Hurricane Irma Remedios Cuba

Hurricane Irma rips through Cuba as it heads for Florida

REMEDIOS, Cuba - Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday as it headed for Florida, where millions of residents were told to evacuate...

Allen Durham’s monster 29-27 game lifts Meralco past Star

Allen Durham pulled off another monster game, scoring 29 points and 27 rebounds to carry the Meralco Bolts to a 96-90 victory over the...
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CPP: Unacceptable that Duterte seeks NPA surrender while waging all-out war

The Information Bureau of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Saturday said President Rodrigo Duterte is taking the revolutionary forces for fools by...

NO EXPLOSIONS | Water-based battery close to applications

Scientists have taken a big step toward practical applications for a type of lithium-ion battery that, unlike conventional ones, uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte to prevent fire and explosion hazards, according to a new study.

Henry Walker believes Blackwater has gained the respect of other PBA teams

Despite coming in as a late replacement, import Henry Walker has made a huge impact to the Blackwater Elite who have won four of...
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BOUNTIFUL HAUL | Pinoy math wizards BAG 273 medals in Singapore math contest

Filipino students recently bagged 273 medals in an international mathematics contest in Singapore. The math wizards took home 32 gold, 75 silver and 166 bronze...

Best Buy stops sale of Kaspersky products

Best Buy Co, the No.1 U.S. electronics retailer, is pulling Kaspersky Lab’s cyber security products from its shelves and website, amid concerns that the Moscow-based firm may be vulnerable to Russian government influence.

FOCUS | DDB Group chairman Chua, on legacies and leadership in PH advertising

Some of the largest companies in the world have emerged from circumstances most people don’t know about or would even expect. Many CEOs have built their business through what turned out to be some inspiring motivation. The head of one such organization, Gil Chua of DDB Group Philippines, shared his insights on leadership and service and vision for and outlook on the advertising industry, in this interview.
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PROOF OF ‘SABOTAGE’? | ‘Malignant elements’ could be behind kids’ killings – Abella

“The recent killings apparently targeting the youth should be viewed with suspicion and urgency” as these could be the handiwork of “malignant elements” out to “sabotage” the government’s war on drugs, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said Saturday.
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Should Pulong show his tattoo? Twitter poll shows 50-50 split

Twitter users were neatly split in half as they voted in an InterAksyon poll on whether Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte should show a tattoo on his back that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed would prove his membership in the Chinese Triad.

WATCH | Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh reach 270,000 – UNHCR

An estimated 270,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, announcing a dramatic jump in numbers fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Lists of over 5,000 ‘targets’ found in German anti-terror raids – media

German officials found lists with over 5,000 names of possible targets, including over 100 politicians, during the raids on the homes and workplaces of two terrorism suspects in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern last week, Die Welt newspaper reported on Friday.

U.S. calls for U.N. Security Council vote on North Korea Monday

The United States on Friday told the U.N. Security Council that it intends to call a meeting on Monday to vote on a draft resolution establishing additional sanctions on North Korea for its missile and nuclear program, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said in a statement.

Gunplay comments point to Duterte ‘meltdown’ – Trillanes

President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that he carries an “unlicensed” pistol in case he runs into arch-critic Senator Antonio Trillanes IV indicates the chief executive “is clearly having a meltdown,” the lawmaker said Saturday.

The Wuds’ Bobby Balingit takes part in artist initiative for Marawi victims

The Songs for Peace Project hopes to create public awareness on the human costs of the war in Mindanao.