It’s official! Marco Polo Ortigas Manila earns five-star rating from Forbes Travel Guide

Marco Polo Ortigas Manila receives prestigious international travel award.

BANANA SPLIT | Floirendo claims Alvarez sued him because of ‘personal interest’; Speaker tells...

Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. appealed to his accuser not to exert “undue influence” over the court and claimed that his former buddy, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, was after him because of his alleged personal interest in the banana business.

Gabriela fears SC ruling on ‘Maria Clara’ doctrine could lead to more rape cases

Party-list group Gabriela expressed apprehension that the ruling of the Supreme Court's Third Division on the “Maria Clara" or the women’s honor doctrine may not be sufficient for rape conviction and could even “open the floodgates to many more rape (cases)."

Bourse expected to weather global volatility

Philippine equities are unlikely to return to bear territory for some time despite volatility in global markets, with the country’s long-term economic growth prospects remaining intact against a backdrop of normalizing interest rates and mounting inflation pressure, stock market analysts said on Tuesday.

Rappler must first settle SEC case before covering Palace, says Medialdea

Online news site Rappler should first settle its case before the Securities and Exchange Commission before its reporters are allowed to cover Malacañang, according to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.

WATCH | Palace ban on Rappler journos sign of a ‘broader assault’ on PH...

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday warned that Malacañang's move to ban a Rappler reporter and the media outfit's head from covering the activities of the Office of the President could be a sign of a bigger attack on Philippine media.

Computer shops embrace lucrative business: outfitting cryptocurrency miners

Some of the biggest electronics bazaars in Asia are being flooded with customers looking for the latest piece of technology: cryptocurrency mining rigs.

‘DOGS CAN’T VOTE’| Germany’s Social Democrats embarrassed by new canine member

Germany’s Social Democrats were forced on Tuesday to declare that a three-year old dog called Lima would not be allowed to vote with party members on a coalition deal with Angela Merkel’s conservatives, despite joining the party.

ISIS fighters forced out of Syria, Iraq arriving in PH; may be planning to...

Foreign Islamic State fighters forced out of Syria and Iraq have been arriving in the Philippines with the intent of recruiting, and they have plans to attack two Philippine towns, the head of the country’s largest Muslim rebel group said on Tuesday.

Biopic Robin Williams wanted to star in competes in Berlinale

Directed by Gus Van Sant, 'Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot' stars Joaquin Phoenix as quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan.

WATCH | ‘HE ENJOYS MY TRUST’: Duterte again extends PNP chief Bato dela Rosa’s...

President Rodrigo Duterte again extended the term of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa.
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WORD OF THE LOURD | Thoughts and prayers: Is that it?

It's insane, this insanity of the spate of mass shooting in the United States, the answer to which cannot be just thoughts and prayers....
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WATCH | More wait time for commissioning of MRT cars

Even as light rail authorities are scrambling to test the MRT3 train cars procured from Dalian, China, before having them commissioned into service, another...
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Lawmakers frown on Duterte’s being soft toward China

MANILA, Philippines - Legislators on Tuesday frowned upon President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest banter that China could make the Philippines its province. While “unacceptable,” Magdalo partylist...
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Alejano brushes off destabilization talk

MANILA, Philippines - Magdalo partylist Representative Gary Alejano on Tuesday brushed off what he described as loose talk that critics of President Rodrigo Duterte...