Just In Philippines

Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade has offered to resign as spokesperson of the contr...

A video has gone viral online about a man coolly eating his chicken meal in a restaurant – even as the eating house was being robbed by an a...

Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo had dinner and a selfie with Hollywood director Cyrus Nowrasteh before departing the US the next...

Some 348 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the United Arab Emirates have arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAI...

Dubai Police is getting the public involved in its activities by offering prizes worth AED25,000 for their suggestions on dealing with commo...

The coronavirus pandemic scenario is witnessing the majority of smartphone users gravitating towards social media with 74% of Filipinos usin...

Two separate road accidents attributed to speeding and distracted driving have injured four people in Dubai on Wednesday. The first accident...

Current World Boxing Council Champion Boxer Nonito Donaire has cancelled his all-Filipino bantamweight unification clash against World Boxin...

Actor Arjo Atayde on Tuesday turned over the service vehicles he donated to the Quezon City government. On its social media pages, the QC Go...

The UAE Hope Probe – the first Arab interplanetary probe has captured the first images of Mars’ ‘Discrete Aurora’. His Highness Sheikh Moham...

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, (SEHA) has opened a new COVID-19 drive-through services center in Al Manhal area in Abu Dhabi. The new ce...

The first day of Eid Al Adha is likely to fall on July 20, according to the International Astronomical Centre. Mohammad Odeh, Chairman of th...

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said the Health Department is willing to cooperate with any corruption probe following Sen...

UNITLIFE, the United Nations trust fund dedicated to countering chronic malnutrition, was officially launched yesterday on the sidelines of ...

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday hinted to retire from politics adding that he has no plans to vie for presidency. Drilon...

Netizens are wondering whether there’s a brewing relationship between John Lloyd Cruz and Katrina Halili. It comes after the Kapuso actress ...

Alwyn Uytingco has asked for forgiveness from his estranged wife, actress Jennica Garcia for his mistakes. The actor took to Instagram to ex...

Authorities have rescued wild animals from illegal wildlife trade in Dubai. Dubai Police sent the rescued fox and finger-sized monkey to Dub...

Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian has issued a suspension order for the business operations of a factory that paid a worker with five and...

Filipina radio operators are being trained as “Angels of the Sea” to vocally bring peace and rules-based order to the maritime environment i...

Filipino health workers vaccinated with China-made Sinovac have not been affected by COVID-19, unlike in Indonesia which reported deaths of ...

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) has announced a new service for residents and companies to manage and follo...

DUBAI: An Ethiopian gang was nabbed by Dubai Police, after they robbed a Filipina employee of AED160,000 that she had encashed in a bank for...

DUBAI: One of the two repatriation flights from the UAE to Manila is expected to take off today, June 30. The other repatriation flight is s...

MANILA: The sulfur dioxide coming from the Taal Volcano has reached Metro Manila and other nearby provinces. “Sa ating mga datos na kalalaba...

DUBAI: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced that it has started inoculating pregnant women against COVID-19. All DHA vaccination c...

Pope Francis joins the Filipino people in mourning the death of former President Noynoy Aquino III. In a statement sent to Malacañang, the P...

The Philippine government has decided to relax the quarantine rules for fully vaccinated individuals entering the country from low-risk coun...

The Philippine government, through the Department of Labor and Employment’s Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (DOLE-AKAP) program has provided one-ti...

House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez has hinted that President Rodrigo Duterte is the strongest candidate for the Vice Presidential race i...

Etihad Airways has extended flight suspensions from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier said rest...

The Inter-Agency Task Force and the Cebu Provincial Government maintain the status quo for protocols for returning overseas Filipino workers...

The latest surge of coronavirus infections is pushing Indonesia to the edge of catastrophe as the highly contagious Delta variant continues ...

The office of Vice President Leni Robredo has received the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit for the third straight year. Th...

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has asked the the national Interagency Task Force (IATF) to allow Cebu to apply 7-day quarantine for returnin...

The sole on-site hotel at the Dubai Expo 2020 has started accepting bookings three months before the much-awaited event. The Rove Expo 2020,...

A 19-year-old Emirati was killed in a road crash in Ras Al Khaimah on Monday morning. Ras Al Khaimah Police said the driver was swerving whe...

Netizens were touched when they saw pictures of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler...

Several OFWs in the UAE have put the safety of their loved ones in the Philippines as another personal sacrifice over their desires to go ho...

The Department of Foreign Affairs reported that some 1,920 overseas Filipinos became part of the government repatriation from the United Ara...

OFWs in the UAE have once again pleaded with local government authorities to allow them to return home. Many of these OFWs stated that they ...

Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao maintained an unaffected attitude amid the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against him in California, as he ...

OFWs express that it’s better for the Philippine government and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to just set a specific time frame and dat...

OFWs expressed dismay over the IATF’s decision to extend the travel ban for another 15 days, until July 15. OFWs and netizens from the Faceb...

Filipino-American transgender woman Kataluna Enriquez has become the first transgender woman competing for the title of Miss USA. The 27-yea...

