MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines confirmed Monday its first swine flu-related death – a 49-year-old woman who died from congestive heart failure but who also tested positive for the H1N1 virus….

MANILA, Philippines – If she is serious in getting the job done as new drug czar, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo should prioritize the coordination of government agencies involved in the fight agai…

KERENGPANGI, Indonesia (AP) — A gold miner stands waist-deep in a polluted pond, dumps a capful of mercury into a bucket of ore and mixes it in with his bare hands.

MANILA, Philippines – The De La Salle College of Saint Benilde (CSB) on Tuesday said it is conducting random drug testing in light of the recent arrest, and subsequent release, of suspected drug peddl…

MANILA, Philippines — Of the 99,754 illegal drug cases filed from 2003 to end of 2008, only 22 percent were resolved, while 78 percent remain unresolved, Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairman Vicente …

MANILA, Philippines — A resolution directing the committee on justice and human rights in the Senate to look into the alleged bribery scandal involving prosecutors of the Department of Justice has be…

MANILA, Philippines – Shortly after taking over the reins of the government’s anti-drug efforts, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday ordered authorities to conduct random drug testing in …

(Updated 1:26 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday said she will act as the government's anti-drug czar in the wake of the "Alabang Boys" controversy. A repo...

Several years back, he helped his father manage the family’s 8.7-hectare mango plantation with trees that were about 15 years old. After managing the farm for several years, they concluded that mang…

KERENGPANGI, Indonesia (AP) — A gold miner stands waist-deep in a polluted pond, dumps a capful of mercury into a bucket of ore and mixes it in with his bare hands.