‘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...

House joins Senate in endorsing Quezon Service Cross for Miriam Santiago

The House of Representatives has concurred with a Senate resolution conferring on the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago the Quezon Service Cross, making her the sixth Filipino to be given the highest national recognition of outstanding civilian service.
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PH office market to grow by 40% in next 6 years — Leechiu

The Philippine office market is seen to grow by 40% in the next six years, driven by the continued expansion of information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) companies in the country, according to a real estate service firm.
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WATCH | NUJP lambastes Duterte order to bar reporter from covering Malacañang

"Shame on President Rodrigo Duterte," the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said in a statement Tuesday, "for displaying extreme pettiness in ordering...

Manila Water to expand in Thailand

Ayala-led Manila Water Company Inc. is venturing into the water industry of Thailand as part of its ongoing expansion in Southeast Asia.

AirAsia inks MOA with Davao tourism sector to push city as top destination

AirAsia, the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for nine consecutive years, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Davao tourism in a common goal to establish Davao as a premiere tourist destination with abundant resources for eco-tourism and available facilities for sports, conventions and outdoor competitions.

Kazakhstan’s frozen billions sound alarm for sovereign funds

New 500 tenge banknotes are displayed in this picture illustration in Almaty, Kazakhstan November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Illustration
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Sara’s new party a way to shield Duterte allies from Alvarez’s influence? Party-list solon...

Akbayan party-list Representative Tom Villarin said an imploding PDP Laban could be one of the implications of the formation of a regional political party by the President’s daughter, Davao Mayor Sarah Duterte, who recently launched a group called Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP, or Alliance for Change).