PSEi recovers, PHP closes at 51-level vs USD

The Philippines’ main stock index ended its three-day slide Wednesday and the peso remained firm after it finished the day at 51-level to a greenback even with continued risk aversion.

Chinese envoy claims no info on drug triads in PH

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua has given assurances that China will not protect nationals who are involved in illegal activities in the Philippines, including drug trafficking. He said, however, his country has no information about Chinese syndicates or drug rings operating here.

‘On the precipice of economic hardship’ | Rights violations can have consequences on Pinoys’...

The Philippines' dismal human rights record does not just affect the lives of victims and their families, but also the livelihood of thousands of people whose work relates to Philippine products that enjoy greatly reduced or zero tariffs when exported to the European Union.

WATCH | CSC exec says SALN is ‘instrument of transparency,’ it must not be...

Because the SALN "is an instrument of transparency," the document should not be shaded to hide information about the wealth and possessions of public servants, an official of the Civil Service Commission said Wednesday.
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‘Midnight deals’? Negotiations with power suppliers began 2012, says Meralco

Meralco has denied allegations that it had so-called midnight deals with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), a matter that the House of Representatives is now investigating.

End-September target for ending Marawi siege doable – defense chief

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana remained upbeat on Wednesday that the military can finish the Marawi crisis by the end of the month, but said this would not automatically mean the lifting of the martial law in Mindanao.

Congested jails to run out of food money by October, Recto warns

With thousands of new detainees on drug-related cases having been crammed the past several months into jails, the food budget of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) could run out by mid-October, leaving authorities scrambling for resources for the last six weeks of the year.
Reuters file photo of President Rodrigo Duterte

WATCH | Alejano ‘vindicated’ after Ombudsman said Trillanes’ docus on alleged Du30 wealth ‘more...

Rep. Gary Alejano on Wednesday said overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang's statement regarding the bank transactions of President Duterte had bolstered his earlier claim that the chief executive had billions of pesos of hidden wealth in his bank accounts.

After denying SMB the Grand Slam, Tim Cone hopes Ginebra won’t have ‘championship hangover’...

For Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone, beating the San Miguel Beermen was like winning a championship. After ending the Beermen's Grand Slam aspirations on Wednesday...

Ginebra ends SMB’s Grand Slam dreams, earns ticket to semis

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ended the Grand Slam dreams of the San Miguel Beermen, pulling away with a dominant 104-84 victory to advance to...

Coke Studio hits the road with recording studio on wheels

The Coke Studio Truck is a studio on wheels designed to deliver the best live OPM performances to fans across the nation.

Lourd de Veyra and friends explain the science behind the internet’s viral videos

He hosts the comedy science program 'You Have Been Warned Asia' with Ramon Bautista, Jun Sabayton, RA Rivera and Angel Rivero.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? WHO DID IT? | Watch: Atio Castillo already buried but truth...

(UPDATED) Nearly two weeks after Horacio Tomas "Atio" Castillo III died and now that he is laid to rest, it remains unclear how he had perished in the hands of his supposed brothers in the Aegis Juris Fraternity and who carried out his fatal hazing.
John Paul Solano

WATCH | DOJ orders Solano freed temporarily, sets Oct. 4 preliminary investigation on Atio’s...

The Department of Justice has ordered the release from detention of John Paul Solano, the only suspect in the fatal hazing of UST law student Tomas Horacio Castillo who is in custody, but ordered him to attend the preliminary investigation set Oct. 4 at the Department of Justice.

Rain or Shine survives TNT rally to set up do-or-die match for semis spot

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters lived to fight another day after weathering a huge run by TNT KaTropa, 106-102, in their Oppo PBA...