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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the suspension of classes on July 24 in Metro Manila — a move sought to ensure the safety of the public against Tropical Storm Egay and to alleviate the effects of the scheduled transport strike.

The Quezon City government said it has issued a permit to the progressive group Bayan, authorizing them to hold a protest along Commonwealth Avenue during the State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24.

Tokyo will suggest the idea to the International Energy Agency, the outlet has said  

Japan is planning to create a global strategic natural gas reserve to guard against energy crunches such as the one that hit the EU and its allies last year, Bloomberg reported this week.

Tokyo's plan will be presented t

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation 297, effectively lifting the state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines — effectively revoking various orders, memoranda, etc. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Footage smuggled out of the scam centres shows electrocutions, beatings and people being handcuffed and blindfolded, as rumours swirl of organ harvesting – and much more ‘going under the radar’.

July 22, 2023 1:50 PM

The exercise equipment, weighing about 200kg, fell on him and broke his neck.

Before his death, Uvaraja Gopal detailed in a Facebook post what he said was a toxic work culture and added that he had sought help but was shunned.

Mark Lin has matched some 1,000 couples in 31 years, in a business viewed by some critics as akin to human trafficking.

July 22, 2023 12:55 PM

The frontman of the British band also kissed his male bandmate onstage.

July 22, 2023 12:55 PM

Organisers said the band did not comply with local performance guidelines.

The British singer criticised Malaysia’s anti- LGBT laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald at a music festival in Kuala Lumpur.

July 22, 2023 12:00 PM

Eyes are on when long-time PM Hun Sen is expected to pass the mantle on to his son Hun Manet.

PAGASA reported on Saturday that Tropical Storm Egay has slightly intensified and that wind signals are expected to be hoisted soon in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas.

PAGASA reported on Saturday that Egay has further intensified into tropical storm as the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas brace for a possible hoisting of tropical cyclone wind signals.

July 22, 2023 11:45 AM

The Independence-class littoral combat ship was commissioned at a ceremony at an Australian naval base on Sydney Harbour.

July 22, 2023 11:15 AM

Local media said the special treatment resulted in extended waiting times for other passengers.

The state weather bureau said that Tropical Depression Egay continues to move west northwestward while maintaining its strength and with tropical cyclone wind signals possibly being hoisted on Saturday.

More than half of the country’s police force have rejected the proposed five percent contribution for their pension being pushed by the government’s economic managers, the Philippine National Police said.

From Shwe Kokko to KK Park, a slew of brutal criminal enterprises now dot the Moei River at the Thai border, where unsuspecting victims from around the globe are trafficked, tortured and forced to defraud strangers online.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 8 the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay to Alert Level 3 after it showed an “increased tendency towards a hazardous eruption.”