MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government had been optimistic about reaching upper middle-income status by 2025—until global uncertainties emerged. National Economic and Development ...

The Philippines will make history this year on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, by becoming the first nation in the world to consecrate itself entirely to Jesus through divine mercy. In 2016 at the ...

(photo: Courtesy of Project Lupad via Divine Mercy Shrine, Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro) Valerie Joy Escalona/CNA World April 28, 2025 The Philippines made history this year on April 27 ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian made the call after he told local media on April 16 that negotiations for an updated version of the China-Asean Free-Trade Agreement had been ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino consumers could be unboxing not just toy blind boxes, but even Labubu-themed pastries in the future as Pop Mart International Group is looking to enter the ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday (Apr 27) for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties after United States President Donald ...

MANILA – A restive volcano in the central Philippines spewed a column of ash as high as 4.5 km (2.8 miles) into the sky on Monday morning, prompting authorities to raise the alert level at Mount ...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and judge of “Drag Race: Philippines,” Jiggly Caliente, has died. She was 44. Caliente had been suffering from complications due to a severe infection, and as a ...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star and judge of “Drag Race: Philippines,” Jiggly Caliente, has died. She was 44. Caliente had been suffering from complications due to a severe infection, and as a result, had ...

I HAD thought the International Criminal Court's (ICC) case against former president Rodrigo Duterte was nonsense and would be immediately thrown to the dustbin. After all, how could the ICC try a ...

BATAN ISLAND, Philippines, April 27, (AP): The US military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher for the first time on Batan Island in the Philippines, as Marines unloaded the high-precision ...