Roxas, Robredo in Las Piñas: Help us boost our numbers
MANILA, Philippines – In a city where he lost to his chief rival in the 2010 vice presidential race, Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II made a simple request: Help us boost our numbers or...
View ArticleI have pope's 'full backing' says abuse inquiry cardinal
SYDNEY, Australia – Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell insisted he has the "full backing" of Pope Francis as he told an inquiry Tuesday, March 1, that abuse claims against Australia's most...
View ArticleState Department releases last batch of Clinton emails
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The US State Department on Monday, February 29, made public the final batch of emails taken from a private server which former secretary of state Hillary Clinton controversially...
View ArticleRappler case: Equal access to election debates
MANILA, Philippines – Do you remember, when Pope Francis arrived in Manila, that you could watch the event on any television station, hear it on the radio, watch it on your computer or tablet or...
View ArticleSouth Korea's Park says North must 'pay price' for nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea must pay the price for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday, March 1, vowing to pressure Pyongyang into...
View ArticleGringo or Chiz for VP? Sotto says 'campaigning' different from voting
PAMPANGA, Philippines – In the vice presidential race, will he go for his close friend Senator Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan II or the bet endorsed by his party, Senator Francis "Chiz"...
View ArticleUS high court takes up explosive abortion debate
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The US Supreme Court hears its most important abortion case in decades on Wednesday, March 2, with all eyes on the critical swing vote of Justice Anthony Kennedy.The case has huge...
View ArticleMexico to contact US candidates to rebut 'disinformation'
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Donald Trump's campaign may get a phone call from Mexico's government if the billionaire, who has railed against Mexican migrants, wins the Republican Party's presidential...
View ArticleGrace Poe woos Kapampangan voters
'Enemy' territory? Grace Poe and running mate Francis "Chiz" Escudero visit Pampanga, the bailiwick of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – the political nemesis of Poe's father.Camille Elemia reports.CAMILLE...
View ArticleFrench prosecutors investigate Rio, Tokyo Olympic bids
PARIS, France (UPDATED) – French prosecutors investigating corruption allegations against the former head of world athletics have expanded their probe to examine the bidding for the Rio Olympics and...
View ArticleInternational Space Station's 'one year crew' returns to Earth
DZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan (UPDATED) – US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Wednesday, March 2, after spending almost a year in space in a ground-breaking...
View ArticleBin Laden left millions for jihad in handwritten will
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had millions of dollars stashed in Sudan and wanted most of it to be used to fund jihad, according to a handwritten will released Tuesday, March...
View ArticleUN council postpones North Korea sanctions vote to March 2
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council delayed until Wednesday, March 2, a vote on a new raft of sanctions on North Korea to punish the reclusive regime after its fourth nuclear test and rocket...
View ArticleUS elections: Clinton, Trump win big on Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON DC, USA (3rd UPDATE) – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each took a giant step toward securing the White House nominations of their parties Tuesday, March 1 (Wednesday, March 2 in Manila),...
View ArticleNew UP campus in BGC to open this 2016
MANILA, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP) will soon open the doors of its newest constituent unit in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) to professionals.The 9-level building located in the...
View ArticleUNA supports Pacquiao ‘110%’ on boxing match issue
MANILA, Philippines – The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) said it will fully support its senatorial bet, Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao, in whatever decision he makes on the possible...
View ArticleAssad vows to 'do our part' on holding Syria ceasefire
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledged on Tuesday, March 1, to do his part to guarantee the success of a shaky ceasefire that was largely holding on its fourth day.World powers have...
View Article#USVote: Super Tuesday winners, state by state
WASHINGTON DC, USA (UPDATED) – Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump scored a string of wins on Super Tuesday, US networks projected, putting the pair closer to presidential nominations....
View ArticleTrump says he will unify Republican party
PALM BEACH, Florida, USA – Donald Trump offered an olive branch to Republican party leaders who are deeply opposed to his presidential candidacy Tuesday, March 1, making the case he can unify and grow...
View ArticleGerman man in drifting yacht had heart attack – police
MANILA, Philippines – A German man whose mummified body was found on a yacht adrift off the southern Philippines had died of a heart attack about a week earlier, according to an autopsy report released...
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