WATCH | As anger simmers over killings, police do house-to-house drug tests
Police knock on doors to encourage people to take on-the-spot drug tests, in a campaign condemned by rights groups as harassment that could endanger lives.
Pope due to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh, before Christmas: source
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will almost certainly visit Myanmar and Bangladesh, two countries caught up in a crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority,...
Poe, Chiz grill execs of bank where Andy Bautista kept deposits amounting to millions
A series of deposits made by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman and the amount of money on his numerous accounts at the Luzon Development Bank (LDB) should have raised a red flag, Sen. Grace Poe said Wednesday as the Senate Banks committee opened hearings on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Wall Street drops on Trump’s threats of government shutdown
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were lower late on Wednesday morning (U.S. time) after President Donald Trump's warning of a government shutdown to secure...
Maj. Gen. Ronald Villanueva assumes command of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Maj. Gen. Ronald Villanueva assumed command of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division on Thursday, August 23, at Camp...
WATCH | DOJ’s Aguirre: Kian slay ‘exception to the rule’; Hontiveros cloisters witnesses
MANILA - The killing of 17-year-old student Kian Delos Santos was not prevailing practice among law enforcers in carrying out the administration’s anti-illegal drug...
Alleged top BOC bribe-givers also earlier linked to rice, garlic smuggling
Some of the individuals who were accused by Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday as among the players allegedly pulling the strings at the Bureau of Customs were also linked to rice and garlic smuggling in past Senate investigations, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar.
Gordon: Go slow in appointing military men to govt posts
MANILA - Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday said President Rodrigo Duterte should be careful in appointing former military officers to serve in government agencies...
Star outshines Phoenix to remain unbeaten
The Star Hotshots stretched their unbeaten run in the Oppo PBA Governors' Cup after thumping the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 100-81, on Wednesday at Mall...
Duterte tells cops in war on drugs: Kill only if necessary
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday backed police on the front lines of a war on drugs that he said would not cease,...
Gilas Pilipinas wards off gritty Malaysia ahead of SEA Games basketball knockout stages
The Philippine national men's basketball team warded off a hard-fighting Malaysian squad, 98-66, to remain unbeaten heading into the knockout stages of the 2017...
WATCH | Duterte: Prove ‘enterprising’ son, in-laws into smuggling, ‘and I will resign’
Amid allegations linking his eldest child to smuggling activities at the Bureau of Customs, President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday again promised to step down if it would be proven that Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo "Pulong" Dutere and the latter's in-laws are guilty of corruption.
Henry Walker’s 30-30 game leads streaking Blackwater to tough double OT win against Alaska
Henry Walker pulled down a huge 30-30 game to lead the Blackwater Elite to a tough 111-106 double overtime win against the struggling Alaska...
Duterte inaugurates first Filipino solar panel factory
President Rodrigo Duterte inaugurated the first Filipino factory for solar panels, toouted to herald the Philippines' entry into the big players' league in global renewable energy.
Siemens Healthineers’ cinematic rendering makes CT scan images more realistic than ever
Siemens Healthineers - the healthcare business of Siemens AG - developed a "cinematic rendering" technology that is seen to revolutionize the way the human body can be viewed for better diagnostics, after being approached by Hollywood representatives looking for medical images that were more life-like.