MANILA, Philippines -- Filipinos can survive economic hardships and other obstacles in life in 2009 if they continue to believe in themselves and promote teamwork, Vice President Noli de Castro said. ...

OTTAWA — The Canadian ambassador in Manila is pressing police in the Philippines for a full autopsy and a transparent investigation into the death of a young Canadian woman working as a chef at a re...

A bomb hidden in a motorcycle taxi exploded at a checkpoint in the volatile southern Philippines, killing its driver and heightening a security alarm amid fears of Muslim rebel attacks, officials said...

MANILA, Philippines - The “fullest extent of the law” should fall on those who would indiscriminately fire their guns on New Year’s Eve even if they belong to the military and police...

MANILA, Philippines - Flashfloods and landslides looms as two low pressure areas (LPA) were spotted in Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather forecasters said Wednesday afternoon. The Philippine A...

MANILA, Philippines - In 2009, Philippine efforts to fight malaria will get a needed shot in the arm with a P144-million aid from the Australian government. The Australian embassy said Wednesday th...

MANILA, Philippines--The government should postpone the implementation of a law that would punish revenue collectors who fail to meet targets because of the global financial crisis that is expected to...

MANILA, Philippines--Dismayed by the "toothless version" of the expired Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program pushed by Congress, a lawmaker intends to test the sincerity of his colleagues who claim t...

MANILA, Philippines--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she was praying for peace, progress and prosperity for the nation in 2009, in the face of the global financial crisis. In her New Year's mes...

MANILA, Philippines--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo remains "serious" in working for peace with rebel groups, but not at the expense of the Constitution and the rule of law, Malacanang said Wednesd...