MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it is planning to issue a directive urging golf courses in Metro Manila to use recycled water, among other conservation measures, to help mitigate the effects of El Niño. Environment Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna made the statement during a Palace press briefing on

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will build three rainwater impounding facilities (RIFs) in Manila to help mitigate flooding in the capital. MMDA Chair Atty. Don Artes and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of nature-based solutions in the city. The agreement covers the

MANILA, Philippines — The year-end balances of Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio’s Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) account at its Davao R. Magsaysay branch from 2022 to 2025 were unveiled Tuesday during the impeachment trial of his wife, Vice President Sara Duterte. Prosecution counsel Atty. James Alih presented LBP R. Magsaysay Branch Manager Raquel dela

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) attempted to “forcibly” bring former Davao City information officer Jeffrey Tupas to Manila in exchange for money and other promises, Vice President Sara Duterte said Tuesday. Tupas was among the individuals mentioned by former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr., who claimed he delivered suitcases filled with

A 12-week-old baby's catastrophic head and brain injuries were consistent with him being thrown forcibly to the floor, a murder trial has heard.

DAVAO CITY — Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday called on the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to make public the video of dismissed policeman Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. undergoing a lie detector test to dispel doubts about whether the examination was actually conducted. Duterte said she had no problem undergoing a polygraph examination herself, responding

Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care, at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, where dozens of local parents attended.

Victoria boasts about being home to Australia’s sports and arts capital. We explore what it needs to do to retain this status and attract more international visitors.

The American journalist and bestselling author on the sexy – and unsexy – sides of her craft. Plus: the special superpower that helps someone become a writer.

Four months after a $1.5 million bailout, the not-for-profit paid more than $65,000 to find an interim chief executive. Then it appointed someone already inside the organisation.

Jack Dunn appeared in Joondalup Magistrates Court on Tuesday to face several charges over a head-on crash in Wanneroo on Sunday.

A new centre for sick children at Westmead is being named after Australia’s richest person – and some medical staff are not happy.

One punnet of strawberries contained a chemical at nearly 10 times the legal limit, according to supermarket testing conducted across Australia.

Ministers are planning to hand sweeping powers to private firms who stump up the cash for road building and maintenance projects.

MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag asserted on Tuesday that it was former Davao City chief information officer Jefry Tupas who actually brought out that there were threats to his life—and not the bureau’s agents. Matibag said this in response to Tupas’ recent statement, alleging that the NBI “initiated efforts”

Republicans are desperate to save the US Senate seat in South Carolina formerly held by the late Lindsey Graham.

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Three men, tagged as high-value drug suspects, were arrested with an estimated P764,000 shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Estefania, in Amulung, Cagayan on Monday. Police Major Sharon Mallillin, Cagayan Valley regional police information officer, said the police arrested two butchers aged 48 and 32 and a 45-year-old Chinese translator, all

A six-foot crazed Atlanta man violently followed, assaulted and robbed a Georgia State University student in broad daylight while bystanders watched.

Donald Trump hauled his ever-present aide Natalie Harp on stage at a Nebraska rally on Monday night and likened her to a game show model in front of a roaring crowd.

Former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker said Reform UK's education spokesperson Suella Braverman was wrong despite her justification that her parents were born abroad.

Seven armed people jumped out of two stolen cars and fired 84 bullets into four occupied homes on a residential street in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ILIGAN CITY — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) warned that some 230,000 scholarship slots will not be available next year due to a cut in the agency’s proposed 2027 budget. Tesda Secretary Francisco “Kiko” Benitez said the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), which the Office of the President submitted to Congress, provided

President Donald Trump's approval rating is stuck at the lowest level it has ever been.

Oregon Democrat lawmaker Paul Evans has blamed his struggle with PTSD after he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk at twice the legal limit and crashing into a stop sign.

Laura Trott said the Conservatives would ban teachers from discussing contested beliefs in the classroom such as 'white privilege' and that people can change their biological sex.

Inside the hulking concrete edifice of the J Edgar Hoover building in downtown Washington, the nation's most experienced federal agents are paralyzed by fear.

Carla Georgescu's body was found on February 5, on what would have been her 20th birthday, at Ribble Hall, a student accommodation block on the University of Lancashire.

The construction company owners Dave and Joshua Onofrio said that the stones were moved from the site and the bodies are in a local cemetery.

MANILA, Philippines—Uswag Ilonggo Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in one of his graft cases before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. The lawmaker, who personally pleaded during the arraignment and pretrial proceedings, is accused of violating Section 3(h) of Republic Act No. 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The provision prohibits

Spokane County Animal Protection Services urged people with information about the owner to contact the police after they put the elderly in foster care.