19 ARMM LGUs get good governance nod
Nineteen local government units in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao were awared the Seal of Good Governance by the Department of Interior and Local Government this year.
Apple orders Witherspoon, Aniston drama in TV push
The series is among the first projects the iPhone maker has acquired for its plunge into original television programming.
Storm signals up as ‘Salome’ cuts west across country
(UPDATE - 11:39 a.m.) Tropical cyclone warning signal No. 1 has been raised over most of southern Luzon , including Metro Manila, and Eastern Visayas as the newly-formed tropical depression “Salome” crossed the Ticao Pass in Masbate to begin its westward traverse of the country late Thursday morning, November 9.
Flight instructor, student in plane crash rescued
Rescuers finally reached the location of a light plane that crashlanded in the Sierra Madre mountains at the boundary of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija and Maria Aurora, Aurora province early Wednesday afternoon and rrescued the pilot of the aircraft and his student.
Kenneth Dong acquitted of rape
Dong Yi Shen, alias Kenneth Dong, the businessman whose name was linked to the smuggling of P6.4 billion of crystal meth, or “shabu,” into the country has been acquitted of rape charges by the Parañaque City Regional Trial Court.
U.S. House rights body urges Trump to confront Duterte on EJKs
A bipartisan human rights body of the U.S. House of Representatives is urging President Donald Trump to confront President Rodrigo Duterte about the thousands of killings that have marked the Philippine government's war on drugs.
‘KUNG WALANG TINATAGO, ‘WAG MABAHALA’ | Asec Mocha wants to see Malacañang Press Corps...
A day after Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson requested from Secretary Martin Andanar that the online news organization Rappler "be reclassified" from the Malacañang Press Corps to social media, which her office handles, she again wrote Andanar to ask for information on the MPC.
Myrtle Sarrosa is 2018 Ginebra calendar girl
Five different calendars depict the actress-cosplayer in various fantasy personas while she highlights several of Ginebra’s products.
BA’T DUMAKDAK SA MEDIA? | Watch: Duterte said Santiago should have talked to him...
“Kaya kita inilagay diyan not to issue statements to the press. Nilagay kita diyan para magpunta ka sa akin kung ano ang problema sa bayan at tuturuan mo kung nagkulang ako, kung ano ang dapat gawin," said President Duterte.
CJ Sereno: Judicial independence, rule of law good for economy
MANILA - Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Wednesday that upholding judicial independence and the rule of law is crucial to restoring investor...
Calata Corp. faces raps for false, misleading statements in violation of Securities Regulation Code
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Calata Corporation and its responsible officers at the Department of Justice for declaring...
Saudi Arabia makes further anti-graft arrests: sources
Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests in an anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Social Watch PH seeks unitary hike of tobacco sin tax at maximum level
Social Watch Philippines urged the Philippine Senate on Wednesday to approve legislation for a unitary increase of tobacco sin tax at the maximum level. This, said SWP, should be a deliberate action to curb smoking especially among the youth, decrease health-related diseases and death from smoking, and increase revenue collection for Universal Health Care and other Sustainable Development Goals programs.
Sicat unveils strategy for ING’s PH franchise
Dutch financial giant ING expects to play a bigger role in facilitating cross-border deals and to become more active in advisory, debt and equity capital markets, lending and structured products.
WATCH | A son’s race to give dying father artificial immortality
While his father was dying of cancer James Vlahos made a controversial call; he turned his dad in to a chatbot keeping his voice and memories alive long after he passed away, raising questions on whether we are moving towards a world of artificial immortality.