House appropriations panel OKs P6-B OP budget
In just two minutes, the Office of the President earned the approval of the House of Representatives’ appropriations committee for its P6-billion proposed budget for 2018.
WATCH | Comelec chair prepared to answer impeachment complaint
(UPDATE - 12:44 p.m.) Embattled Commission on Elections chairman Andy Bautista said he is prepared to face the impeachment complaint filed against him at the House of Representatives and answer the allegations at the proper time and place.
Taylor Swift announces ‘Reputation’ album a week after court victory
The album will be released Nov. 10, and the first single will debut on Thursday.
Two men nabbed allegedly using drugs at Benguet trade center
Two men were arrested police who caught them allegedly using drugs inside a van parked outside the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trade Center in La Trinidad town Wednesday afternoon.
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An entry-level high-resolution Walkman digital music player powered by Sony's highly-acclaimed audio technologies.
Baby abandoned in Cotabato City cemetery
An eight-month old baby was found abandoned inside the Cotabato City public cemetery early Thursday morning.
Rainy Thursday due to LPA, monsoon
The southwest monsoon and a low-pressure area off Samar will bring cloudy skies and rains to most parts of the country Thursday.
Dutch foil possible attack on tip from Spain
A Spanish man was detained by Dutch police on Wednesday after he was found driving a van with gas canisters near a Rotterdam venue where a rock concert was canceled due to a threat of a possible attack.
Air strikes kill at least 35 in Yemen
At least 35 people were killed in air strikes that hit a hotel near a Houthi-controlled outpost outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a medic said, and a Saudi-led coalition spokesman said it conducted the strike against its Houthi adversary.
Barcelona balances security and freedom after deadly attacks
Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, hit last week by two Islamist militant attacks which killed 15 people, is to deploy more police, install bollards in Barcelona and step up security around stations and tourist landmarks.
Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over shutdown threat
Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuked the president on Wednesday after his threat to shut down the U.S. government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise the country's debt ceiling and pass spending bills.
WATCH | PNP’s Kian autopsy, PAO forensic findings don’t jibe
Findings of the autopsy conducted by the Philippine National Police (PNP) crime laboratory do not completely align with the earlier forensic examination by the...
WATCH | As anger simmers over killings, police do house-to-house drug tests
Police knock on doors to encourage people to take on-the-spot drug tests, in a campaign condemned by rights groups as harassment that could endanger lives.
Pope due to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh, before Christmas: source
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will almost certainly visit Myanmar and Bangladesh, two countries caught up in a crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority,...
Poe, Chiz grill execs of bank where Andy Bautista kept deposits amounting to millions
A series of deposits made by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman and the amount of money on his numerous accounts at the Luzon Development Bank (LDB) should have raised a red flag, Sen. Grace Poe said Wednesday as the Senate Banks committee opened hearings on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.













