5 boys drown in Iloilo: police

Five male teenagers aged 15 to 17 died after being swamped by "strong sea current" in Dumangas, Iloilo Saturday (Dec. 2) morning, according to a police report.

Ateneo tops La Salle to hoist 2017 UAAP crown

The Ateneo Blue Eagles captured the 2017 UAAP championship after surviving rival De La Salle Green Archers, 88-86, in the pulsating Game Three of...

CDO mayor offers P1-M reward for info on killers of state university president Rotoras

City Mayor Oscar Moreno has offered a P1-million reward for anyone who can give information leading probers to the killer of educator Ricardo Rotoras, who was shot dead outside his home Saturday morning, as two senators urged authorities to do justice to the man they said had helped shape a law expanding access to higher education.

Pentagon evaluating US West Coast missile defense sites – officials

The US agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is scouting the West Coast for places to deploy new anti-missile defenses, two Congressmen said on Saturday, as North Korea’s missile tests raise concerns about how the United States would defend itself from an attack.

PH, US start talks to clinch bilateral free trade deal

Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo has confirmed that the US and the Philippines have "begun discussions" on negotiating and concluding a possible bilateral free trade agreement.

4 cops wounded in NPA attack on police station in Misamis Oriental

Four police officers were wounded after members of the New People's Army attacked the police station in Binuangan town, Misamis Oriental about 3:15 a.m. Sunday (Dec. 3, 2018), the latest in a series of clashes between communist rebels and state forces following an announced plan by President Duterte to declare the NPA a "terrorist group."

Transport strike for Dec. 4-5 called off to give way to Senate probe

The transport strike called by an alliance led by PISTON for Monday and Tuesday (Dec. 4-5, 2017) has been called off, in deference to a Senate committee hearing on the controversial PUV modernization program that activists deem a disguise for a wholesale jeepney phaseout.

BOC posts record-breaking November revenue

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) posted P46.470 billion in revenues in November, its highest recorded monthly collection. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña reported that five collection districts surpassed their monthly targets: the ports of Batangas, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Clark and Tacloban.

‘Maestra,’ Lem Lorca’s latest film, pays eloquent homage to teachers

The film will have a series of screenings next week, capped by a two-day Cine Lokal run in eight SM Cinema theaters.

Acrobatic dancers Urban Crew need votes to make it to finale of AXN’s ‘Asia’s...

The 12-man team was among the semifinalists who didn't get a Judges' Pick vote. Voting closes Sunday, 11.59pm.

REFLECTION | ‘Be alert for we do not know when the time will come’

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WATCH | The Dengvaxia flap: Stakeholders are now asking, what about the kids who’ve...

After Sanofi's recent disclosure of its dengue vaccine's conditional efficacy, people are asking: How to do right by these children who had been inoculated without first finding out if they have not had a previous brush with dengue?
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State university president killed in Cagayan de Oro City

(UPDATED - 8:00 p.m.) Cagayan de Oro City - School staff and students at the state university here are reeling in disbelief after the...

Rights group files more EJK complaints vs Duterte with UN experts

A human rights organization said it has filed more cases before United Nations experts over extrajudicial killings committed in the course of the Duterte government’s counterinsurgency campaign.

Shoot order on rebels ‘unacceptable’ under international law – rights lawyer

President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for government forces to shoot armed rebels on sight is “a dangerous idea and an unacceptable norm” that goes against “universally accepted rules of armed conflict” that the Philippines is bound to observe, a human rights lawyer said.