MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago called the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) a nest of syndicates worse than the Bureau of Customs, causing electricity rates to remain high despite the passage of a law seeking to bring them down seven years ago.

MANILA, Philippines -- More than 50 private elementary schools in Metro Manila are seeking to increase their tuition when the school year opens in June, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines -- His surname in the Visayan vernacular may mean "simple," but there is nothing simple about the role played by Lieutenant General Alexander Yano, the incoming Armed Forces chief of staff, in the military campaign against the communist and Muslim rebels.

MANILA, Philippines -- Armed with white roses and guitars, at least 10 farmers from Negros Occidental sought the help of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in resolving the eight-year old land dispute with the Arroyos.

MANILA, Philippines -- The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on both the House of Representatives and the Senate to ensure a follow-up on the recommendations of a United Nations special envoy on resolving the extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the country.

MANILA, Philippines -- Traffic along Ayala Avenue will be rerouted starting 11 a.m. Friday to make way for the Grand Parade, one of the highlights of the month-long celebration of Makati City’s 338th Foundation Day.

MANILA, Philippines -- Once again, the slow paper work in the preparation of cases against government officials allegedly involved in rice hoarding was enough to ignite President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's infamous temper.

MANILA, Philippines -- Speaker Prospero Nograles has rejected a proposal to padlock the session hall of the House of Representatives while the chamber is in session, saying this would violate the human rights of congressmen.

MANILA, Philippines -- For most parents, seeing your child celebrate his first birthday is a blessing. But for Vincent, 25, and Lorlanie Manalastas, 27, it only means that time is running out for their one year old son Vynz Marquinne.

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 2) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has come face to face for the first time with suspected rice hoarders who have been charged before the Department of Justice.

After posting positive results for two consecutive months despite US recession concerns, the country's exports fell by almost 7% in March as global demand for electronic products softened and as the country started to feel the impact of the slowdown in the US economy.

Listed property firm Shang Properties, Inc., through its Shang Global City Holdings, has entered into a shareholders’ agreement with two firms to effect a joint ownership in subsidiary Shang Global City Properties, Inc., which is developing a property at the Bonifacio Global City.

Sy-led Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc. (BDO) said it is expecting substantial growth this year despite a challenging economic environment, eyeing to strengthen its lending activities and fee-based income.

Share prices continued their uptrend Friday as investors bought more stocks on expectations of better-than-expected corporate earnings, which are overshadowing worries on oil prices.

ILOILO CITY — Energy officials meeting here emphasized the need to build new power plants in Negros and Panay islands in order to address the power shortage in the Visayas.

Citing the nonstop rise of fuel prices as justification, militant transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) will stage a nationwide transport holiday on Monday.

MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 2) At least two persons were confirmed killed and several others wounded when a bomb planted inside a commuter van exploded in Midsayap town, North Cotabato province Thursday, a regional military commander said.

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- A magnitude 5 earthquake struck off Legazpi City at 1:38 p.m. Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, about four-and-a-half hours after Albay and Sorsogon were hit by a 4.8 magnitude tremor.

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is satisfied with the report of the Department of Interior and Local Government that absolved a South Korean firm from alleged bribery, a senior Malacañang official said Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s son has joined calls for Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to open its books to the public, accusing the Lopezes of trying to "cover-up" the real issue by injecting politics into it.