Without ransom, Aussie would have been killed by Easter, says Basilan vice governor
By Niña P. Calleja
The freed Australian kidnap victim Warren Rodwell arrived in Manila on Monday afternoon, for rest and a medical check-up, according to officials.

The freed Australian kidnap victim Warren Rodwell arrived in Manila on Monday afternoon, for rest and a medical check-up, according to officials.

The top official of a company which supplies industrial products to Southeast Asia was found dead in his hotel room in Makati City Monday morning.

Sulu Sultan Bantilan Esmail Kiram II defended President Benigno Aquino III on Monday, saying his administration has never abandoned them.

It’s getting more fun for the Philippines. The Philippines has become one of the “rising stars in emerging market economies” in travel and tourism as its standing in the world rose by 12 notches, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013.

A team of marine scientists and divers from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) left for the Tubbataha Reefs Thursday to assess the damage caused by the grounding of a US warship there a week ago.

Mali, the Manila Zoo’s only elephant, has been undergoing tests at the Bureau of the Animal Industry to determine if she is fit to be transferred to a sanctuary in Thailand as animal welfare advocates want.

Are food products for US troops in the Philippines covered by the Visiting Forces Agreement and should they be exempt from quarantine inspection?