5 surfers emerge victorious in Lanuza Surfing Festival
LANUZA, Surigao Del Sur– Neil Sanchez (Baler), Mark Aguila (Baler), Daisy Valdez (La Union), Nilbie Blancada (Siargao) and Gabriel Lerog (Siargao) came out victorious...
PH seen to remain fastest-growing economy in ASEAN-5
The Philippines is expected to remain the fastest-growing economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-5 (ASEAN) this year through 2022, supported by the government’s infrastructure push and robust domestic private spending, according to the OECD Economic Outlook report for Southeast Asia.
Trump leaves PH, hopes meeting with Asian leaders will lead to fair trade deals...
U.S. President Donald Trump left the Philippines Tuesday afternoon for Washington D.C., ending his two-week tour of Asia.
MMDA’S REMINDER | Note traffic restrictions till Wednesday, Nov. 15
Most of the VIPs and delegates attending the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits are expected to fly out by Wednesday (Nov. 15), and authorities have advised the public to plan their trips with consideration of the traffic restrictions that remain in place until then.
BASURA MULA CANADA, MAIBABALIK NA BA SA KANILA? | Trudeau says ‘it’s now theoretically...
It has been more than four years since Canada shipped 50 containers of its garbage to the Philippines, including kitchen trash and used adult diapers.
Team Philippines bags 2 golds in dragon boat competition in Malaysia
KUCHING SARAWAK, Malaysia – Team Philippines collected two golds and one silver in the recently concluded Sarawak International Dragon Boat Regatta 2017 held at...
After Game 1 loss, LPU Pirates not backing down: ‘It’s not the end of...
From a perfect 18-0 record, the LPU Pirates' NCAA campaign is now in serious jeopardy. The Pirates, who booked an outright finals berth...
China dominates list of world’s top supercomputers
Once again, China dominated a new list of the world's fastest supercomputers, not only taking the top two seats, but also pulling ahead of the United States in the sheer number of systems being used.
‘UNDER THE STARS’: Bench’s 30th anniversary show promises heavenly bodies shining on the runway
Expect a hot, hot, hot fashion event!
DOLE’s ‘midnight’ ban on new OFWs slammed
A two-week suspension of the processing of all new applications for overseas employment certificates (OECs), including those of direct hire workers, jeopardizes the rights of new migrant workers and will not necessarily stop the problem it's supposed to address: human trafficking, which, as earlier reports said, is abetted by the illegal trade in fake OECs.
WATCH | ‘Ban Trump’ protests end with Mendiola rally
The protests against the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to the country for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit ended peacefully Tuesday, November 14, as activists opted to march to Mendiola for their "closing" rally.
NPA admits ‘accidental’ killing of infant in Bukidnon ambush on cops
The New People's Army has owned up to accidentally killing a 4-month old infant in a private car that happened to be tailing a police vehicle the rebels ambushed in Bukidnon late afternoon of November 9, 2017 and is asking for the family's forgiveness.
Trudeau says he took up human rights, EJKs with ‘receptive’ Duterte
(UPDATE - 2:04 p.m.) Despite his host’s widely known aversion to any talk of human rights, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he brought up not only the topic but also extrajudicial killings blamed on the Philippine war on drug with a “receptive” President Rodrigo Duterte.
NUJP calls out pro-admin blogger for publicly berating BBC reporter
A media organization said it was “appalled by the utterly uncalled for and, in the end, unjustified public confrontation pro-administration social media enabler Sass Rogando Sasot forced on BBC Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head” at the International Media Center in Pasay City Monday.
East Asian leaders raise issue of increasing protectionism
East Asian leaders raised the issue of increasing protectionism on Tuesday, November 14 in the hopes of spurring discussions on further cooperation with the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.














