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'Panama Papers' revelation a 'crime,' says law firm
PANAMA CITY, Panama – The revelation of the "Panama Papers" detailing the off-shore financial structures of many wealthy clients is a "crime" and an "attack" on Panama, the law firm at the heart of the...
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#PHVote: When drought, politics, and firearms mix
MANILA, Philippines – It has all the ingredients of what is wrong and what can be solved if only the right leaders were in place. Last week’s Kidapawan protest dispersal that killed two farmers and...
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Majority of Filipinos approve of Aquino's work – Pulse Asia survey
MANILA, Philippines – Majority of Filipinos still approve of the performance of President Benigno Aquino III, based on the latest Pulse Asia survey, but the same poll showed he barely has the trust of...
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DILG chief: Who funded, organized Kidapawan protest?
MANILA, Philippines - The heads of the country's interior department and police force on Monday, April 4, continued to defend the local government of North Cotabato and local police forces amid public...
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Bring back our school: Anger in Chibok over lack of education
CHIBOK, Nigeria – There's not much left of the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, where Boko Haram kidnapped 276 teenagers in the dead of night nearly two years ago.Even...
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Panama Papers: What's been revealed so far
PARIS, France – World leaders, stars of the pitch and screen and dozens of billionaires were among those named and shamed in what looks to be the biggest ever leak of inside information in...
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2 cops abducted at 'NPA checkpoints' in Bukidnon
MANILA, Philippines – Two policemen were abducted by "unidentified armed men" on Sunday, April 3, en route to Cagayan de Oro City, police confirmed to Rappler.In a text message, Philippine National...
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Genetic causes for high cholesterol are rare – study
MIAMI, USA – Genetic mutations that can be blamed for unusually high cholesterol are far rarer than previously thought, existing in only about 2% of the US population, researchers said Sunday, April...
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Officials in Latin America linked to Panama Papers
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Various Latin American officials are among the world figures mentioned in the Panama Papers trove of leaked tax documents detailing suspect international financial dealings,...
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Cayetano, Pimentel to hold public hearing on Kidapawan
MANILA, Philippines – Senators Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Alan Peter Cayetano will be conducting a public hearing on the violent dispersal of protesting farmers in Kidapawan, the two lawmakers...
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Binay's birthday wish for Arroyo: Good health and freedom
PAMPANGA, Philippines – As former President and now reelectionist Pampanga 2nd District Representative Glorioa Macapagal Arroyo turns 69, a presidential candidate she is believed to be supporting in...
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Roxas gets shoutout at turnover of new police jeeps, fire trucks
MANILA, Philippines – He was nowhere near the Quezon Memorial Circle but Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II’s presence was still felt on Monday, April 4, during the turnover of new fire...
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Fighting erupts in Congo capital, thousands flee
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo – Fighting erupted in the southern part of Congo's capital Brazzaville on Monday, April 4, with heavy fire in opposition bastions between troops and unidentified assailants sending...
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Duterte in Bohol: I'm leftist, I wouldn't kill NPA members
BOHOL, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, presidential candidate, walked into a packed gymnasium in Ubay town in Bohol with his left fist in the air. "Leftist ko, pero dili ko extreme...
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Kremlin hits out as Panama Papers finger Putin circle
PARIS, France– A furious Kremlin said on Monday, April 4, it was the target of a plot to destabilize Russia after a massive leak of confidential documents fingered President Vladimir Putin's close...
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Winston Garcia endorses Alan Cayetano for VP
CEBU CITY, Philippines – After the Garcia-led One Cebu party endorsed the candidacy of Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Winston Garcia is endorsing the vice presidential bid of senator Alan Peter...
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US transfers 2 Libyans from Guantanamo to Senegal
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (UPDATED) – The Pentagon on Monday, April 4, announced the transfer of two Libyan inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to Senegal, the latest move under President Barack...
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Climate change may threaten $2.5 trillion in assets – study
PARIS, France – Trillions of dollars' worth of financial assets may be under threat from global warming's effects by 2100, climate economists warned on Monday, April 4.If warming reaches 2.5 degrees...
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Panama Papers revelations trigger global probes
PARIS, France (UPDATED) – Spain, France and several other countries launched tax evasion probes Monday, April 4, after a massive leak of confidential documents lifted the lid on the murky offshore...
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Turkey's Erdogan rejects 'lessons in democracy' from West
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, April 4, lashed out at the West for giving Turkey "lessons in democracy", rejecting mounting US and EU criticism over an alleged...
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