At least 15,000 protesters, including two former Philippine presidents, have rallied in Manila, calling for President Gloria Arroyo’s resignation over a controversial corruption scandal. Former presi…

Amid the political crisis buffeting the Philippines, civil society groups would gather in a conference to promote good governance in addressing the environment and health concerns, The Population, Hea…

MAKATI, Philippines – Four persons said to be staff of detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV were arrested in Makati City and held at the Southern Police District (SPD) headquarters Friday night. Radi…

MANILA, Philippines – Movie actress Susan Roces, the widow of Fernando Poe Jr who lost to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the 1998 presidential election, was conspicuously absent at the interfait…

MANILA, Philippines – The National Statistics Office (NSO) will release in March the official count of the Philippine population based on the census conducted in August 2007. According to the NSO, …

Pro- and anti-Arroyo demonstrators wrapped up their respective rallies in Makati and Quezon Cities at 8 p.m. Friday, even as Army forces in Fort Bonifacio remained on full alert. Radio dzBB reporte…

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Friday night heaved a sigh of relief after the Philippine National Police declared the interfaith rally in Makati City as “peaceful.” Police said the numb…

Three out of four Metro Manilans (71%) disapproved of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s performance and “almost the same percentage (76%) distrust” the chief executive, a new Pulse Asia Survey …

MANILA, Philippines — Below are the top 10 test-takers of the Master Plumber Licensure Examination: 1. Marlon Lanuzo Milla, Ateneo de Naga University — 79.60 2. Joseph Jacques Tandog Baldoza, Univer…

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-three out of 142 test-takers have passed the Master Plumber Licensure Examination given by the Board for Master Plumbers in Manila and Legazpi this February, the Professio…