Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said that the reported number of injuries caused by firecrackers dropped by 34 percent as of morning of December 31, 2007, compared with last year’s …

MATANAO, Davao del Sur, Philippines — Firecrackers stored in some stalls inside the annex public market here worsened the fire that hit the area early morning Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection sa…

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of the trial of suspected Indonesian terrorists from Zamboanga City to Quezon City. In a two-page resolution, the high court’s second …

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists will get to enjoy a post-Christmas gift up to midnight of January 6 as Eastern Petroleum Corp. extends by another week its offer of a P1-a-liter discount on gasoline p…

MANILA, Philippines–Philippine Air Force Chief Lt. Gen. Horacio Tolentino has decided to retire a month early to give Malaca ang a wider berth in choosing his successor. Tolentino wrote higher headqu…

MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang said it would stay focused on running the economy rather than engage in choosing its bet for the 2010 presidential race. Deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez m…

Manila, Philippines — Police and investigating agents looking into the Christmas eve murder of Davao City broadcaster Fernando “Batman” Lintuan shouldn’t be from this southern Philippine city, the Na…

MANILA, Philippines — The military’s propaganda and humanitarian efforts have resulted in the weakened mass support for communist insurgents throughout the country, officials said Monday. Proof of wh…

Bocaue (AP): A fire on Monday destroyed nine firecracker stalls north of Manila, injuring at least three people and sparking panic among shoppers making last-minute purchases of firecrackers to welcom…

Manila – A series of explosions ripped through stalls selling firecrackers in separate incidents in the Philippines on Monday, triggering fires and injuring three people, police said. At least 20 fire…