Duterte’s ouster is movement’s ‘most important task’ – CPP
The downfall of (President Rodrigo) Duterte is the most important task of the revolutionary forces,” crucial both to the “rapid strengthening and expansion” of the movement and to “defending the people from the unrelenting attacks of the regime,” the Communist Party of the Philippines said.
Stars say ‘Time’s Up’ wearing black on the Golden Globes red carpet
'We’re here for the Time’s Up movement... We stand in solidarity against any abuse of power,' said Jessica Chastain.
Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon backs off explosive comments about Donald Jr.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon on Sunday backed away from derogatory comments ascribed to him about Trump’s son in a new book that sparked White House outrage and could threaten Bannon’s influence as a would-be conservative power broker.
Nissan Brain-to-Vehicle technology redefines future of driving
Latest breakthrough in Nissan Intelligent Mobility promises cars that learn from driver.
232 alien fugitives nabbed, deported in 2017
The Bureau of Immigration said it arrested and deported 232 foreign fugitives, including so-called “high value targets,” last year.
‘Feel free to breastfeed’ in Sistine Chapel, Pope tells mothers
Pope Francis baptized 34 infants during a long ceremony in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday and told their mothers to feel free to breastfeed them there if they were hungry.
FOCUS | Coal dwarfs battery metals in mining deals despite war on pollution
Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.
5 BIFF, 1 soldier slain in Maguindanao clash
Five gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and an Army soldier were killed in a clash over the weekend in Datu Unsay town, Maguindanao province, the military said.
Malaya publisher Amado ‘Jake’ Macasaet, veteran journo and industry leader, dies at 81
Malaya Business Insight publisher and veteran business journalist Amado "Jake" P. Macasaet, whose stint as chairman of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) was one of the longest, died Sunday morning, Jan. 7, at the age of 83, his family announced.
Malaysia’s opposition alliance names 92-year old Mahathir as PM candidate
Malaysia’s opposition coalition on Sunday named 92-year old former PM Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election that must be called by August. He is in coalition with jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim - his former protegé turned bitter foe - with their camps united against common enemy, the incumbent Najib Razak.
Firefighters bring under control second mall blaze in two weeks
Firefighters have brought under control a blaze that raged for two days at a shopping mall in the central Philippines, with no casualties reported, a regional fire official said on Sunday.
WATCH | Thousands of devotees join procession of Black Nazarene replicas
An estimated 80,000 people - later increasing to over 100,000 - were present when the procession of the replicas of the Black Nazarene took place in Quiapo, Manila Sunday afternoon.
NUJP, Hustisya slam CA order freeing ex-governor Joel Reyes, tagged in Gerry Ortega slay
Even as the family of slain broadcaster-environmentalist Gerry Ortega is still reeling from the Court of Appeals order freeing the suspected murder brains Joel Reyes, watchdog groups are readying protests to slam what they deem another blow for impunity.
New laser tech discovered for use in hyper-precise atomic clock
Swiss and French researchers have found new laser technology for use in atomic clocks, which could raise the precision of timekeeping to losing just one second every 6 million years, according to a press release by University of Neuchatel on Saturday.
How safe are our malls? TUCP seeks DOLE-BFP joint fire safety inspections nationwide
The safety question was raised at the weekend by ALU-TUCP, the biggest labor federation in the Philippines, as authorities struggled to put out the second major mall fire in just over two weeks.