Dubai Police nabbed two unemployed Africans after they lured an Asian man with the bait of “massage by a woman” and stealing his money amoun...

The Mohammad bin Rashid Centre for Islamic Culture stated that 2,027 Dubai residents from different nationalities have embraced Islam this y...

A UAE company is highlighting its CEO for One Month programme, in which an interning student can become ‘CEO’ for one month with a salary of...

A Filipino family is hoping for a miracle amid the search for their missing relatives in the Florida condominium that collapsed last week. B...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched economic p...

Over 600,000 food packs have been delivered in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan under the UAE’s 100 Million Meals campaign. Nearly 3,1...

Some establishments and public spaces across Abu Dhabi will be limited to individuals who are vaccinated against COVID-19. The Abu Dhabi Eme...

Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez said that another batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will arrive on June 29, Tuesday. In a Monday briefing, Galv...

Some establishments and public spaces across Abu Dhabi will be limited to individuals who are vaccinated against COVID-19. The Abu Dhabi Eme...

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued a challenge to Senator Manny Pacquiao over the latter’s claims that the current administration is more ...

The Department of Health (DOH) is in favor of retaining the existing travel ban imposed by the Philippine government on seven countries incl...

The Philippine government has extended the travel restrictions on seven countries until July 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and D...

The Philippine Embassy in the UAE has opened its doors for the diplomatic community to sign the Condolence Book for the late president Benig...

Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were intercepted by officers of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) bound for Saudi Arabia as domestic helpe...

TOMS Middle East Sustainability Drive is back! ⁠ By recycling your pre-owned shoes at their Shoe Sustainability Event, TOMS hopes to positiv...

Guam has opened its doors to offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign travelers, to boost its pandemic-hit tourism. Officials on Monday launched t...

The recent spike in COVID-19 deaths in UAE in the past week has been attributed by the country’s health sector to the spread of viral varian...

The whole of Italy became a mask-free, “low-risk” zone for coronavirus Monday as some countries begin to tighten restrictions due to spread ...

The Department of Health (DOH) is now investigating the circulating video online of a vaccine recipient who did not get the proper vaccine a...

EDE Covid-19 scanners have been installed in shopping malls, some residential areas, and all land and air entry points in Abu Dhabi to detec...

The Department of Health is now investigating the circulating video online of a vaccine recipient who did not get the proper vaccine after t...

The UAE government has advised residents to take both doses of vaccine before traveling abroad this summer. Dr. Farida Al Hosani, the offici...

At least 17 people were nabbed by authorities for intruding the Sharjah’s nature reserves and violating measures enforced to protect the sit...

Abu Dhabi Court ordered five young men to sweep the streets in the emirate as punishment for reckless driving. A court handed down a verdict...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the plans...

The Philippines ranked sixth among the top countries globally that often tweet about esports and gaming, according to 2021 data by Twitter G...

The Philippine government has so far administered 10,065,414 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the National Task Force (NTF) Against ...

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon asserted on Sunday that the death of former President Noynoy Aquino III could reshape the 2022 nation...

The Indonesian government has honored the successful efforts of the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi (JTFT) troopers when they rescued four of its...

The Philippine government received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday night. The 249,600 doses arrived at the Nin...

Russia officially registered its fourth vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik Light, state-run RT reported on Friday. The one-dose vaccine will ...

Abu Dhabi Court ordered five young men to sweep the streets in the emirate as punishment for reckless driving. A court handed down a verdict...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) released an advisory on Monday saying that they have monitored volcanic sm...

A total of 591,063 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been repatriated by the Philippine government from March 2020 to June 22 this year,...

More than half of students among schools in Dubai have begun attending their classes in person since the campuses resumed holding classes in...

The deadly Delta variant has been found in one in three cases among the COVID-19 affected people in the UAE, according to the UAE health aut...

Filipina R&B artist Dia Mate’s debut EP — “Don’t Quote Me” — is shaping up to be a summer hit in the Philippines. The EP, which was rele...

The World Health Organization has urged all people to wear masks — including those who are fully vaccinated – while maintaining social dista...

As many as 12,234 Overseas Filipinos (OFs) have recovered from COVID-19, according to the latest data from Department of Foreign Affairs (DF...

Overseas Filipinos, who became victims of illegal recruitment and trafficking in Syria, have been repatriated by the Philippine government r...

Comedian Ate Gay said he was thankful for the financial help he has received from Vice Ganda, Ogie Diaz, and fellow comedians when he suffer...

Sharjah has announced it will reduce the number of worshippers allowed in some mosques across the Emirate starting this week. The emirate’s ...

Behind every young Filipino star are their enthusiastic and supportive family who serves as the wind beneath their wings. Peter Rosalita, a ...

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday took a swipe on President Rodrigo Duterte’s style of leadership which she points out as an ineffective...

The Philippines is expected to attain herd immunity in Metro Manila and eight economic hubs by Christmas if the highly transmissible Delta v...

Five people were killed after a hot-air balloon crashed into a power line in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday. The incident occurred aro...

