A LEADER’S DOWNFALL | How 93-year-old Mugabe finally gave up ruling Zimbabwe
President Mugabe finally accepted defeat only after he was sacked by his own ZANU-PF party and faced the ignominy of impeachment. He signed a short letter of resignation to parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda that was read out to lawmakers on Nov. 21.
HINDI NAGLUTO SI NANAY? | Study finds link between parents’ stress and not having...
For the study, researchers observed 150 children ages 5 to 7 years at home with their families and used several methods to assess how parents’ moods influenced what foods went on the table.
As House panel continues hearings, Sereno camp says witnesses’ testimonies won’t affect impeach rap
The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said the testimonies of witnesses will not affect the impeachment case filed against her before the House Justice committee.
Some pro-Duterte groups won’t join Nov. 30 assembly for revolutionary govt
The group that calls itself the Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC) will not join the nationwide assembly called for Nov. 30, 2017 by pro-Duterte groups seeking to persuade him to declare a revolutionary government.
Eruption of Bali’s Mt. Agung prompts Red aviation warnings
DENPASAR, Indonesia - Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings around Bali’s Mount Agung on Sunday as the volcano’s eruptions sent a plume of...
Karapatan reports Davao killing, bakwits leave Lianga villages in Surigao del Sur
An "Urgent Alert" from the southern Mindanao bureau of the human rights NGO Karapatan at the weekend reported that Apolonio Maranan, 64, a resident...
At most 6,750 out of 7,227 applicants take 2017 bar exam
MANILA - Close to 500 aspiring lawyers failed to show up during the country's 116th bar examination, the Supreme Court said Sunday. Based on a...
Cebu City govt pilots private carsharing on Uber
Cebu City Hall will initially register six of its vehicles on the Uber platform for official and exclusive use of its employees to find out if the pilot would make the city government more efficient in the use of its resources, save on expenses, reduce its carbon footprint, and help ease city traffic.
Pinoy students bag 23 medals at Int’l Math and Science Olympiad in Singapore
Young Filipino students won 23 medals at the 14th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School (IMSO) held in Singapore from November 20-24.
REVIEW | ‘Call Me By Your Name’ captures the thrill of a summer love...
A coming-of-age story that never judges its characters, the film boasts of nuanced performances from its two leads.
First batch of P142-M seized cigarettes destroyed in Davao
National government officials led over the weekend the destruction of the first batch of close to 5 million packs of cigarettes worth an estimated P142.44 million, all bearing the brands sold by Mighty Corp. that were seized earlier this year in Mindanao for having counterfeit tax stamps.
Moody’s upgrades PNB, RCBC ratings
Debt watcher Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded its ratings on the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), citing the government’s ability to help financial institutions if needed and the stable domestic operating environment.
Guess what the Pope did after De Lima requested him to pray for her...
During a Mass in Camp Crame, Quezon City, Sen. De Lima told family members, friends and supporters that she had requested the pope to pray for her and the Filipino people "especially for...those suffering from abuses and injustices since Duterte launched his government’s all-out war on drugs."
Duterte gov’t to ‘nip violent extremism in the bud’ – DILG
In a statement issued Sunday, DILG OIC Catalino Cuy, said "violent extremists tend to leverage on the vulnerabilities of the youth to recruit them to their cause."
Army allocates P56M for construction of counter-terror training complex in Nueva Ecija
With the military taking a tougher stance against terror threats, the Philippine Army announced that it would be allocating P55.6 million for the construction of a "counter-terrorism training complex" at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan, Nueva Ecija.













