North Korea could carry out missile test soon – U.S. officials
U.S. officials said on Tuesday they have seen increased North Korean activity at a site in the western city of Kusong that could be preparations for another missile test within days.
Retract threat to bomb schools, pledge to keep them safe instead, Duterte urged
(UPDATE - 1:31 p.m.) Lawmakers and an international human rights watchdog slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to order the military to bomb lumad schools in Mindanao and demanded that he retract his statement.
Classes suspended in Metro as ‘Gorio’ becomes tropical storm
(UPDATE 2 - 12:32 p.m.) Classes were suspended in Metro Manila cities Wednesday due to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon even as the weather disturbance named “Gorio” intensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm and slightly slowed.
WATCH | Flash Mob Alert: American choir performs Coconut Nut inside plane’s passenger cabin
The Baylor University School of Music's men's choir recently gave an impromptu rendition of a number from its repertoire: our home-grown composer Ryan Cayabyab's...
WATCH | China backs joint energy development with Philippines in disputed sea
China's foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and damage both sides.
WATCH | Carambola: Motorcyclist pinned, dies in 18-car smash-up at C5-Ortigas flyover
Still another traffic jam reared its ugly head at around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning when a truck descending the northbound lane of the C5...
No Andray Blatche for Gilas in FIBA Asia Cup
Naturalized player Andray Blatche will not be suiting up for the Philippine national men's basketball team in the upcoming 2017 FIBA Asia Cup as...
‘MEDIUM NA ‘KO ULI’ | Watch: Sharon Cuneta winning battle of the bulge
It looks Sharon Cuneta is on her way towards winning the battle of the bulge. Can she go back to the days when she was the svelte Darna?
Facebook, Google and Twitter user terms ‘insufficient’ — EU
European Union authorities have increased pressure on Facebook, Twitter and Google to amend their user terms to bring them in line with EU law after proposals submitted by the tech giants were considered insufficient.
China urges Vietnam to halt oil drilling in disputed South China Sea
China's Foreign Ministry has urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil company Repsol had been operating in cooperation with Vietnam.
Perlas Pilipinas falters against South Korea ahead of FIBA Women’s Asia Cup playoffs
The Philippine national women's basketball team failed to sustain its rousing start, running out of gas against South Korea, 91-63, ahead of the FIBA...
US embassy responds to Du30’s call, says it will help PH resolve issue on...
A day after President Rodrigo Duterte called on the United States government to return to the Philippines the church bells that were taken as war trophies by U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War, the U.S. Embassy in Manila promised that it would do something to address the issue.
Cops arrest European bank fraud suspects in Pampanga
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Three suspected members of an international bank fraud gang were arrested by law enforcers while in the act of...
PURO GALIT, POOT | De Lima: SONA not true state of the nation but...
It wasn’t the true state of the nation but the “sorry state of his mind full of anger, hate, and profanity.”
International arbiter rules: PH govt must pay Maynilad P3.4B
The Philippine government must pay Maynillad Water Services Inc. P3.4 billion to cover the losses the water concessionaire suffered for 17 months as a result of the former's failure to act promptly, per its own undertaking, on a rate rebasing request, an arbitral tribunal in Singapore has ruled.