WATCH | Friends, foes invited to celebrate Marcos’ 100th b-day; critic says he received...
Former First Lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos is throwing a gathering for the birth centennial of her husband at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, and she has invited her colleagues at the House of Representatives – both friends and foes.
Pau Gasol is now EuroBasket’s all-time leading scorer
Legendary Spanish star Pau Gasol just made history on Friday after becoming the all-time leading scorer of FIBA EuroBasket. His three-pointer in the second quarter...
Netizens feast on PNA draft bloopers
The official news agency of the Philippine govt strikes again.
WATCH | Andanar says Mocha Uson will no longer perform in casinos
Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson will no longer perform in casinos following a recent controversy that caught her on stage with her girl group at a gambling establishment in Parañaque City.
Trillanes on Pulong’s tattoo: ‘Kung walang tinatago, bakit ayaw ipakita?’
If he has nothing to hide why does he not want to show his tattoo, why does he not want to sign a bank secrecy waiver?
Robin praises Sharon’s indie debut as she confirms their reunion movie
Robin Padilla was very impressed with the Megastar's performance in 'Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha.'
21 provinces under tsunami alert after magnitude 8 Mexico quake
Communities on the Pacific Ocean coast of 21 provinces have been placed on alet for what a potentially destructive tsunami after a magnitude 8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday (12:49 p.m. Friday, Philippine standard time).
House passes Natl ID, Public Utilities bills
The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading Friday, September 8, two controversial bills -- House Bill No. 6221 creating the Filipino Identification System or FilSys, also known as the National ID system, and House Bill No. 5828 allowing foreigners to own public utilities.”
WATCH | Faeldon going to Senate on Monday ‘to be arrested’
Resigned Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, declared in contempt by the Senate, vowed to show up at the chamber on Monday, not to participate in the inquiry into the smuggling of drugs into the country but, to be arrested.
As Pinoys agonize over youths killed by cops, Congress stalls on budget for Human...
Twice this week alone, plenary deliberations on the CHR’s budget have been deferred. In the background, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez had earlier threatened to give the Constitutional body a zero budget.
BREAK THE SILENCE! | Unite to end the murder of our youth
When so many are killed, the exception becomes the norm. Even if one child is murdered by the state, we should raise the fury of hell! In the face of murders of the innocent, our silence becomes the normal state of affairs. We become numb and indifferent to injustice, and murder becomes a way of life.
Stop shipments from China, killings won’t solve drug woes – Ejercito
Efforts to stamp out drugs “should shift (into) high gear by focusing on the sourced drug shipments, whether in raw or finished product forms, which, from all indications come from China, and prevent them from reaching our shores,” Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito said Friday.
WEEKEND GUIDE | Sept. 8 to 10: Pista Rizalina, ‘Game of Trolls,’ Grandparent’s Day
Watch engaging plays that tackle social issues, or pamper your grandparents by celebrating their special day at different malls in the metro.
Monstrous ‘Irma’ kills 14 in Caribbean, heads for Florida
(UPDATE - 10:21 a.m.) Residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday hunkered down for Hurricane Irma, which has smashed through a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killing at least 14 people en route to Florida.
DENIAL, DISTORTION, DISTRACTION | Drinks makers misleading on cancer risk from alcohol – scientists
The alcohol industry uses denial, distortion and distraction to mislead people about the risks of developing cancer from drinking, often employing similar tactics to those of the tobacco industry, a study said on Thursday.













