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WATCH | Taxi driver to be tested if still fit to drive professionally after...

Virgilio Doctor, the taxi driver who was at the receiving end of the December 17 road rage incident inflicted by a female aggressor, and...
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WATCH | Davao mall fire survivor notes building’s apparent lack of fire preparedness

One of the survivors of the tragic fire in Davao City observed that there was a seeming lack of accessible fire extinguishers or fire...
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Petition before the Supreme Court questions constitutionality of martial law extension

MANILA, Philippines - A petition was filed Wednesday before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the martial law extension in Mindanao four days...

VETO MESSAGE ON TRAIN | Duterte explains why 5 items in tax reform law...

While hailing its passage as “a major breakthrough in the legislative history,” President Rodrigo Duterte rejected several items in the newly-signed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act. He explains why in a veto message sent to Congress.

REVIEW | ‘Siargao’ takes advantage of its rawness to deliver an intimate and personal...

Despite looking like a travelogue and relying too much on dialogue, the film delivers an intimacy that touches you.
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Duterte vetoes 4 items in GAA; P3.8T budget meant to foster ‘golden age of...

(UPDATED - 7:12 p.m.) MANILA - Malacañan Palace released the President's Veto Message on parts of the 2018 General Appropriations Act, with President Rodrigo Duterte thumbing down four items under the General Appropriations Act for 2018, which lays out a P3.767 trillion expenditure plan for next year.
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Faeldon: from resigned Customs chief to detained Senate witness and now – OCD deputy

Resigned Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who has narrowly avoided criminal prosecution in the P6.4-billion smuggling of shabu from China that went through Customs' Green Lane in May 2017, has a new job: deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

Japanese woman, confined by parents for years, found frozen to death: police

Japanese police said on Wednesday they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter froze to death in a tiny room where they had confined her for years because they believed she had a form of mental illness that made her violent.

After 2 weeks, arrested Reuters journalists meet kin for first time but detained another...

Two Reuters journalists who have been detained in Myanmar for the past two weeks were remanded in custody for a further two weeks on Wednesday as a probe into allegations they breached the nation’s Official Secrets Act continues, according to their lawyer.

BANGON MARAWI | Duterte to turn over 500 housing units as plans laid out...

President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the turn over on Wednesday afternoon of the first 500 housing units built in Barangay Sagonsongan, Marawi, for residents who fled the fighting between extremist gunmen and government forces from May to October that left the city in ruins.

PDEA CHIEF’S FIRST 100 DAYS: 1,321 arrests, P228.81M seized, 0 deaths in 3,476 operations

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conducted 3,476 operations, seized P228.81 million worth of drugs and “non-drug” evidence, and arrested 1,321 suspects but recorded no deaths, in a report released Wednesday, December 27, on the first 100 days of its director general, Aaron Aquino.

Filmmaker Pepe Diokno pleased with growing acceptance of indie films

'What we should all be striving for is this large buffet of movies for Filipinos to consume.'
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Taiwan says it seeks peace as China tells it to get used to drills

Taiwan will gradually get used to Chinese air force drills that encircle the island, China said on Wednesday, while Taiwan’s premier reiterated the self-ruled island’s desire for peaceful relations with its giant neighbor.

With crises set to worsen, aid groups set priorities for 2018

Violence, displacement and hunger will drive record humanitarian needs in 2018, with nearly 136 million people worldwide in need of aid, according to the United Nations.

Girls’ early puberty tied to depression, behavior problems into adulthood

Girls who go through puberty early could be more likely to experience depression and behavior problems that last into their 20s compared to peers who start menstruation later, a U.S. study suggests.