MANILA, Philippines — Two congressional panels were asked to check whether the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and local government units (LGUs) are ready to reimplement the No Contac...

The hotly contested court battle over government plans to build 12,000 public flats on Hong Kong’s oldest golf course has played its final round. The government decided not to appeal against a ruling ...

REINA MERCEDES, Isabela — Allegations over the use of P66 million in tobacco excise tax shares sparked a heated exchange between the town’s vice mayor and village officials during a Sangguniang Bayan ...

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The municipal government of Dingras in nearby Ilocos Norte is giving a P1,000 financial incentive to teaching and nonteaching personnel in public schools to mark World Teac...

Mainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan, and their opinion of the US remains low, although they favour engaging with Washington on trade...

Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington in September was steeped in pageantry. The Chinese president received two 21-gun salutes in three days, watched a flyover by the powerful B-2 stealth bomber, and...

MANILA, Philippines — Granting President Marcos emergency powers could be a quick way to solve the electric power crisis currently hounding Visayas, Deputy Speaker and Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez said....

Bogota mayor Carlos Fernando Galan has called on the Chinese-led consortium building the city’s first metro line to send more workers to its stations, after the country’s top auditor warned that delay...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday said she expects the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file charges against dismissed police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. for making...

MANILA, Philippines — Traffic flow along six roads in Barangay Rosario, Pasig City, will be affected starting 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, as the city holds its Araw ng Barangay Rosario procession, ac...