Bong Go gets Duterte’s go-ahead for a Senate run; backers launch ‘campaign’

Three members of the Duterte Cabinet will likely join the administration's senatorial ticket in 2019, with his closest aide, Secretary Christopher "Bong" Go, getting solid presidential clearance for it.

NOT SO FAST | Why PH’s ICC withdrawal can’t be soon, and why Duterte...

while the Duterte administration is in a hurry to get out of the treaty that was ratified via the Philippine Senate's concurrence on August 23, 2011, the process of withdrawing takes time and will not preclude ICC from investigating the President's war on drugs campaign.

PPA to remit over P3B in dividends

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will remit more than PHP3 billion in dividends for 2017, surpassing by 30 percent all dividends it remitted to the national government for the past decade including the PHP2.16 billion remitted in 2015.

Davao-based Skynora opens shared office, BPO space at Robinsons Cybergate

Skynora Corp., a newly-established Davao City-based firm, has opened a shared office facility and business process outsourcing (BPO) center at the Robinsons Cybergate Delta, catering to the demand of freelancers and online workers and boosting corporate office space here.

Physicist Stephen Hawking, who conquered the stars, dies at 76

Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a likely premature death, has died at 76.
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Concom votes to allow only two relatives to run in the same elections

The Consultative Committee (Concom) tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to review the 1987 Constitution on Tuesday voted to allow only two relatives within the second degree of consanguinity and affinity to run in the same elections. However, they can only run for one national post and one local position.

Aguirre creates panel to resolve PNP motion for reconsideration on raps vs Lim, Espinosa,...

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II created on Wednesday a special panel to resolve the motion for reconsideration from the PNP-CIDG of an earlier decision by prosecutors dismissing the complaints against alleged drug lords Peter Lim, Peter Co, Kerwin Espinosa and several others.
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PH-Kuwait negotiations on workers’ protection resumes this week

The Philippines will resume negotiations with Kuwait this week in Manila to craft a labor agreement providing strong guarantees on the safety and welfare of Filipino household service workers in the Gulf state, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Tuesday.

Pope Francis names new Kabankalan bishop

Pope Francis has appointed a new bishop of the Diocese of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental. Monsignor Louie Galbines, 51, will be the third bishop of the diocese. He has been serving as the vicar general of the Diocese of Bacolod.

MWSS approves lower Metro Manila water bills

Water bills in areas served by Metro Manila’s two service concessionaires will dip starting April 1 after the regulator approved the adjustments to reflect the peso’s slight appreciation against the dollar.

CIMB taps FINTQ as it enters Philippine market

A Malaysian lender has tapped FINTQnologies Corp. (FINTQ) as it enters the Philippine market as a digital bank. In a statement on Tuesday, FINTQ, the financial technology (fintech) arm of PLDT Group’s Voyager Innovations, Inc., said it entered a partnership agreement with CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB), in line with CIMB’s strategy to establish itself as a “digital-only” bank in the country.

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik announce split in loving messages

However, both the singer and the supermodel gave no reason for the split.
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WORD OF THE LOURD | Divorce. Bow

... And the word is Divorce. And our country is the last one where this isn't yet legal. Watch!
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WATCH | Aguirre mum on dismissal of drug raps vs Peter Lim, Kerwin, et...

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Tuesday declined to comment on the dismissal of the criminal complaint filed by the Philippine National Police (PNP)...
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WATCH | NAST scientist: Risk of severe dengue from Dengvaxia gleaned as early as...

Dr. Anthony Dans, a scientist from the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), told a Senate inquiry Tuesday there was already an effort...