Damaged structures in Leyte, Samar quake areas used substandard materials: steel industry group

Several damaged structures in quake-affected areas in Leyte and Samar bore substandard, uncertified concrete reinforcing steel bars (rebars), an industry group said in a report to the Department of Trade and Industry.
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TV star Alden Richards champions indigenous kids’ right to education

Children from indigenous communities have a new champion in the person of television celebrity Alden Richards, who is working to help open up access...

Duterte Youth lawyer to file impeach raps this week vs Sereno over purchase of...

An impeachment complaint will be filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno before the House of Representatives this week by a lawyer, who ran but lost in the 2016 senatorial polls and volunteered as counsel for pro-administration group Duterte Youth.

‘WALANG EJK’ | Watch: PNP execs dismiss claims Parojinog slay akin to Espinosa killing;...

Amid perceptions and allegations that the killings of the Parojinogs during an ungodly hour when there was power outage were premeditated just like what happened to Mayor Rolando Espinosa, police officials took turns in defending the raid on the residences of Ozamis Mayor Reynaldo Parajinog Sr. and his family.

After new U.S. sanctions on Russia, Putin says America must cut 755 diplomatic staff

President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Moscow could consider additional measures against Washington as a response to new U.S. sanctions approved by Congress.

WATCH | Church to probe Taytay priest accused of ‘booking’ 13-year-old girl; Vatican to...

The Catholic Church will conduct its own investigation into allegations that Arnel Lagarejos, a priest from a parish in Taytay, Rizal, had "booked" for sexual services a 13-year-old girl through a 16-year-old pimp.

REVIEW | ‘Baby Driver’ is modern dance on film, an absolute joy to...

Every movement, every location and set design, every story element and acting choice is timed with the music.

‘Dunkirk’ beats out ‘Emoji Movie,’ ‘Atomic Blonde’ to repeat no. 1

Christopher Nolan's war epic still went strong on its second weekend at the North American box office.

Should we worry about AI?

Some are worried about what artificial intelligence (AI) will mean for humanity, calling for slowing down the process of building it, while others are pretty optimistic.

F1 2017 | Vettel wins the Hungarian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won a tense Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday in a Ferrari one-two that stretched his championship lead to 14 points after Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton sportingly surrendered third place to his team mate.

‘KILALA N’YA ANG PAPA KO’ | Watch: Parojinog daughter asks Duterte to probe killing...

Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog is appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte and the Senate to investigate the death of four of her family members and 11 others in a series of police drug raids early Sunday morning.

WATCH | Google to train 10 million Africans in online skills

Google aims to train 10 million people in Africa in online skills over the next five years in an effort to make them more employable. The U.S. technology giant also hopes to train 100,000 software developers in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

NPA local command releases captive cop to Duterte


The New People's Army (NPA) has released PO1 Alfredo Basabica Jr., whom it had held captive for 17 days, in Baganga, Davao Oriental to President Duterte's office, despite the escalating word war between Duterte and the communist rebels. 



AFP verifying reported death of top Maute leader

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that it is still verifying reports that Abdullah Maute, one of the ranking leaders of the Maute Group of terrorists, has been neutralized by government troops engaged in clearing operations in Marawi City.

Four Arab countries say ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions

The four Arab countries which have cut ties with Qatar said on Sunday they were ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha showed willingness to deal with their demands.