WATCH | Director Ron Howard wraps filming, announces title of Han Solo movie

Clue: it's obviously a stand-alone movie, but it still bears the brand name of the juggernaut franchise that spawned it.

FOCUS | Islamic State’s defeat in Raqqa may herald wider struggle for U.S.

The defeat of Islamic State in its de facto capital Raqqa may only be the start of a wider struggle by the United States to contain any insurgency launched by the militant group and to stabilize the region, as Washington struggles to define a comprehensive strategy in Syria.

Harvey Weinstein, Amazon Studios chief both resign over harassment reports

Roy Price resigned following reports that he harassed a producer and ignored an actress’s claim of sexual assault by Weinstein.

Judge blocks latest Trump curbs on people entering U.S.

A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s latest bid to impose restrictions on citizens from several countries entering the United States, which would have taken effect this week.

PROMISE | ‘No militarization of South China Sea’ – China

China maintained it will not militarize the South China Sea despite persistent reports it has been constructing military structures in the disputed territory.

Rains, rough seas due to ‘Paolo,’ LPA off Palawan

It will be rainy throughout most of the country and seas will be moderate to rough due Wednesday, October 18 to typhoon “Paolo” and a low pressure area 260 kilometers west northwest off Palawan.
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#MeToo | Filipinos share experiences of sexual harassment; ‘Can we raise better men?’

More and more these days, Filipino social media users are sharing their stories of sexual harassment and abuse under the hashtag #MeToo and calling...
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WATCH | Hothead Geisler detained and booked for alarm and scandal in QC

The actor was in vintage firebrand mood, and the scene could be straight out of the location shoot of yet another mix-it-up drama. But, for...
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WATCH | Lost productivity due to nationwide work, classes suspension felt more than jeepney...

MANILA - Even as the jeepney strike led by PISTON (Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide) went ahead for a second straight...
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WOTL | LODI Momshie Beshi Kainez Petmalu and all that jazz

Here are a rapture of some of the words, acronyms and terms that continue to dandify our lingo constructs this year. Watch!
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Renewal of CBCP broadcast franchise not acted upon by House

MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives has failed to renew the broadcast franchise of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for...

‘PAG MAY NAMATAY, MAY PAPALIT’ | Why PH’s terror problem in Mindanao may stretch...

(UPDATED) "The most difficult liberation is the liberation of the mind from the bondage of radicalism that had sipped in in Marawi. So we are fighting here a war that is in my view would probably stretch beyond the term of President Duterte."

Home Credit investing P19B in PH in next 2 years

Prague-based Home Credit targets to ramp up its operation in the Philippines by investing additional P18.6 billion over the next two years, HC Consumer Finance Philippines, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Zdenek Jankovsky said.
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Duterte to transport sector: I want all your old PUVs out of roads by...

As a transport group ended a two-day strike to protest the government's ambitious program to modernize public utility vehicles, President Duterte on Tuesday told the sector to heed calls to turn in their old units and get new, environment-friendly ones, giving a deadline of end-2017 for such.
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U.S.-backed Syrian militias raise flag in Raqqa stadium

RAQQA, Syria - U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised a militia flag inside Raqqa stadium on Tuesday, one of the last remaining areas that...