Two show business talents, both minors, on Friday filed child abuse charges against their manager, Annabelle Rama, for allegedly making them work beyond 40 hours a week, thus interfering with their studies.
A Filipino maid in Saudi Arabia ran away from the household where she was employed after she was raped by her employer, a policeman.
Manuel “Nonoy” Gamboa was only 56 years old when he decided to retire from his job as senior executive assistant to the president of San Miguel Packaging Products.
Armed robbers robbed a recruitment firm of P1.3 million in payroll money and other valuables early Friday morning in Quezon City.
The Makati government will formally introduce to the public “Bantay,” the city’s mascot for responsible pet ownership, on Sunday at the Ayala Triangle Park, part of the city’s activities marking World Animal and World Rabies Day.
Five men wearing ski masks and armed with guns and knives chased a teenage street gang member to his neighbor’s house where they cornered and killed him Friday in Manila.
US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, a prominent Al-Qaeda chief described by US officials as “the most significant risk” to the United States, was killed on Friday in what was called a “significant blow.”
A Marine officer on Friday said foreigners believed to be Malaysians were among the gunmen that soldiers fought back in an attack on a Marine camp in Sulu last Sunday and in what could be a validation of reports that local terrorists have merged with the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). One of the [...]
SAN PEDRO, Laguna—Local authorities in Sibuyan promised to develop projects that will generate employment for residents who have lost their jobs after the government ordered a stop to mining exploration on the island. As an alternative to mining, the government is boosting tourism to keep its economy afloat, said San Fernando town Mayor Dindo Rios [...]
BAGUIO CITY—Poorly managed repairs of national roads here have not only caused traffic flow to slow down to a crawl. Bad roads have also disrupted garbage collection, which Baguio has tried to improve since its decommissioned dump collapsed last month, killing six people, at the height of Typhoon “Mina.” On Wednesday, barangay officials complained that [...]
ILOILO CITY—While tourists best remember Boracay for its white sand beach and clear, shallow waters, they’re also not likely to forget its noisy and smoke-belching tricycles, the resort island’s main mode of transportation. Things are likely to change soon, although tricycles would remain to be Boracay’s kings of the road. The town council of Malay, [...]
She is a mosaic artist with a cause. Millie Kilayko has painstakingly put together tiny tile pieces of different shapes and hues to make 1,000 crucifixes, which are six to 14 inches in size. And she is doing this for the love of children. The crosses are being sold at the “Art for Change” booth [...]
DAVAO CITY—Workers at one of Mindanao’s biggest radio networks have filed a notice of strike at the Department of Labor and Employment office here to press for a P75 increase in daily pay through a collective bargaining agreement that was left hanging after the workers’ union and management reached a deadlock on Sept. 23. Martin [...]
