North Korea’s Kim wants to advance ties with South – KCNA

(UPDATE - 7:52 a.m.) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting delegation from South Korea that it is his “firm will to vigorously advance” inter-Korean ties and “write a new history of national reunification,” the North’s official news agency said on Tuesday.

Former Russian spy critical in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who was convicted by Russia of betraying agents to British intelligence, was critically ill on Monday after exposure to an unidentified substance in Britain, two sources close to the investigation told Reuters.

PAL flies Davao-Siargao from March 25

Philippine Airlines will begin flying between Davao and Siargao four times a week starting March 25.

With few illusions, Carlos the Jackal appeals last of three life sentences

Carlos the Jackal, a left-wing revolutionary who was once one of the world’s most wanted militants, appeared in a French court on Monday to fight a life-in-jail conviction for a grenade attack that killed two people in a Paris store 44 years ago.

Fuel prices increase

Fuel pump prices will increase 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 6.
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WATCH | Analysis: Post-Marawi Fallout – Portents of further radicalization

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday disclosed the possibility that some 300 followers and supporters of the outlawed Maute armed group...
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WATCH | Prepaid load user to telco: ‘I have the right to know exactly...

Several mobile phone users testified before the Senate Committee on Science and Technology Monday in connection with the involuntary diminution of prepaid mobile load,...

‘Shape of Water’ wins big at Oscars on activism-fueled night

The romantic fantasy won best picture and best director for Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
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WATCH | MMDA sidewalk clearing men get canned for physically abusing coconut vendor

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday suspended three of its Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group members, pending a full investigation of the mauling...

Senate ready to hold Sereno impeachment trial, says Koko as he doubts quo warranto...

The move of Solicitor General Jose Calida to file on Monday a quo warranto case to have the Supreme Court void the appointment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is a "legitimate act of the Office of the Solicitor General," but its goal to unseat her outside of the impeachment process seems to have a borderline constitutional basis, the presiding judge in a possible impeachment trial said. Senate President Koko Pimentel said the Senate is "ready, willing and able" to convene as an impeachment court if needed.

PH tops global survey as ‘Best Country to Invest In’

The Philippines topped a group of 80 countries as the best investment destination according to a global research firm, noting that its young population will attract more firms looking for a good labor force.

WATCH | Twitter hits a cultural sweet spot in Japan

Twitter finally turned its first quarterly profit, and part of that has to do with its success in Japan.

‘Rogue’ PDEA Calabarzon personnel face dismissal from service

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino has ordered the relief the agency's regional director in Calabarzon and his 62 agents due to reports of extortion activities.

BOI-approved investment projects up 402%

Investment projects approved by the Philippine Board of Investments in January to February 2018 recorded P131.6 billion worth of projects, up by 402.3 percent compared to the same period last year, BOI reported Monday.

WATCH | I ain’t afraid of no Pokemon: Ghostbusters goes AR

Visitors to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week try out a demo of augmented reality (AR) game Ghostbusters World, due for release this...