MANILA, Philippines – Nothing that poverty remains to be one of the top reasons why very few Filipinos have access to justice, the Supreme Court has started implementing the “Access to Justice f…

MANILA, Philippines – The agriculture department on Monday downplayed reports of an impending food crisis, saying that only about three percent of this year's agricultural production – about P5 bi…

MANILA, Philippines – A social welfare official said Monday that Aklan was the hardest-hit area by typhoon 'Frank' and urged newly-crowned lightweight champion Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquia…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A local woodcarver was convicted Monday of killing a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer who disappeared while hiking solo in the northern Philippines’ famed mountainside rice terra…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say heavy rains have triggered a landslide that killed at least four people and injured 26 others in the central Philippines. Estrellita Escanan, the Offic…

MANILA, Philippines – Barely two days after showing "sympathy" with victims of the MV Princess of the Stars tragedy, ship owner Sulpicio Lines found itself at the receiving end of curses by victims&#3…

PHILIPPINES: June 30, 2008 SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines – The Philippines halted a search for hundreds of bodies feared trapped inside a capsized passenger ferry on Friday after authorities learnt th…

MANILA, Philippines – Gasoline prices have now topped P60 per liter and, if the current pace of adjustment continues, will likely be near P70 by August. Diesel, by the same reckoning, could go up t…

MANILA, Philippines – A week after pummeling wide areas of the country, the toll from typhoon Frank (international code name: Fensheng) continued to rise Sunday, according to the National Disaster Coo…

MANILA, Philippines – Congressional inquiries have been set surrounding a sunken passenger vessel and related issues. The House of Representatives will conduct an inquiry on maritime policies, Spea…