Espenido reassigned to Iloilo

WATCH | Duterte to Espenido: Go to Iloilo

"Do you hear me? your next assignment is Iloilo. Thank you." With the above words, President Rodrigo Duterte formalized the much ballyhooed posting of Ozamiz...
Missing child feared drafted to Maute

WATCH | Mother fears her missing child may have become Maute child warrior

It breaks a mother's heart to lose her child. For the mother of Azramie Magondacan, also known by the moniker Ram-Ram, having her son...
Medal for forester's heroism in action

WATCH | Modern hero: Forester shot by illegal logger gets top DENR honors on...

On the day the nation remembered its heroes, DENR honored one of its own who risked his life protecting nature. Forester Joselito Eyala was shot by a suspected timber poacher he had apprehended, and left for dead. His amazing story of survival in the forest, and courage, touched Secretary Roy Cimatu's heart.
National heroes Word of the Lourd

WORD OF THE LOURD | How much do we know our heroes?

As we celebrate National Heroes Day, how many of our heroes do we really know, aside from Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio? We take to the...

BOC, DOF ink trade facilitation program for honest traders

Honest traders transacting business with the government will soon be rewarded. This, after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Finance (DOF) signed Customs Administrative Order (CAO) 5-2017 establishing the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program.

Oil markets roiled as Harvey hits US petroleum industry

Oil markets were roiled on Monday after Tropical Storm Harvey wreaked havoc along the US Gulf Coast over the weekend, crippling Houston and its port, and knocking out several refineries as well as some crude production.

STILL VOLTING IN | 5 reasons why Voltes V remains big with old and...

Although the 40-year-old series was never revived or rebooted, 'Voltes V' has returned to free TV from time to time.

Soldiers kill 10 Maute terrorists trying to sneak into main battle area in Marawi...

Soldiers of the Joint Task Force Marawi intercepted, and killed, at dawn Monday members of the Daesh-inspired Maute terror group on board two motorized pump boats as they tried to sneak into the main battle area.
Agnes Callamard, UN Special Repporteur

WATCH | Callamard to Duterte: Respond with empathy, not expletives

Agnès S. Callamard, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Monday expressed regrets after President Rodrigo Duterte's expletive-laden response to her condolences to the family of schoolboy Kian Lloyd delos Santos.

P4.2-B budget to double Customs staff is a waste; pre-shipment inspection abroad better –...

Instead of spending billions to hire personnel, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) should put in place a pre-shipment inspection abroad of all imports bound for the Philippines, a minority lawmaker said.

Business group to convert chicken dung into organic fertilizer

Bird manure collected in areas where avian influenza (bird flu) virus broke out could be processed and converted into organic fertilizer aside from being a good source of green energy, according to a businessman seeking to resolve concerns that allowing the transport of chicken dung to other parts of Luzon, where farmers have been using them, might further spread the contagion.

Kendrick Lamar wins big, but absent Taylor Swift steals VMA show

Despite her absence, Swift's new video quickly became one of the show’s most talked-about moments.

BSP unfazed by current account deficit

The Philippines will maintain a modest current account deficit that is unlikely to hit alarming levels, with the component trade gap expected to “correct” in the next few years despite imports’ surge, officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.
USS John McCain

Remains of all 10 missing US sailors from destroyer found: US Navy

All 10 missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain were confirmed dead as their remains have been found aboard the ship now docked at the Singapore Changi Naval Base, the US Navy said Monday.

Amid spike in ‘Tokhang’ deaths, HR, IP, religious groups launch ‘Movement Against Tyranny’ during...

Human rights, faith-based, and indigenous groups were among the sectors that came together on Monday, National Heroes' Day, to launch the Movement Against Tyranny.