Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was detained on Sunday in Germany five months after he went into self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces up to 25 years in prison for organizing an illegal referendum on secession last year.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg says sorry to Britons with newspaper apology ads

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized to Britons on Sunday over a “breach of trust”, taking out full page advertisements in British newspapers after a political consultancy got its hands on data on 50 million users.

How to make sure New Clark City won’t go the way of idle metropolises...

The Oxford Business Group (OBG) has dubbed the New Clark City in Central Luzon as an ambitious land development of the Philippine government -- converting a 9,450-hectare empty land to a new well-planned urban area.

PLDT Enterprise sees 2018 as year of more new ventures, infra expansion

The business arm of PLDT, the country’s leading telecommunications and digital solutions provider, is looking at 2018 as a year of more business ventures and brave investments in information and communication technologies and infrastructure expansions.

Duterte confident Bong Go has ‘huge chance’ in Senate bid

President Rodrigo R. Duterte expressed high hopes that his top aide, Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, would win in the senatorial race in the 2019 midterm elections.

Toys ‘R’ Us in PH, rest of Asia unaffected by US store closures

It is business as usual at Toys ”R” Us Philippines despite the global toy brand winding down operations in the United States, officials behind the local partners said.
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China air force holds new drills in South China Sea, Western Pacific

China’s air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan’s southern islands, the air force said on Sunday, calling such exercises the best preparation for war.

‘Ready Set Go!’ mounts ‘3-Pointer ng Bayan’ vs 3 evils of drugs, crime, graft

The movement called "Ready Set Go!" is pushing on with its advocacy to fight illegal drugs, crime and corruption in 113 cities nationwide, using sports as entry point for the campaign.

BANKS ADVISORY | PSBank, BPI announce skeds during Holy Week

All branches of Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) nationwide will be closed on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, March 29-30.

Adrift for 3 days, fisherman rescued near Ayungin Shoal in West PH Sea

A fisherman from Palawan was rescued near the Ayungin Shoal in Kalayaan town, West Philippines Sea (WPS) Friday afternoon after drifting at sea for three days.

Cebu Pacific receives first of its A321s from Airbus

The Philippines' leading carrier Cebu Pacific received the first of its 39 A321 aircraft—ushering the entry of a new Airbus model into its fleet. The Airbus A321 is an efficient single-aisle jetliner, the longest and widest among all single-aisle aircraft, the carrier noted in a press statement.
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KTV security guard in Cebu City dies in suspected ambush of Peter Lim brother

An initial flash report from Cebu City Saturday reported the death on-the-spot of a security guard outside New Cebu Infinity KTV and Music Lounge...

China warns US it will defend own trade interests

The United States has flouted trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China will defend its interests, Vice Premier Liu He told US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a telephone call on Saturday, Chinese state media reported.

Musk deletes Facebook pages of Tesla, SpaceX after challenged on Twitter

Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappeared on Friday.

‘Birdshot’ to be available on Netflix starting March 26

The globally critically-acclaimed film will be the first Philippine content to be released locally on Netflix.