in the wake of the Sabah standoff.

Rajah Muda Agbimuddin Kiram, 72, the leader of the 235-strong self-styled Royal Security Force (RSF) of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo, is a teacher, not a fighter.

Who would have thought that someone who only had $200 in his pocket, a one-way ticket, and no permanent address when he first arrived in New York in 1985 would later become a leader in the field of evolutionary and ecological genomics and be appointed as the dean for Science at New York University?

An independent network of survivors of religious sexual abuse has named Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, and two others as the most promising papal candidates.

Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said yesterday.

The Manila Bulletin won its third consecutive Best Newspaper in English award at the 11th Gawad Tanglaw Awards rites held Thursday evening at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran – Calamba, Laguna.

An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday asked young people to observe Earth Hour not only by shutting off electricity but also by turning off their gadgets such as cellphones.

Despite international and local awareness and support, laws protecting women’s rights in the country have yet to be fully implemented, partly because many of its beneficiaries are still unaware of them.

President Benigno S. Aquino III has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 10372 which amends provision of the Intellectual Property (IP) Code.

After the public disagreement on the Reproductive Health law, the icy relations between President Aquino and the Catholic bishops are starting to thaw.

“Behave.” This was the instruction given by Capt. Will Pennington, the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) commanding officer, to crew members of the United States 7th Fleet command ship while they are in Manila for a four-day routine port visit.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is set to spend P203.8 million to upgrade airports in Mindoro Occidental, Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte and Aklan amid expectations of increased tourist arrivals after the country received good reviews from international travel publications and ratings institutions.

The Supreme Court (SC) has decided to resolve on its merits the petition filed by several groups challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 10083 that created the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Free Port (Apeco) in 2010.

The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) is seeing a “sinister agenda” behind President Benigno Aquino III’s appointment of Macabangkit Lanto to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) yesterday seized two 40-foot container vans loaded with P12 million worth of illegally-imported used tires, electronic and computer routers, parts and accessories.

As the whole world celebrates International Women’s Day, Rep. Mylene Garcia-Albano (2nd District, Davao City) sought for the passage of a proposed bill that will  declare March 8 a non-working holiday in the country to allow Filipino women to fully enjoy their special day through a one day break from their workplaces. 

The backhoe operator who allegedly was ordered by the masterminds to dig the graves of the victims of the mass execution in the 2009 “Maguindanao Massacre’’ case asked a Quezon City court to reconsider its order for his arraignment and transfer to the jail facility at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City.

Students in 41 public elementary and high schools will soon be learning math, science, Filipino, English, and social studies from educational modules developed by the Knowledge Channel Foundation. 

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) were able to round up 229 persons during a saturation drive called “Oplan Galugad” in the city that began Thursday night and lasted up to the pre-dawn hours of yesterday.

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief, Leonardo Espina, ordered the immediate suspension of two policemen assigned at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) after a call center agent filed a complaint of alleged robbery extortion against them.