President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday launched a counterattack against Filipino and American media outfits whom he claimed were “crucifying” and hitting him and his administration below the belt.

No less than the Malaysian terrorist Marwan, who for years operated in Mindanao, had performed the "wedding rites" in the Abu Sayyaf's jungle lair between ASG member Renierlo Dongon and Police Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza, now both detained after authorities caught them on a mission to help embattled ASG members in Bohol.

The Association of Southeast Nations Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) is set to launch a mentoring network program for entrepreneurs in the small, medium, and micro enterprises (MSMEs) sector as part of creating an inclusive business environment in the ASEAN Region.

Vietnam's government said Facebook has committed to work with it to prevent content that violates the country's laws from appearing on its platform.

President Rodrigo Duterte lashed back at The New York Times and said that the operations of the 166-year-old award-winning American newspaper must also cease just like what it wanted with the Philippine leader’s alleged crimes.

Finnish telecom networks equipment maker Nokia reported a slowing rate of sales decline on Thursday, saying the global networks market was showing signs of recovery, particularly in North America and India.

The Philippines is eyeing to open more sea links with its neighbors under the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) mainly for trade, tourism and investments, officials said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Manila Thursday afternoon, the second head of state to fly in for the 30th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

The 48 new MRT coaches that recently arrived from China, and which commuters had hoped would ease their daily woes, will not be used unless they have passed the safety test, Transportation (DoTr) Secretary Arturo Tugade said Thursday.

Scrambling to put in place policy changes before her uncertain fate at the Commission on Appointments when Congress resumes session next week, DENR Secretary Gina Lopez issued another order that drew protests from business: she banned open pit mining, which the law allows, because she said it had caused many serious disasters in the past.

For Kevin Pacatang, the first recipient of the Youth Microentrepreneur of the Year - which was added last year to the categories of the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards (CMA) - a mistake is not a setback but an opportunity to learn.

In line with this year’s World Immunization Week (April 24-30) theme of “Vaccines Work”, the Department of Health (DOH) released a vaccination campaign featuring the ‘Bakuna Boys.’

Formula One is set to abandon plans for a 'halo' head protection system in favor of a transparent screen that could be introduced for 2018.

The Joint Venture Agreement between the Bureau of Corrections and the Tagum Agricultural Development Corporation - for which Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez had filed a graft case against erstwhile friend Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. - is void, the government’s top lawyer said Thursday.

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