CHOW BUZZ | Lechon Diva topbills Pasko sa Bluewater Resorts’ charity dinners
Bluewater Resorts, a collection of Filipino-owned resorts located in Maribago, Panglao, and Sumilon welcomed the holiday season with "Pasko sa Bluewater 2017," a resort-wide...
Piolo Pascual receives Variety Asian Stars: Up Next special award at Macau filmfest
The actor was among eight recipients of the award presented by Hollywood trade publication Variety.
WATCH | Ex-TESDA chief Syjuco files ‘plunder, mass murder’ complaint vs Aquino, Garin over...
Augusto Syjuco, former head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority and former lawmaker, filed on Friday, December 15, complaints of plunder and mass murder against former president Benigno Aquino III and former Health Secretary Janette Garin over the Dengvaxia vaccine controversy.
CHR respects martial extension but urges accountability for abuses
While saying it respected the extension of martial law in Mindanao, the Commission on Human Rights on Friday, December 15, stressed “the need to address account of human rights violations on the ground.”
Australian child abuse report urges end to sanctity of confession, voluntary celibacy for clergy
Australia should introduce a law forcing religious leaders to report child abuse, including Catholic priests who are told of abuse in the confessional, according to a report into institutional child abuse released on Friday.
KANLAON WATCH | 1,217 quakes in 24 hours recorded on Negros volcano
Negros’ Kanlaon Volcano remained restive with 1,217 volcanic earthquakes recorded over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Friday, December 15.
EU leaders clash over refugees
Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis blew a hole in the European Union, a tentative effort to patch up differences over what to do with refugees underlined continuing rifts among the bloc’s leaders.
Japan bares more sanctions on North Korea as China, U.N. warn against war
Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea following repeated threats by Pyongyang’s missiles and nuclear program, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday.
WATCH | Liam Gallagher lends voice to Christmas climate change campaign
'Our earth is too ‘ot, and it’s getting even ‘otter,' the singer narrates in the animated video called 'The Very Hot Snowman.'
Three more women accuse Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct – Variety report
Two said Hoffman sexually assaulted them in 1987. A third woman said he exposed himself to her in 1980, when she was 16.
PH embassy in Israel not moving to Jerusalem
The Philippine embassy in Israel denied any plans to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, contrary to reports last week that President Rodrigo Duterte had reached out to Israel’s foreign ministry to discuss the matter.
Teen, grandpa gunned down in Navotas, couple in Caloocan
A teenager and his grandfather were killed by masked gunmen in Barangay Tangos, Navotas while Caloocan City, a couple died in an ambush in Barangay 171 Bagumbong, all on Thursday night.
With focus on North Korea, China continues South China Sea buildup – think tank
(UPDATE - 10:14 a.m.) While attention in Asia has been distracted by the North Korean nuclear crisis in the past year, China has continued to install high-frequency radar and other facilities that can be used for military purposes on its man-made islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank said on Thursday.
Trump, Putin speak discuss bilateral relations, Korean Peninsula in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed bilateral relations and situation in the Korean Peninsula during a telephone call, the Kremlin said in a statement early on Friday.
Worries over homegrown attacks rise in U.S. as IS weakens abroad
The online video’s message was clear: Supporters of Islamic State who could not travel overseas to join the militant group should carry out attacks wherever they were in the United States or Europe.














