Party-list bloc to Duterte: Stop harassing Ombudsman, let her do her job

Partylist lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc said President Rodrigo Duterte should stop intimidating and vilifying Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales and allow her to do her job. In his latest tirade against the Ombudsman, Duterte told reporters in a news conference that he would file an impeachment complaint against Morales, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

WATCH | Duterte: Trillanes’ ‘mistress’ at AMLC gave him copies of my bank records

(UPDATED) President Duterte has a new allegation against one of his staunchest critics: Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV has a mistress working at the Anti-Money Laundering Council, who gave the lawmaker a copy of the chief executive's bank records.

Aid groups seek $434 million for Rohingya crisis for next six months

Humanitarian organizations helping Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh said on Wednesday they need $434 million over the next six months to help up to 1.2 million people, most of them children, in dire need of life-saving assistance.

BASTOS? | De Lima staffers hit blogger, House communications advisor over ‘taunting’ pics

Sen. Leila de Lima's staffers on Wednesday demanded an "immediate apology" from blogger Rey Joseph "RJ" Nieto and former National Youth Commission member Mike Acebedo Lopez after they allegedly mocked the detained lawmaker by posing wacky in their photos taken in front of her Senate office in Pasay City.

OPENWORLD 2017 | Companies are losing the cyber war — Larry Ellison

It can't be our people versus their computers. We're going to lose that war. It's got to be our computers versus their computers says Larry Ellison, Oracle executive chairman and chief technology officer.

‘Bomba’ director says will appeal to MTRCB his film’s X rating, wants ‘no cuts’

Ralston Jover called the X rating 'hilarious, ridiculous and mind-blowing' but ultimately 'downright pathetic.'

‘Information literacy’ best way to combat ‘fake news’

Institutionalizing information literacy from as early as when children are first exposed to television, smartphones and the internet is the best way to combat the proliferation of misinformation, or “fake news.”

WATCH | Adversaries Trillanes, Uson engage in flirtatious banter during Senate hearing

'Ang gwapo n'yo pala, Senator, sa personal... Hindi po fake news 'yon, Sir.'

FOCUS ON FAKE NEWS | Watch: Sen. Grace Poe’s opening, closing statements at Senate...

Senator Poe sets tone of inquiry: "If unchecked, fake news cultivates a culture of lying. If purveyors are allowed to get away with their lies, they embolden government officials to also lie in order to escape accountability, crush dissent, and commit illegal acts with impunity."

Simply Shoes could be your family’s new go-to place for footwear

The family that shops for shoes together will want to stride through this store.

Greg Slaughter, Tim Cone say Ginebra should continue using size advantage vs TNT

TNT's speed wasn't a problem after all for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. The Gin Kings asserted their might with their imposing size advantage against the...

WATCH | ‘Thinking Pinoy’ claims Mar behind anti-Noynoy campaign ‘Nasaan ang Pangulo’

A consultant of the Department of Foreign Affairs who is also a pro-administration blogger claimed former Interior secretary Manuel Roxas II was behind a campaign to boost his presidential bid by pinning the blame for the 2015 Mamasapano incident on former President Benigno Aquino III.

NBA unveils new All-Star Game format

The NBA and its Players Association announced Tuesday a new format for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles that will abandon the...

BSP governor says tax reforms won’t require policy response

The Philippines’ plan to overhaul its tax system will only have a modest inflationary impact and will not need a monetary policy response, said the central bank governor, who also brushed off a sharp decline in the peso currency in an upbeat message on the economy.

‘Pasalubong’ for Customs chief comes from tax-credit grease, Lapeña tells Senate probers

Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said on Wednesday he has learned that the source of the 'pasalubong' or welcome gift for a newly designated BOC chairman is usually raised by negotiating with businesses claiming tax credits from the Bureau of Customs.