Marcio Lassiter shoots SMB to 2-1 semis lead with game-winning 3

The San Miguel Beermen survived a wild finish thanks to an ice-cold, clutch play from Marcio Lassiter that gave them the 111-110 Game 3 win over the Star Hotshots and a 2-1 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series lead on Wednesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Gunman opens fire on GOP lawmakers, U.S. House majority whip Steve Scalise shot

A gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington early on Wednesday, wounding several people including House of Representatives...

WATCH | ‘Handa na sa paglusob’ | Days before martial law, Hapilon says in...

More than a week before President Duterte decided to declare martial law in Mindanao to address the crisis in Marawi, Islamist extremists led by Isnilon Hapilon and the Maute Group were already prepared to carry out their "big war," which includes the assault on the Lanao del Sur capital.

Twitter, Smart, Globe to provide daily entertainment updates via Twitter Lite

Twitter Lite will provide faster, data-friendly, and more accessible mobile web experience for Filipinos to stay updated on what’s happening in the Philippines and around the world.
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‘MGA GAGO ‘YAN’ | Speaker Alvarez blasts 3 CA justices for order to justify...

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez lambasted three Court of Appeals justices over their order for him to justify the detention of six Ilocos Norte local executives at the House of Representatives.

US troops on ground in Marawi, but not fighting terrorists – AFP spokesman

US troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in fighting Islamist militants who have held parts of the city for more than three weeks, a Philippines military spokesman said on Wednesday.

WATCH, LOOK | Filipinos, including baby girl, among affected, hurt in London tower fire

(UPDATED 10:31 a.m., June 15, 2017) The huge fire that engulfed a 27-story block of flats in central London has affected Filipinos, including a female infant.

Motorola releases feature-packed, affordable smartphones

New Motorola smartphones for the highly driven, dynamic and always on-the-go millennials.

MPIC to hold 100% stake in Beacon, increasing shares in Meralco, Global Power

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is acquiring 25 percent of PLDT Communications and Energy Ventures’ (PCEV) shares in Beacon Electric Asset Holdings. In a PSE disclosure, MPIC stated it entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with PCEV to buy the remaining 25-percent stake of the latter in Beacon Electric for P21.8 billion.

Palace, AFP justify trip to Moscow of security top brass despite intel on Mautes’...

Palace and military officials justified Wednesday the decision to have the top brass of all security and defense agencies join President Duterte in Russia even after government had gotten intelligence on the Maute Group's plan to attack Marawi City.

TROUBLE IN PARADISE? | Singapore rocked by public feud among Lee Kuan Yew’s heirs

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's younger brother and sister said on Wednesday that they have lost confidence in the nation's leader and fear "the use of the organs of the state against us."

US lawmakers looking to pave way legislation for self-driving cars

A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators said on Tuesday they planned to introduce legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks to the introduction of self-driving cars, including sorting out conflicts between state and federal rules.

WATCH | AFP links nearly 80 social media accounts to terrorists; DICT poised for...

The military has identified nearly 80 social media accounts being used by terrorists, and is moving to have these taken down. This, as the DICT said earlier it was poised to file the first "cyber sedition" charge against a group hosting a pro-terrorist site.

Military no longer setting deadline to clear Marawi

The military will no longer set a deadline to clear Marawi City of the extremist gunmen who have been battling government forces for more than three weeks now.
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Farinas wants foreign chairman of Resorts World subpoenaed, threatens arrest

Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas asked the House of Representatives to subpoena the foreign chairman of Resorts World Manila and have him arrested if he fails to honor the summons.