House justice panel to begin hearing impeachment raps vs Sereno, Bautista next week
The justice committee of the House of Representatives aims to begin hearing three impeachment complaints -- the two against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and one against Commission on Elections chairman Andres Bautista -- next week, Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali, the chair of the panel, said.
EXTENDED! Sold out for May 3, Bruno Mars adds another show to Manila leg...
Mars first performed in the Philippines in 2014 for the Asian leg of his 'Moonshine Jungle' world tour.
SMB makes another import change, taps Terrence Watson to replace misfiring Terik Bridgeman
San Miguel Beer will be fielding in another new import after two disappointing games by Terik Bridgeman. Terrence Watson is already in town but he...
WATCH | Murder of ‘Kulot’ source of ‘profound dismay’ – Abella
“It is with profound dismay that we regard the disturbing death of 14-year old Reynaldo de Guzman,” presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said Thursday, a day after the boy was found, head wrapped in plastic and tape and with more than 30 stab wounds in the body, in Gapan, Nueva Ecija.
NBI files raps over 604 kilos of smuggled ‘shabu’; PDEA ‘almost ready’ to do...
The National Bureau of Investigation has already filed a case over the 604 kilos of crystal meth, or “shabu,” smuggled inside metal cylinders shipped from China that were later found in a warehouse in Valenzuela City.
Customs lawyer Mandy Anderson: BOC man interceded for ‘Davao group’ for 60 containers put...
Customs lawyer Mandy Anderson told Senate probers Thursday that at least two of the five groups of alleged bribe-givers at the Bureau of Customs had sent the office former commissioner Nicanor Faeldon requests to lift hold and alert orders on certain shipments, including 60 containers belonging to a "Davao group."
.50-cal bullet kills PRC-ARMM employee, wounds another in Marawi
An employee of the Professional Regulatory Commission in the Autonomous Region in Mindanao was killed and a colleague was wounded in Marawi City when an apparent stray .50-caliber bullet struck them Thursday morning.
WATCH | ‘No way,’ says Paolo Duterte as Trillanes asks to see alleged ‘drug...
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday claimed a tattoo on Paolo Duterte’s back proves his membership in the Chinese Triad but the Davao City vice mayor, while admitting he does have one, invoked his “right to privacy” when asked about details of the design.
Mayweather-McGregor ticket sales fall short of record
Ticket sales from Floyd Mayweather’s superfight with Irishman Conor McGregor failed to top the record set by the American’s 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao,...
Faeldon stays away ‘in protest’ from Senate and gets ultimatum to attend Sept. 11...
(UPDATE 3 - 3:33 p.m.) Resigned Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who said he was staying away as a “protest” and snubbed Thursday's Blue Ribbon hearing into corruption issues at the Senate and the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth of crystal meth, or “shabu,” faces a contempt citation and indefinite detention if he again skips the next hearing on Monday, Sept. 11, the Blue Ribbon chair said.
‘How do you forgive without admission of wrong?’ – Leni on Marcoses
If the Marcoses wish to be granted immunity for returning the wealth they are accused of stealing, they should first admit that they did steal billions of dollars from the Filipino people, Vice President Leni Robredo said.
REVIEW | The glory of Peter Cetera’s retrospective
'An Evening with Peter Cetera' was an intimate affair held Saturday at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
South Korea deploys THAAD anti-missile launchers amid clashes with protesters
Protesters clashed with thousands of police at a South Korean village on Thursday as Seoul deployed the four remaining launchers of the U.S. anti-missile THAAD system designed to protect against mounting threats from North Korea.
Universal health coverage bill clears House
The Universal Health Coverage bill, which aims to give Filipinos access to a “full spectrum of health services,” was passed on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, September 6.
Syrian government forces used chemical weapons more than 2 dozen times – U.N.
Government forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during Syria’s civil war, including in April’s deadly attack on Khan Sheikhoun, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Wednesday.














