Asec Mocha wants power to accredit Rappler as “social media”
Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson has written PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar to request that Rappler - which bills itself as a "social news network" - "be reclassified and moved from Malacañang Press Corp (sic) to social media," which Uson's office handles.
ASEAN summit targeted by hackers: report
A hacking group previously linked to the Vietnamese government or working on its behalf has broken into the computers of neighboring countries as well as a grouping of Southeast Asian nations, according to cybersecurity company Volexity.
PSBank reports PhP1.88 billion net income as of 3Q 2017
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift-bank arm of the Metrobank Group, saw its net income inch up by 1 percent to PhP1.88 billion as...
Century Pacific revenues up 21%; earnings growth remain flat
Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), the Philippines’ largest canned food company and leading exporter of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tuna and coconut products,...
Home prices bear watching — S&P analyst
Prices of real property in the Philippines remain reasonable, an analyst of an international debt watcher said, even as he flagged that residential rates appear “frothy” at this point amid increased rentals rather than outright purchases.
US to stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits Asia
Three US aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, US officials say.
Ombudsman forms probe panel on P6.5-B shabu smuggling through Customs
The Office of the Ombudsman has formed a special panel to look into the smuggling into the country of an estimated P6.5 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) from China in May 2017.
Vic Sotto, Pauleen Luna welcome baby daughter
The baby girl, whose name was not yet revealed, is the first for Pauleen and the fifth for 'Bossing.'
CA ruling does not overturn 2013 CA decision upholding Makati claim over BGC –...
The Court of Appeals (CA) did not overturn a previous court decision upholding Makati’s rightful claim over Bonifacio Global City (BGC), the city’s legal officer and spokesman clarified on Tuesday.
Santiago quits as DDB chair
Dionisio Santiago has resigned as chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board, News5's Dindo Flora reported in a tweet.
Metrobank consolidated net income up 5%
Growth of loans and low-cost deposits boosted Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company’s (Metrobank) unaudited consolidated net income in end-September 2017 by five percent year-on-year to P13.2 billion.
‘Be on guard,’ Lorenzana tells ASEAN security teams
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana urged military and police units tasked to secure the leaders and delegations attending next week's Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit to “be on guard” at all times.
Saudi Arabia calls Hezbollah aggression a ‘war declaration’ by Lebanon
Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon on Monday of declaring war against it because of aggression by the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi‘ite group Hezbollah, a dramatic escalation of a crisis threatening to destabilize the tiny Arab country.
Trump lands in South Korea
President Donald Trump flew into South Korea and met with U.S. troops stationed there on Tuesday, the closest he has come to the frontlines of the nuclear standoff with North Korea, on a visit that could further aggravate tensions with Pyongyang.
Angeles demolishes shanties, sends Aetas back to Tarlac
The Angeles City government demolished shanties built by Aetas along the Abacan River in Barangay and transported 12 families or 60 individuals, including children and the elderly, back to their villages in the hinterlands of Capas, Tarlac.














