WHAT is the single most important thing to Filipinos during Christmas? Is it hosting a lavish Noche Buena feast? Going ...

A drinks menu caught my attention last Dec. 2 during chef Miko Calo’s AVEC Series at Makati Shangri-La’s Sage Bar, which ran ...

In the nine days before Christmas, the predominantly Catholic Philippines begins its traditional novena of daily dawn Masses ...

For Catholics, who make up nearly 80 percent of the Filipino population, another uniquely Filipino Christmas tradition is the practice of Simbang Gabi, nine days of masses at dawn through ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume and superhot streams of ...

The Philippine economy is forecast to accelerate to 5.8% growth in 2024 from 5.5% last year and to 5.9% in 2025. Growth is expected to be driven by strong household consumption, sustained strength in ...

A plume of hot ash and gases up to 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) high forced residents to seek shelter after a volcano in the Philippines erupted on Monday. There were no immediate reports of ...

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash. The women were ...

MANILA-Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte was hit with a second impeachment complaint on Dec 4, as she faces probes over an alleged death threat against President Ferdinand Marcos and use of ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in a news conference on Dec 2 that the submarine’s presence in his nation’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is very concerning. “Any intrusion ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese military helicopter harassed Filipino fishing boats at Iroquois (Rozul) Reef last week by hovering dangerously low above them — the first such maneuver against ...