SHIFTING SANDS | What is changing in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered a crackdown on corruption, the latest in a wave of frenetic changes in the kingdom over the past 2-1/2 years. As his father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has handed the prince more and more power over the past three years, the young leader has taken on everything from economic reforms to waging war in Yemen.
WATCH | Jun Sabayton shows serious side with Yolanda anniversary report
Sabayton interviewed Yeb Saño, Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s executive director, who called for 'climate justice.'
‘Lift up your hearts, not your phones’ – Pope to clergy
Pope Francis on Wednesday chastised priests and bishops who take pictures with their cell phones during Masses, saying they should focus on God instead.
19 ARMM LGUs get good governance nod
Nineteen local government units in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao were awared the Seal of Good Governance by the Department of Interior and Local Government this year.
Apple orders Witherspoon, Aniston drama in TV push
The series is among the first projects the iPhone maker has acquired for its plunge into original television programming.
Storm signals up as ‘Salome’ cuts west across country
(UPDATE - 11:39 a.m.) Tropical cyclone warning signal No. 1 has been raised over most of southern Luzon , including Metro Manila, and Eastern Visayas as the newly-formed tropical depression “Salome” crossed the Ticao Pass in Masbate to begin its westward traverse of the country late Thursday morning, November 9.
Flight instructor, student in plane crash rescued
Rescuers finally reached the location of a light plane that crashlanded in the Sierra Madre mountains at the boundary of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija and Maria Aurora, Aurora province early Wednesday afternoon and rrescued the pilot of the aircraft and his student.
Kenneth Dong acquitted of rape
Dong Yi Shen, alias Kenneth Dong, the businessman whose name was linked to the smuggling of P6.4 billion of crystal meth, or “shabu,” into the country has been acquitted of rape charges by the Parañaque City Regional Trial Court.
U.S. House rights body urges Trump to confront Duterte on EJKs
A bipartisan human rights body of the U.S. House of Representatives is urging President Donald Trump to confront President Rodrigo Duterte about the thousands of killings that have marked the Philippine government's war on drugs.
‘KUNG WALANG TINATAGO, ‘WAG MABAHALA’ | Asec Mocha wants to see Malacañang Press Corps...
A day after Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson requested from Secretary Martin Andanar that the online news organization Rappler "be reclassified" from the Malacañang Press Corps to social media, which her office handles, she again wrote Andanar to ask for information on the MPC.
Myrtle Sarrosa is 2018 Ginebra calendar girl
Five different calendars depict the actress-cosplayer in various fantasy personas while she highlights several of Ginebra’s products.
BA’T DUMAKDAK SA MEDIA? | Watch: Duterte said Santiago should have talked to him...
“Kaya kita inilagay diyan not to issue statements to the press. Nilagay kita diyan para magpunta ka sa akin kung ano ang problema sa bayan at tuturuan mo kung nagkulang ako, kung ano ang dapat gawin," said President Duterte.
CJ Sereno: Judicial independence, rule of law good for economy
MANILA - Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Wednesday that upholding judicial independence and the rule of law is crucial to restoring investor...
Calata Corp. faces raps for false, misleading statements in violation of Securities Regulation Code
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against Calata Corporation and its responsible officers at the Department of Justice for declaring...
Saudi Arabia makes further anti-graft arrests: sources
Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests in an anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.