Gringo Honasan ‘most likely’ to be named DICT secretary
Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan now has the inside track to become the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), multiple sources told Newsbytes.PH.
Nissan, DeNA schedule public tests of self-driving car service in Japan next year
Nissan Motor Co and Japanese gaming software maker DeNA Co said on Tuesday they would begin public tests of their self-driving ride-sharing service in Japan next year.
Lopez-Consunji venture bags P22.6-B Cebu project
A consortium composed of the Lopez and Consunji groups and Spain’s Acciona Construccion S.A. has bagged the P22.6-billion contract to build and design the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEx), the Metro Pacific group’s first tollway project in the Visayas.
Midas says CJ failed to act on benefits for late magistrates’ spouses; Sereno says...
(UPDATE - 5:10 p.m.) Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez alleged that the Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's watch, failed to act upon any application of spouses of deceased judges and justices for survivorship benefits.
‘IMMUNIZE IT FROM POLITICS’ | LP lawmakers urge Duterte gov’t to conduct ‘impartial’ probe...
(UPDATED) “We support calls for investigation of this issue as thousands of children’s lives are at stake here. We must ensure that the investigation will not be selective and will cover all periods of implementation of the program,” said LP president, Sen. Francis Pangilinan.
Katy Perry includes Manila in Asian leg of ongoing world tour
The pop diva will bring her 'Witness: The Tour' show to the MOA Arena on April 2 -- her fourth time to perform for her Filipino fans.
WATCH | ‘SHUT UP!’: Lawmakers berate Gadon for claiming there is P200-M bribe offer...
Several lawmakers have warned lawyer Lorenzo Gadon to “shut up” and refrain from making unsubstantiated allegations that can tarnish the integrity of the Senate impeachment court.
HE CHAMPIONED RIGHTS OF WORKERS, PEASANTS | Duterte gov’t urged to seek justice for...
Nueva Ecija priests are appealing to the Duterte administration to lead in seeking justice for the death of 72-year-old retired priest Marcelito "Tito" Paez, who was gunned down by unidentified assailants Monday night in Jaen town.
‘Expats go home’: Amsterdam’s visitor boom angers locals
Amsterdam’s residents and media are increasingly vexed about another group of visitors—white-collar, expatriate workers.
U.S. high court lets Trump’s travel ban on residents of Muslim countries go into...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts.
WATCH | Bataan girl dead from dengue after initial vaccine dose; gov’t stops sale,...
(UPDATED - 6:03 p.m.) The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines has ordered French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur to stop the sale and distribution of Dengvaxia "to protect the general public" from health risks associated with the world's first anti-dengue vaccine.
SINUNGALING? | Sereno camp says Gadon’s claim an oligarch will bribe senators for CJ...
The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno described as "fictional work" the claim of lawyer Larry Gadon that a certain oligarch was allegedly planning to bribe each senator with P200 million in exchange for the acquittal of the top magistrate from the impeachment case filed against her.
Piolo Pascual insists he hasn’t replaced John Lloyd Cruz in sitcom
Paolo has made it clear that he's just vamping on 'Home Sweetie Home' while John Lloyd enjoys his indefinite leave of absence.
Final ‘House of Cards’ season to focus on Robin Wright after Kevin Spacey exit
Wright’s character, Claire Underwood, finished season five as the first U.S. female president after wresting power from her husband.
Former Guimba parish priest Tito Paez dies in hospital after being shot
A late breaking dispatch from KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights indicated that at 10:45pm Monday, December 4, 2017, Fr. Marcelito "Tito"...