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Not everyone welcomes  bridge project to Boracay

ILOILO CITY—The municipal government of Malay in Aklan province has yet to receive a formal…

Artist carves faces of the dead onto bread

EL ALTO, BOLIVIA—During the “Day of the Dead” celebrations in late October until early November,…

AFP to MILF factions: End fight or face Army

COTABATO CITY—The Armed Forces of the Philippines leadership in Central Mindanao has warned the warring…

US says N. Korean troops ready for Ukraine combat

WASHINGTON—The United States said Thursday that up to 8,000 North Korean troops have reached Russia’s…

ADB allots $100B for climate projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest as much as $100 billion in climate-related…

Our unsafe country

In June 1985, 54 percent of Filipinos surveyed nationwide said people in their neighborhood were…

Fighting storms for the long term

“Ano ang kwentong Kristine mo?” Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past…

US election jitters pull down PSEi

Anxiety over the upcoming US elections dragged the bourse below the 7,200 level on Thursday,…

At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever

TOKYO — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the…

Shells to surfboards: How wildlife adapts to plastic

BANGKOK – A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan’s Okinawa, carrying its home…