Aegis Juris leader Balag freed by Senate but Faeldon likely to spend holidays in...

(UPDATE - 12:05 p.m.) Arvin Balag, the Grand Praefectus of the Aegis Juris fraternity, was released from Senate detention Thursday night on orders of the Supreme Court.

Why a walk in the park beats a stroll on the street

Older adults who take a daily constitutional may want to avoid traffic-jammed city streets and head to a park instead because polluted air diminishes the benefits of exercise, a UK study suggests.

Science Breakthrough of the Year: First-seen gravitational wave event

WASHINGTON -- The first observations of a neutron-star merger in both gravitational waves and light were named on Thursday by the influential U.S. Journal...

5 must-watch segments on this year’s ‘Disney on Ice’

'Disney on Ice: Everyone’s Story' will run from December 25 to January 4 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
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Intl lawyers’ group urges ‘brother in the profession’ Duterte to end killings, uphold rights

An international lawyers’ organization called on their “brother in the profession,” President Rodrigo Duterte, to end the extrajudicial killings that have characterized his war on drugs and to “respect human rights and fundamental liberties.”

PHLPost’s Christmas stamps feature artworks made by children with cancer

PHLPost's new stamps aim to put awareness and support for kids battling cancer.

Catalan separatist Puigdemont to regain control in blow to Spanish PM Rajoy

Catalonia’s separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is close to regaining leadership of the region in a blow to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who sacked him two months ago, reigniting Spain’s worst political crisis in decades.

WATCH | Over 120 countries vote for U.N. resolution for U.S. to drop Jerusalem...

More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

WATCH | NPA declares own unilateral holiday ceasefire

(UPDATE - 1:27 p.m.) Communist rebels declared on Friday, December 22, their own unilateral ceasefire "in observance of the Filipino people’s traditional holidays and the (Communist Party of the Philippines') 49th anniversary" on December 26.

‘Vinta’ weakens slightly after crossing Davao region

(UPDATE 5 - 11:55 a.m.) Tropical storm “Vinta” (international name “Tembin”) weakened slightly after crossing the Davao region stormed following landfall in Cateel town at 1:45 a.m. Friday, December 22.
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GE to cut 12,000 power jobs worldwide; CEO in PH stresses need to cope...

General Electric Co. has announced that it is cutting 12,000 jobs in its power business worldwide, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing continued dwindling demand...
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WATCH | At least 4 dead in Quezon catamaran ferry maritime tragedy

Rescuers retrieved at least 4 fatalities and rescued more than 200 passengers from the twin-hulled catamaran M/V Mercraft3, which sank in choppy waters off...

iQOS? ANO ‘YON? | No, it isn’t a smartphone: How Philip Morris is selling...

Philip Morris executives are traversing the globe to lobby health authorities on the benefits of iQOS, the little machine the tobacco giant says is key to the company's future. The novel argument: While iQOS uses tobacco, it shouldn't be categorized as a cigarette because it doesn't burn the leaf.
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WATCH | DOLE, carriers join hands to deal with stranded OFW woes in HK

MANILA - The government is looking to bring home before Christmas hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who found themselves stuck in Hong Kong...

Yeng Guiao an ‘ideal’ PBA commissioner: ‘He has a great mind’

As the PBA moves on from the leadership of outgoing commissioner Chito Narvasa, the search is now on for the next man who will...