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EDSA 'parking lot': Commuters endure traffic ahead of ASEAN Summit
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Angry commuters and motorists complained of being "trapped" in traffic congestion along EDSA on Saturday, November 11, two days before the 31st Association of Southeast...
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Small group of ASEAN summit protesters reach PICC gate
MANILA, Philippines – A group of protesters led by militant group Anakbayan stormed the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) – the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
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WATCH: 100 days to go before NSPC 2018
MANILA, Philippines – The countdown for the annual National Schools Press Conference begins. On Saturday, November 11, student journalists who passed the rigid selection processes in their respective...
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Why groups are protesting Trump’s PH visit
MANILA, Philippines – Aside from the usual fanfare the Philippine government has prepared for the arrival of world leaders, US President Donald Trump will be welcomed to the Philippines with a series...
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‘Climate change is real’: Greenpeace taunts Trump in protest graffiti
MANILA, Philippines – Greenpeace activists painted protest graffiti on the pavements of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit venue ahead of US President Donald Trump's arrival...
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Maria Isabel Lopez may lose driver's license for breaching ASEAN lane
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Actress and Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 Maria Isabel Lopez tried to escape the horrendous traffic along EDSA by using the lane meant exclusively for delegates of...
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Maria Isabel Lopez draws flak for driving on ASEAN lane
MANILA, Philippines – Netizens took to Twitter to criticize actress and Binibing Pilipinas Universe 1982 Maria Isabel Lopez for using the lane meant exclusively for delegates of the 31st Association of...
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IN PHOTOS: Activists protest Trump's visit in PH
MANILA, Philippines – Militant groups and youth organizations flocked to the United States Embassy in Manila and the SM Mall of Asia Globe Rotunda in Pasay City on Sunday, November 12, to call for...
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'I'm just human': Maria Isabel Lopez apologizes for breaching ASEAN lane
MANILA, Philippines – Actress and Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 Maria Isabel Lopez apologized on Sunday, November 12, for breaching the lane exclusive for delegates of the 31st Association of...
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Homeless protesters have boodle fight while ASEAN leaders hold gala
MANILA, Philippines – While ASEAN leaders and guests gathered for a special dinner gala at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Sunday, November 12, a group of homeless protesters threw a simple...
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What happens if you breach the ASEAN lane?
MANILA, Philippines – It's a special lane. And you better not breach it.Two leftmost lanes of EDSA were reserved for the exclusive use of VIPs and delegates to the 31st Association of Southeast Asian...
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LOOK: Activists to burn Trump effigy on day one of ASEAN Summit
MANILA, Philippines – The militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) unveiled a 13-foot effigy of US President Donald Trump that it plans to burn on the first day of the Association of Southeast...
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MMDA files complaint vs Maria Isabel Lopez for breaching ASEAN lane
MANILA, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) formally filed a complaint on Monday, November 13, against actress and Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 Maria Isabel Lopez for...
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'Not welcome in PH': Filipino activists set fire to Trump effigy
MANILA, Philippines – Members of the militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) were involved in a tense standoff with anti-riot police on Monday, November 13. The group is protesting US...
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IN PHOTOS: At least 2,000 attend protests on day one of ASEAN Summit
MANILA, Philippines – “Ban Trump in the Philippines.”This has been the major rallying cry of at least 2,000 protesters on Monday, November 13, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian...
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2 minors killed in Laoag City head-on collision
MANILA, Philippines – Two minors were killed in a head-on collision between a private vehicle and a public utility tricycle along Airport Avenue in Barangay Begcag, Laoag City at 1:15 am, Saturday,...
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Police defend use of ear-piercing sonic alarm at ASEAN rally
MANILA, Philippines – Police defended their use of a sonic weapon during a protest along Taft Avenue on Monday, November 12. They used a long-range audio device (LRAD), a large acoustic mechanism used...
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ASEAN NGOs decry rights atrocities, inequitable policies in the region
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of representatives of civil society groups and social movements from across the Southeast Asian region decried "the human rights atrocities, breakdown of rule of law, and...
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Climate group calls on ASEAN leaders to shift to renewable energy
MANILA, Philippines – An environmental group called on the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to shift from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy instead.The Philippine...
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Group pushes for 'binding' ASEAN pact on migrant workers’ protection
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines may end up of gifting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with a "landmark spoiler" for migrant workers' rights if the document ASEAN leaders are set to...
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