UAE flag carrier Emirates has announced the suspension of flights from Pakistan to Dubai will remain “until further notice.” Responding to a...

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has echoed the calls to allow Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Health Care Workers (HCWs), who have...

The UAE anti-narcotics forces seized over 18,000 kilograms of narcotics and prohibited substances and conducted 6,973 arrests related to ant...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the restru...

Kapamilya actress Maris Racal says she’s unbothered with netizens commenting on the age gap with her boyfriend OPM icon Rico Blanco. Racal, ...

Taiwan on Saturday reported its first domestically transmitted case of the highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19. This has prompted th...

India has now reported the first death from the “Delta Plus” variant of COVID-19. India is starting to reopen after a deadly second wave of ...

The UAE government’s national vaccination drive has reached another milestone of administering 15 million doses. The vaccination figure so f...

Oman’s Ministry of Health will soon be restarting its drive-through vaccination program as well as its “home vaccination” initiative for the...

A group video chat option has been added by messaging chat app Telegram to its mobile and desktop apps, after the platform highlighted bring...

Kuwait became the hottest place on planet earth when it recorded the world’s highest temperature in the world for this year with 53.2°C. Ame...

The skies over Abu Dhabi this year be witnessing a fireworks extravaganza during the first three days of the Eid Al Adha holidays, which is ...

A new community initiative called “Wasfat” – meaning prescriptions in Arabic — has been launched by the UAE government to help blind and dea...

The Philippines ranked 67th among 151 global economies, according to the 2021 edition of the Elite Quality Index (EQx) by Singapore Manageme...

The flight ban from June 25 on domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia has affected about 1,000 families in Hong Kong, who are n...

Covaxin — Indian company Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine — has been chosen by the Philippines’ food and drug agency for emergency use, Foo...

It was a happy moment in the life of Darlene Sofia Cuevas of Winnipeg, Manitoba, when she won a prestigious $100,000 scholarship from Schuli...

Filipina actress and beauty queen Megan Young’s popularity is soaring high with her latest fan following numbering over one million. “Thank ...

The death of former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III witnessed Filipino artists making caricatures and various forms of art in his memo...

Health authorities in Australia’s most populous state is scrambling to prevent the spread of cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to the highly ...

LuLu Hypermarket’s popular “Let’s Connect” promotion was officially inaugurated today by Mr. Ashraf Ali M.A., Executive Director of LuLu Gro...

Some friends of former President Noynoy Aquino disclosed that he was preparing for a kidney transplant before he died on June 24. Former pub...

After confirming that President Rodrigo Duterte has already received his second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine, Presidential spokesman Harry ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said the UAE Government places the hi...

Russia officially registered its fourth vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik Light, state-run RT reported on Friday. Sputnik Light deploys just...

Former President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III was laid to rest at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Paranaque on Saturday, June 26. Aquino’s f...

June 12 turned out to be a lucky day for the staff of a Londonderry restaurant in New Hampshire, when a diner ‘knowingly’ left a whopping $1...

People who have taken one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can enter malls, restaurants, cafes, gyms and salons from June 27 in Kuwait The Kuwai...

A Filipino-American who out for a walk on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California with his son was reportedly asked to leave the area b...

As many as 30,000 seafarers have been deployed abroad in May by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), and this figure is...

Filipino singer Ali Young launched her debut single ‘Craving’ as the latest artist who highlighted her music in an unconventional way. The 2...

The Aries Group in the UAE has introduced a policy of not giving employment to anyone who accepts or gives dowry, CEO Sohan Roy said while a...

Investigators have discovered remains of 761 people, comprised mostly of indigenous children, at a former Indigenous school in Saskatchewan,...

Global dirty money watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) included Philippines, and three more countries its “grey list” of countries u...

More than 7,000 taxi and bus drivers were inoculated against COVID-19 in Abu Dhabi according to the emirate’s Integrated Transport Centre (I...

Radio station DWIZ has issued an apology to the Aquino family after one of its guests, Attorney Larry Gadon, claimed that the late President...

Many Filipinos who wish to become officers at the Philippine National Police (PNP) have long disregarded their dreams to serve their peopl...

The remains of a 42-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Dubai early this month has been repatriated last June 24. Marilyn Na...

Basketball star James Yap has offered his condolences to the Aquino family over the passing of his former brother-in-law, the late President...

The longtime driver of former President Noynoy Aquino, Nory Mariano, recalled his final moments before the former president passed away on J...

Dozens were feared to have been killed after an apartment complex partially collapsed in Miami-Dade County, Florida, early morning of Thursd...

President Rodrigo Duterte has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This was confirmed by the head of the Presidential Security Group, Jes...

As the summer temperatures continue to heat up, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) noted that it continues to conduct a series of clou...

As many as seven people were injured in five road accidents in barely two days with the reasons mainly being speeding and failure to maintai...

Foreign travelers will be allowed to enter Egypt without taking the PCR test – only if they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the...

Qatari citizens and expatriates, including Filipinos, heaved a sigh of relief as the deadline to exchange old currency notes has been extend...