DAVAO CITY, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) - Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte was caught on camera punching a sheriff of the Davao Regional Trial Court Branch 15 who was serving a demolition order Friday.

Initial reports said Duterte had asked the court for a 2-hour extension to allow residents of Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Suliman, Agdao to leave the demolition site, but her request was ignored.

This prompted Duterte to go to the demolition site and confront the demolition tea...

At the onset, it seemed like an unlikely pairing: Louis Vuitton, one of the world’s biggest and most recognizable luxury brands, and SOS Children’s Village, one of the world’s largest NGOs dedicated to helping disadvantaged children.

But this seeming disconnect didn’t stop Paris-based LV from forging a five-year partnership in 2010 with the Imst, Austria-based SOS.

Dubbed as “Partnership for Children’s Futures,” LV, through its intellectual property department, is donating $500,000 t...

MANILA, Philippines - If water hyacinths or water lilies are the " scourge" of Cotabato as they caused massive flooding, in Las Piñas City, they are a source of livelihood.

Five years ago, Zapote River in Las Piñas City mirrored how Rio Grande de Mindanao River looks today, with water lilies blocking the flow of the water, resulting in rising flood waters.

But city folk have since discovered the many products one can make out of water lily with little or no capital needed.