Trump rejects author’s accusations, calls self ‘stable genius’

US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an author’s accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his business career and election victory showed he is “a very stable genius.”

Iranian tanker collides with Chinese ship, spills oil

A tanker carrying Iranian oil and operated by the country’s top oil shipping operator was ablaze and spewing its cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese bulk ship, the Chinese government said on Sunday.

WEEKEND CHEF | Eat clean and healthy with this easy bruschetta recipe

Enjoy as a light meal or as a filling snack.

Cambodia marks 39 years since fall of brutal ‘killing fields’ regime

Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge on Sunday marked 39 years since the fall of the brutal regime that killed an estimated 1.7 million people.

NEDA lists rice-growing areas expected to be competitive under tariff scheme

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said it expects 39 rice-growing areas to remain competitive on a cost basis when rice moves to a tariff system for imports when quantitative restrictions (QR) are lifted.

WATCH | ‘Black Panther’ leaps from page to screen in new featurette

The video features producer Kevin Feige, director Ryan Coogler and star Chadwick Boseman.

Troops seize 9 firearms from warring clans to stop ‘rido’ in Lanao del Sur

Soldiers of the Joint Task Force Zampelan, mobilized in the wake of a clan war in Lanao del Sur, seized nine assorted firearms after a clearing operation early Saturday morning (January 6, 2018), the Western Mindanao Command reported.

Valenzuela court junks raps in P6.4-B shabu smuggling; DOJ appeals ruling

The Department of Justice has asked the Valenzuela Regional Trial Court (RTC) to reconsider the dismissal of the criminal case against Chinese businessman Richard Tan and several others in connection with the P6.4-billion shipment of illegal drugs last year.

Eleven Saudi princes detained following protest over utility bills

Saudi Arabian authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against the government suspending payment of their utility bills, the public prosecutor said on Saturday.

Arab League to lobby UN to recognize Palestinian state

Arab states will soon embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said.
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WATCH | JTF-NCR cranks up preparedness as Traslacion draws near

MANILA - Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR), the military contingent assigned to support the Philippine National Police (PNP) in securing Tuesday's "Traslacion" or...

Long layoff a concern for Ginebra coach Tim Cone heading into game vs GlobalPort

Tim Cone is no stranger to playing games after a long layoff. After winning their Christmas Day encounter with the Magnolia Chicken Hotshots, the Barangay...
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WATCH | Gerry Ortega case: Appeals Court overturns RTC murder proceedings vs Joel Reyes

MANILA - Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes, a suspect in the 2011 murder of environmentalist-broadcaster Dr. Gerry Ortega, has been set free after the...

John Lloyd Cruz, Ellen Adarna to have a beach wedding soon?

The ceremony would happen either on the last week of January or early in February, according to gossip columnist Lolit Solis.

One month after, cops have yet to find rapist-killer of Grade 7 student in...

Nearly a month after, authorities have yet to catch the person or persons behind the brutal rape-slay of a Grade 7 student in Camarines Sur last month, and the Department of Education said Saturday it continued to coordinate with law enforcement officials to help bring to justice the perpetrator/s.