REFLECTIONS | Sen. Leila de Lima on Mother’s Day

The events of the last ten months have given a whole dimension to my understanding of the burdens of motherhood.

Police kill hostage-taker, ending standoff at Illinois hospital

(UPDATE - 11:16 a.m.) Police shot and killed a county jail inmate receiving treatment at a hospital near Chicago after he grabbed his guard's gun and took a female hospital employee hostage on Saturday, the sheriff's office said.

Syrian army retakes most of rebel-held district on edge of Damascus

The Syrian army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of Qaboun on the edge of the capital following over two months of relentless aerial strikes and artillery shelling, rebels and state media said on Sunday.

At least 4 dead as Greek passenger train derails

At least four people died and five more were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night, railway company TRAINOSE said.

US fails to reassure Europe, Japan about ‘Trumponomics’

The United States said Saturday the world's other rich economies were getting used to the policy plans of President Donald Trump, but Europe and Japan showed they remained worried about Washington's shift.

North Korea launches what could be new type of missile

(UPDATE 2 - 12:03 p.m.) North Korea fired on Sunday a missile from a region near its west coast that flew 700 kilometers, with the US and Japan hinting it could be a new type of projectile.

Duterte: Excess campaign funds boosted 2016 income

President Rodrigo Duterte attributed the increase in his 2016 income to excess contributions to his campaign in last year's elections.

Duterte skips opening ceremony of Belt and Road Forum

(UPDATE 2 - 12:24 p.m.) President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Beijing Saturday to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation but was a no-show at the opening ceremony Sunday morning.

Drug-resistant superbugs originate before age of dinosaurs: study

Leading hospital "superbugs," known as enterococci, originated well before the age of dinosaurs, a new study said Thursday.
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PH envoy: Mechanism for South China Sea bilateral consultation to get going after mid-May

BEIJING - Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana told journalists at the weekend that the bilateral consultative mechanism for addressing the issues in...

Despite huge 47-point win, Gilas rues ‘poor 2nd half’ vs Singapore

Members of the Philippine national men's basketball team rued their "poor second half" showing against Singapore despite cruising to a 47-point win in their...

Gilas Pilipinas steamrolls Singapore for win No.2 in #SEABA2017

There was no 100-point lead this time but the Philippine national men's basketball team still cruised to an easy 113-66 victory over Singapore to...
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CTRP | Comprehensive Tax Reform Program slashes personal income tax but pads cost of...

MANILA, Philippines - A nominal cut in the personal income tax but, in exchange, a bevy of tax increases on a number of goods...

WEEKEND CHEF | 5 refreshing Pinoy ice coolers to beat the summer heat

Have your happy summer fix with these fruity all-time Filipino summer favorites!

Hackers exploit stolen US spy agency tool to launch global cyberattack

A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the US National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain's health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday.