House won’t wait for Senate, will craft Charter changes, vote by itself, bring draft...
The House of Representatives is moving on and will no longer wait for the Senate’s concurrence on charter change.
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Monday the House is already in the process of amending the Constitution, and when the draft constitution is finished, the House will convene and get the three-fourths vote of all the members of Congress.
Kris Aquino accepts James Deakin’s apology over being dragged into BBM controversy
The motoring journalist has taken a lot of heat from netizens since a photo of him with Bongbong Marcos circulated online Sunday.
Hyundai PH achieves double-digit sales growth for 2017
Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), the official distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the Philippines, closed its 2017 sales with a record-high of 37,678 units, a 12% sales growth from 33,695 units in 2016.
PH govt says top rights group giving misleading account of drugs war deaths
The Philippine government hit back at a prominent US-based human rights group on Monday for what it said was a misleading death toll of more than 12,000 in its war of drugs, putting the number at half of that and championing its rate of arrests and drug seizures.
3.6M Filipino families report feeling hungry in Q4 of 2017: SWS survey
The number of Filipinos who say they experienced involuntary hunger rose to 15.9% or an estimated 3.6 million families in the last quarter of 2017, according to a Social Weather Stations survey.
Party-list group says K to 12 grads will likely work cheap for foreign firms
A party-list group representing teachers on Monday said it was no longer surprised by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry's recent pronouncement that the first batch of Grade 12 graduates might still not be "work-ready."
PNP nabs suspected Iraqi terrorist in Pampanga
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has in its custody a suspected Iraqi terrorist with alleged ties with the Palestinian fundamentalist group Hamas.
OPINION | Coal tax: The right signal for new investments in the Philippines
The Philippines' excessive reliance on imported coal is one of the main reasons it has the highest electricity price in ASEAN. Natural gas, solar, wind, run of river hydro, geothermal, and biogas are attractive domestic options that can be combined to create a cheaper, more diverse, and secure energy system in this country.
THE FUTURE OF SHOPPING | Amazon’s automated grocery store opens on Monday
Amazon.com Inc will open its checkout-free grocery store to the public on Monday after more than a year of testing, the company said, moving forward on an experiment that could dramatically alter brick-and-mortar retail.
BSP reviews single borrower’s limit with an eye to boosting infra financing
The central bank is reviewing the single borrower’s limit (SBL) imposed on banks to provide leeway for infrastructure financing, an official said, which is seen to support the government’s massive spending program.
WATCH | PHIVOLCS raises Mayon alert level to 4, or ‘hazardous eruption imminent’
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level for Mayon Volcano to Alert Level 4, meaning "hazardous eruption (is) imminent," according to the PHIVOLCS website.
PSE pursues PDS takeover despite Landbank plan
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) assured the government it is working to comply with ownership rules, with state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) set to compete with the stock market operator for the acquisition of a majority stake in the Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDS).
Suzuki PH closes 2017 with strong sales growth, awards
Suzuki Philippines wrapped up 2017 with strong sales, numerous awards, and the launch of the all new Vitara.
Facebook to prioritize ‘trustworthy’ news based on surveys
Facebook Inc will prioritize “trustworthy” news in its feed of social media posts, using member surveys to identify high-quality outlets and fight sensationalism and misinformation.
‘A BULLY AND A THUG’ | Alvarez says zero budget threat for opposition a...
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says he was just joking when he said in a speech on Thursday during the oath-taking ceremony for local politicians who joined the PDP-Laban that lawmakers who refused to back the administration's federalism initiative would get "zero budget".














