‘The Sound of Music’ lead actors reveal secrets to keeping performances ‘fresh’

Carmen Pretorious and Nicholas Maude star as Maria and Captain Von Trapp in the show that runs until Oct. 22 at The Theatre at Solaire.
Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte’s ratings drop because of drug war that kills poor and gov’t’s failure to...

His war on drugs campaign that "targeted the poor" and his administration's "lack of basic economic reforms that continues to affect the poor" were among the reasons why President Rodrigo Duterte's net satisfaction and trust ratings significantly dropped in the latest SWS survey, Bayan said Monday.

Box office: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ fades to $31.5 million opening weekend

That figure is far below expectations, which had been in the $45 million to $50 million range at the start of the weekend.

Batanes Rep. Dina Abad succumbs to cancer

Batanes Rep. Henedina "Dina" Razon-Abad succumbed to cancer on Sunday, Oct. 8, with lawmakers pouring in tributes and extending condolences to her husband, former Department of Budget and Management secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad.
Anti killings rally

WATCH | Human Rights Watch on the killings in PH: ‘The world is watching’

"Much as President Duterte might wish that the issue would just go away and the world would turn its back on people who are being killed in the name of his murderous war on drugs, that's not gonna happen. The world is watching," said Human Rights Watch-Geneva Director John Fisher, who quietly flew into town before the weekend.

Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to declaring independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.

PDP Laban to stop accepting new members by end of November 2017 – Koko...

Senate President and PDP Laban President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Monday that PDP Laban will stop accepting new members by the end of November 2017, citing the need for the Party to have sufficient time to screen, vet, and choose the official Party candidates for the May 2019 national and local elections.

DOTr eyeing blacklist of MRT maintenance provider

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is considering to blacklist Metro Rail Transit (MRT) maintenance provider Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) from entering into any contract with the government amid the recent breakdowns of the railway system.

Ginebra finishes off TNT, sets up finals rematch with Meralco

Defending champions Barangay Ginebra San Miguel marched their way back to the finals after ousting TNT KaTropa in the Oppo PBA Governors' Cup semifinals...

Phoenix Suns Hall of Famer Hawkins dies at age 75

Hall of Famer and Phoenix Suns star forward Connie Hawkins, who played seven seasons in the NBA, has died at the age of 75. Hawkins,...

Ateneo escapes rival La Salle to complete 1st round sweep

The Ateneo Blue Eagles completed a seven-game sweep of the UAAP Season 80 first round after escaping defending champions De La Salle Green Archers,...

Army seizes suspected shabu and IED from ISIS-inspired local terrorist group

Combat strike operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines resulted in the arrest of 20 armed local terrorists and the seizure of suspected shabu and components of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the boundary of So. Simboloy, Brgy Kuden, Talitay and Brgy Brar, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, all of Maguindanao, on Saturday (October 07, 2017).

Ginebra braces for emotional series vs TNT for the rest of semis

Barangay Ginebra team executive Alfeancis Chua and TNT coach Nash Racela were trying to get at each other's skin in Game 3 of the...
Rodrigo Duterte

SWS: Duterte’s satisfaction rating falls by 11 points

(UPDATE, 11:35 P.M) The Third Quarter 2017 Social Weather Survey, conducted from September 23-27, 2017, found gross satisfaction with President Rodrigo Duterte fell by 11 points from 78%, gross dissatisfaction rose by 7 points from 12%, and gross undecided rose by 4 points from 10%.

PH complying with US request to extradite ‘jihadist’ doc, but prosecution for his local...

The Philippine government will comply with a United States request for the extradition of Russel Salic
, a Cagayn de Oro-based orthopedic doctor alleged to be involved in terror plots in New York, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said Sunday.