Sison agrees to 1-on-1 meeting with Duterte

Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Ma. Sison accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to a one-on-one talk but said this should be “in a country that is a neighbor of the Philippines.”
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MAYON VOLCANO | Phivolcs raises Alert Level to “3”

(UPDATE2 - 9:20 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2018) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) at 8 p.m. Sunday raised the Alert Level...
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Plane skids off Turkish runway on Black Sea coast, passengers unhurt

ISTANBUL - A Pegasus Airlines flight skidded off the runway of a Turkish coastal airport and ended up halfway down a steep slope into...

3 ex-CJs among resource persons in Senate Cha-cha hearing; 3 SC justices to attend...

The two legislative chambers will be busy next week with two separate hearings -- Charter change at the Senate and Sereno impeachment at the House of Representatives.

Theater, film and TV actor Spanky Manikan passes away at 75

He was best known for playing a documentary filmmaker in Ishmael Bernal's 'Himala.'

Facebook discovers cost of factory-farming users

Mark Zuckerberg is discovering the cost of factory-farming Facebook’s users. The $550 billion social network’s success harvesting advertising dollars through mass-appeal content has made it very profitable. The snag is that users are increasingly unhappy. The founder and chief executive’s return to focusing more on their welfare may limit short-run earnings but should improve sustainability.

‘DON’T LET NAZIS GOVERN! ‘| 20,000 protesters ask Europe to boycott Austria’s new right...

Protesters took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday and called for members of the Austria’s new right wing government to be boycotted by the rest of Europe.

Chelsea Manning seeks Democrat nomination for Maryland’s Senate seat

Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who served seven years in military prison for leaking classified data, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate seat from Maryland, according to Federal election filings seen on Saturday.

Plurality of Pinoys oppose Duterte ‘rev gov’ – SWS

While a clear majority of Filipinos -- 63 percent -- are convinced President Rodrigo Duterte plans to change the present form of government into one that suits him, a 39 percent plurality disagree with his proclaiming a revolutionary government, results of a recent survey by Social Weather Stations showed.

Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa dominate Brit Award nominations

She leads the field with five nods including best album and best female artist. He's in the running in four categories.

Mexican journalist killed amid wave of violence against media

A journalist was killed on Saturday in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, adding to a wave of violence in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for media workers.

SPECIAL REPORT | Lack of registered guidance counselors forces schools to go around the...

Since the first batch of licensure examinees in 2008, there are only 3,220 registered guidance counselors nationwide as of July 2017. To meet DepEd’s requirements, a total of 46,959 RGCs are needed. That means a shortage of 43,739 in the basic education sector alone.

Villages ordered evacuated after Mayon spews ash

(UPDATE - 11:50 a.m.) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is closely monitoring the behavior of Mayon Volcano after it spewed ash in a phreatic eruption during heavy rains Saturday afternoon.
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SC has already ruled on validity of martial law in Mindanao – SolGen

The petitioners questioning before the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the yearlong extension of martial law in Mindanao are asking the tribunal to disregard its own ruling on the validity of Proclamation No. 216 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte last May.

Calida turnaround on drug death records a ‘coverup’ – De Lima

Solicitor General Jose Calida’s refusal to submit to the Supreme Court official documents on drug war deaths reneged on a promise he made in December and is meant to “cover up” the supposed fact that most of the slain suspects did not fight back as authorities claim, Senator Leila de Lima said.