Bad weather delays runway repairs at Tacloban airport, cancels flights of Cebu Pacific, Cebgo
The "degradation of the runway surface" at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City has forced the cancellation, starting Wednesday afternoon, of Cebu Pacific and Cebgo flights to and from Leyte's capital.
Aguirre directs NBI to probe ‘possible violations’ by Rappler, file cases vs ‘those found...
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Wednesday directed the National Bureau of Investigation to probe possible violations by online news site Rappler of the 1987 Charter and other laws in connection with a finding by the SEC that Rappler had allowed a foreign entity to exert "negative control" over it.
Roque: Rappler reporters can become bloggers instead
After the Securities and Exchange Commission revoked the registration of news organization Rappler, its reporters can still continue their work by becoming bloggers, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.
Calida: Alleged human rights violations can’t be used to invalidate Martial Law extension
Alleged abuses and human rights violations that were committed while Mindanao was under Martial Law during intense fighting between the Maute terrorist group and government forces cannot be a basis to invalidate the extension of Martial Law, Solicitor General Jose Calida asserted Wednesday.
SELF-FULFILLING FEAR? | BSP tracks tax reform’s wider impact on inflation
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may raise interest rates should tax reform trigger price increases for all other consumer goods and services as well as wage hike petitions that, in turn, could push inflation beyond target.
WATCH | Ex-CJs Davide, Puno, Nene Pimentel differ on need for Cha-cha but agree...
Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. sees “absolutely no need to amend or revise” the 1987 Constitution he helped draft, his fellow ex-Chief Justice Reynato Puno and former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III believe it should be, but all three agree amendment or revision is best done through a constitutional convention.
Mariel Rodriguez defends husband Robin Padilla in Korean contestant row
Mariel argued that Robin treated the contestant with fairness and humility after the initial awkwardness.
This is what YouTube star Michelle Poler learned after 100 days of facing her...
What's the worst that could happen, the YouTube star, asks—and her advice on how to embrace a life of daringness.
U.S. withholds $65 million in aid to Palestine after Trump threat
The United States on Tuesday said it would withhold about half the initial aid it planned to give a U.N. agency that serves the Palestinians, two weeks after President Donald Trump questioned the value of such funding.
Ex-U.S. Navy officers face negligent homicide charges over ship collisions
The commanding officers of two U.S. Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions last year in the Pacific Ocean face courts-martial and military criminal charges including negligent homicide, the U.S. Navy said in a statement on Tuesday.
10 dead in Colombian army chopper crash
Ten people were killed when a Colombian army helicopter crashed near the town of Segovia, in northern Antioquia province, on Tuesday, the army said.
Trump is fit for duty, but should hit the gym – White House doctor
U.S. President Donald Trump passed a test for signs of dementia and is in overall excellent health, but needs to shed weight by cutting calories, fats and carbohydrates and starting a daily exercise routine, the White House physician said on Tuesday.
Ex-Trump aide Bannon refuses to answer questions after being subpoenaed in Russia meddling probe
(UPDATE - 12:29 p.m.) President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon declined on Tuesday to comply with a subpoena ordering him to answer questions from a U.S. House intelligence panel about his time at the White House as part of its investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the U.S. election.
Alec Baldwin defends director Woody Allen as Hollywood backs away
Baldwin said on Twitter that the renunciation of the director and his work was 'unfair and sad to me.'
Iranian oil tanker wreck leaves produces 109-sq km oil slicks in East China Sea
An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 square kilometers (42 square miles), the Chinese government said late on Tuesday, as maritime police scour the area for damage.














