MANILA: Kindergarten teacher Lolita Akim fires up five standing fans with three more at the ready as she fights to hold the attention of her pint-sized pupils in Manila's soaring heat.

Church bells rang out across the Philippines early Monday evening as Asia's bastion of Catholicism mourned the death of Pope ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

The annual drills involve more than 17,000 Filipino and American troops simulating mock invasions on enemy-occupied islands in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea as part of a “rehearsal” of a ...

Mass in the Philippines after the death of Pope Francis A Mass is held at the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines after Pope ...

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from ...

The Philippines has been engaged in months of confrontations with Beijing over disputed areas of the South China Sea.

Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of ...

Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of ...

The index crimes dropped by 60.18 percent in Metro Manila during the Holy Week from April 14 to 20, compared to the same ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Evangelization Section of the Dicastery for Evangelization, at the altar ...

The Philippines is often called one of the world’s friendliest nations. In Manila, CNN’s Richard Quest discovers why a smile and a selfie go a long way in a country where hospitality is the watchword.