4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (359+ words) The first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will pave the way for a strong bureaucracy and party system in the region’s government, according to former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel head Datu…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (842+ words) ADEN/DUBAI - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (386+ words) CORON Palawan - Authorities in the Philippines said on Sunday it could take weeks or months to identify the victims of a ferry fire that killed 76 people, as forensic experts begin collecting and comparing DNA samples from charred remains and investigators…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (395+ words) Lawyer Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, could provide “vital information” if he is called as a witness in the impeachment trial of his wife, House impeachment adviser Robert “Ace” Barbers said Sunday. Barbers said Carpio could provide…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (203+ words) JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said in a statement....

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (341+ words) Senator Loren Legarda has sought moral support from her fellow senators amid plunder allegations over incomplete solar energy projects worth P10.44 billion and a health issue she is facing, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday. “Nagkausap kami ni Senator Loren. Twice…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (284+ words) BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo — A fire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's rebel-controlled city of Bukavu killed at least 24 children as it destroyed two schools and burned down around 300 wooden houses, an official from the rebel administration…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (537+ words) NEW YORK - Oil prices surged Thursday as advances by Yemeni rebels threatened the flow of crude supplies while yields on long-term US Treasury bonds reached new multi-year highs following data showing an uptick in US wholesale inflation. The benchmark US…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1066+ words) In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin Laden has spawned affiliates and inspired attacks around the world. While…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (206+ words) The camp of Vice President Sara Duterte has filed before the Supreme Court an urgent motion to resolve her application for a temporary restraining order in the grave threats case filed against her before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court....