Simple, elegant Mindanao-inspired outfits for Duterte at ASEAN summit
The president and Ms. Avañcena are going for understated elegance as they wear the creations of Davao-based fashion designers during the summit.
Widodo arriving for state visit, ASEAN summit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will be arriving in the country Friday afternoon for a state visit and participate in the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leader’s Summit.
Duterte nominates envoys to Saudi, Singapore
President Rodrigo Duterte has nominated two new ambassadors, to Singapore and Saudi Arabia.
Microsoft Surface sales sink
Microsoft Corp slightly missed Wall Street's average revenue estimate for the latest quarter on Thursday, as sales of its Surface tablets and laptops slumped in the face of revamped competition in the personal computer market.
SolGen to seek disbarment of lawyer seeking ICC prosecution of Duterte
Solicitor General Jose Calida said he will seek the disbarment of lawyer Jude Jose Sabio, the counsel of self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato, for filing “baseless suits.”
Emma Watson says ‘The Circle’ brought home pitfalls of social media
Her new movie is a chilling vision of how social media giants control and monitor personal information - not always for the good.
Chinese navy conducts more drills in Western Pacific
China's navy has again sailed through the Miyako Strait that lies between two Japanese islands and carried out drills in the Western Pacific, state news agency Xinhua said.
US spacecraft shares first view from inside Saturn’s rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent the closest-ever images of Saturn on Thursday after surviving its first plunge inside the planet's rings, the US space agency said.
United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger dragged from plane
United Airlines and the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month have reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum, they said on Thursday, in the carrier's latest step to contain damage from an incident that sparked international outrage.
Hackers exploited Word flaw for months while Microsoft investigated
While Microsoft investigated, hackers found the flaw and manipulated the software to spy on unknown Russian speakers, possibly in Ukraine.
Negros Occidental LGUs ban Coke from fiestas
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines -- Local government units in Negros Occidental have banned the sale of Coca-Cola products during their fiestas in support of the...
Cops kill 5, nab 10 in Batangas ‘Oplan Crackdown’
Five alleged drug pushers were killed separately when they supposedly resisted arrest and fired at law enforcers during the Batangas police’s “Oplan Crackdown” Thursday morning.
40% less US visas issued to citizens of nations covered by Trump travel ban
The United States issued about 40 percent fewer temporary visas in March to citizens of seven countries covered by President Donald Trump's temporary travel bans than it did in an average month last year.
Surprise CHR visit exposes ‘secret’ cell, 12 illegal detainees in Manila police station
(UPDATE - 8:34 a.m.) Personnel of the Commission on Human Rights visiting a police station in Tondo, Manila, Thursday evening found a dozen detainees crammed into a dark, narrow, airless 'secret cell'.
Duterte: China not recognizing PH legal win, PH not ready to fight China, so...
MANILA, Philippines – China isn’t recognizing an international court’s ruling that certain areas within the South China Sea are within the Philippines’ exclusive economic...













