Philippines News Headlines

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – Murder charges have been filed against the suspected gunman in the killing earlier this month of a female forestry specialist of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Cagayan. 

MANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is confident that average inflation would fall within the three-percent to five-percent target set by monetary authorities for this year and next year despite the soaring oil prices.

MANILA, Philippines - Members of the prosecution team of the House of Representatives yesterday told the Senate impeachment court that they are dropping three of the charges under the Articles of Impeachment against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

The trouble with Pres. Noynoy Aquino (and his rumored girlfriend Grace Lee) is the same as the trouble with Dr. Vicki Belo (and her beloved “backsliding”[?] boyfriend Hayden Kho).

BEVERLY HILLS, California – Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. both realize almost every boxing fan wishes Floyd Mayweather Jr. had been standing next to Pacquiao at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday invoked executive privilege when a senator-judge asked if she received information that Chief Justice Renato C. Corona used his position to influence the Supreme Court en banc in deciding to issue a temporary restraining order against the travel ban on former President Gloria …

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday sued before the Department of Justice a couple of traders and their Customs brokers for attempting to smuggle P38 million worth laboratory equipment and P17.6 million worth of illegal drugs.

A new patent filing by Google may hint at plans to port its Android operating system for mobile devices to desktop and notebook computers, a patent enthusiast site said.

Philippine stocks slipped in active trading Wednesday, failing market expectations of touching the 5,000 mark on the main index.

Brand pages on Google’s social network Google+ are growing faster than those on micro-blogging service Twitter —but still not as fast as social networking king Facebook, a social marketing site said.

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The Philippines has pledged to contribute US$500 million to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) latest lending facility aimed at addressing crises such as volatility in the eurozone.

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Someone asked me why I've thrown my support behind the Philippine president's public indictment of Chief Justice Renato Corona and call for the people to voice their sentiments through some kind of People Power when there's an impeachment going on.

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The chairman of state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) on Wednesday denied allegations made by an owner of US-based casino giant Wynn Resorts that he had received undue perks and favours from a Japanese businessman.

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Saturday said the law on the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines expired in December "with little progress."

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Recent developments in US-Philippine relations should evoke concern among citizens of the Philippines and their representatives in Congress.

MANILA, Philippines - The City of Tagum comes alive with festival colors, marching artists and cheering supporters as the 11th Musikahan sa Tagum Festival opens.