Bank of America takes aim at gun-making clients; partners cut cord with NRA over...

Bank of America Corp on Saturday became the latest financial heavyweight to take aim at gunmakers, saying it would ask clients who make assault rifles how they can help end mass shootings like last week’s massacre at a Florida high school.

REVIEW | Incubus still a hit with Manila fans the fifth time around

One week later, fans are still talking about the band's fifth concert in the Philippines.

Rappler may file new incorporation papers, says Herbosa as she rues ‘political’ angle in...

Online news site Rappler.com may reorganize and file new incorporation papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) anytime, as long as the company would no longer have foreign ownership.

OFW reported comatose in Kuwait back in PH safe and sound: DFA

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday reported that the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) reportedly found comatose in a hospital in Kuwait, which had gone viral in Facebook, is safe and now back home in the Philippines.

PH seeks speedy justice as employers of Joanna Demafelis, OFW found in freezer, are...

Philippine government officials announced late Saturday the arrest of the employers of OFW Joanna Demafelis, whose body was found in a freezer in their home in Kuwait, and the chief Senate prober of her case said authorities should immediately determine the couple's culpability.

Thai activists in Pinocchio masks call junta leader ‘liar’

Hundreds of pro-democracy activists in Thailand wore cartoon masks portraying the country’s junta leader with a long nose on Saturday, calling him a “liar” for delaying a general election promised this year.

NOW Telecom, one of those looking to get 3rd telco slot, gets franchise extension...

NOW Telecom Company, Inc.’s legislative franchise has been extended for another 25 years. The NOW Corporation affiliate said in a disclosure to the stock exchange that on Feb. 22, President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 10972 which extends NOW Telecom’s franchise until 2043.
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MMDA starts alternating Marcos Highway closures at Cainta due to LRT2 extension work

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start implementing this weekend an alternating road closure scheme on a portion of Marcos Highway as the...

MWC 2018 | Mobile industry promises smarter everything at Barcelona show

Two words - artificial intelligence - promise to upstage familiar technology industry themes like 5G, the Internet of Things and virtual reality at next week’s Mobile World Congress, Europe’s biggest annual technology industry gathering.

U.S.-bound ‘BuyBust’ gears up for international release, moves PH playdate

The crime drama starring Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera will no longer open in Philippine cinemas on Feb. 28.

Coach Louie Alas remains optimistic as Phoenix now in the brink of elimination

The Phoenix Fuel Masters gave up 40 free throws to the Blackwater Elite and lost an important game, putting coach Louie Alas and his...

Policeman hurt as three bombs rock Myanmar’s northwestern city Sittwe

Three bombs rocked the capital of Myanmar’s restive Rakhine State, Sittwe early on Saturday, police said, adding that a policeman was slightly injured and the authorities were still working to determine who was behind the bombings.

Malaysian PM Najib sparks storm of criticism over comment on diet

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has sparked storm of criticism after saying he had stopped eating rice in favor of more expensive quinoa.

Police, military action sought on NPA sightings in north Negros Oriental

The president of the League of Municipalities in Negros Oriental has sought the help of the Philippine National Police and the Army over reported sightings of armed men believed to be New People’s Army fighters in four towns in the province’s north.

Vatican prober meets with Chilean bishop accused of covering up sex abuse

A Vatican investigator sent to Chile by Pope Francis to interview sex abuse victims met on Friday with Chilean Bishop Juan Barros about accusations that he covered-up sexual abuse of minors committed by a priest.