SHIPPING ON NOV 3 | Preorders for Apple iPhone X to open on Oct...

Heightened anticipation around the 10th anniversary iPhone from Nov. 3 has dented demand for the just-launched iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
Child maltreatment

WATCH | Video records father violently maltreating his kids in General Santos City

Video clips obtained by News5 showed a father inflicting violence on his three children in Barangay Batomelong, General Santos City. Ironically, it was the father...
John Paul Solano

WATCH | Solano says Atio did not die of hazing; had pre-existing heart condition

Medical technologist John Paul Solano said on Tuesday that University of Santo Tomas law freshman Horatio "Atio" del Castillo did not die from injuries...
Caloocan father and son drug bust

SWS Q3 poll: 95% say it is important that drug suspects be captured alive

The Third Quarter 2017 Social Weather Survey (SWS) found 95% of adult Filipinos saying it is important for them that the police capture illegal...
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Soldier hurt as Army, cops press campaign vs NPA atrocities in Butuan City

Butuan City – A soldier of the Philippine Army 23rd Infantry Battalion was wounded after an armed encounter with suspected members of the New...
Marawi Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra

Marawi mayor urges residents to shun recruitment by extremists

To prevent another extremist attack from happening in their besieged city, Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra on Tuesday urged residents of the Islamic...

WATCH | MORTAR SHELL, GRENADE, OR IED? Families returning to Marawi taught how to...

The teachers taught children and their parents how to recognize live mortar shells, grenades, aircraft rockets and “improvised explosive devices” in their villages.

Tim Cone on closing out Meralco in Game Six: ‘We have to scratch and...

The Oppo PBA Governors Cup best-of-seven finals series rematch between defending champion Barangay Ginebra and fierce nemesis Meralco has turned out to become a...

Wife of Quezon lawmaker’s nephew shot dead in Lucena City – report

The victim was identified as Rhine Christine "Arlene" Briones Alcala, estranged wife of Sajid Alcala, whose father, Cerilo "Athel" Alcala, is the brother of Quezon Rep. Vicente Alcala and former Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.

WATCH | Bato on SWS drug war surveys: ‘Piecemeal attack, bakit dahan-dahan nilalabas?’

(UPDATE 2) The national police chief is thinking that the bit by bit release of the results of the SWS surveys on the war on drugs is being deliberately done as part of a "piecemeal attack" against President Duterte's pet campaign.

‘TRULY EXTRAORDINARY’ | Biz leaders pay tribute to Washington Sycip, a generous man and...

The late Washington Sycip was a generous man who was passionate about providing quality education for Filipinos, especially the poor, according to Phinma President and CEO Ramon del Rosario, Jr.. He was among those who paid tribute to the SGV & Co. co-founder on Tuesday at the Management Association of the Philippines' (MAP) general membership meeting on Tuesday at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City.

Koko: Exclude BSP check clearing unit from work suspension orders

Suspension of work in government offices, in instances that do not include regular holidays or inclement weather, should exclude units involved in check clearing of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, according to Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, citing the negative impact on the business sector of suspending such operations as well.

‘Birdshot’ ranked by Oscar prediction site as ‘top tier contender’

Our bet for the foreign language film award is currently ranked number 12 and is one of only two Southeast Asian films in the forecast.
Open pit mining satellite snapshot

MICC panel recommends lifting open pit mining ban

MANILA - The Mining Industry Coordinating Council, after a meeting, said in a statement on Tuesday that the majority of the panel has voted...

PLDT completes fiber optic expansion in Mindanao

Leading telecoms and digital services provider PLDT has completed its domestic fiber optic network (DFON) expansion project in Mindanao to further improve its Internet services in the region.