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‘ANYONE BUT CHINA’ | There’s more than scientific research in Beijing’s Benham Rise mission...

Former lawmaker and national security adviser Roilo Golez presents a good, simple reason for the Philippines to reject China's efforts to conduct a marine scientific research in the Benham Rise: its consistent efforts to intrude into Philippine waters, and the very real possibility its mission goes beyond marine science, but partakes more of geo-strategy.

PBA official admits ref error but upholds technical on Ross over free throw confusion

A PBA official admitted that a referee made a mistake that led to a confusing end-game between Barangay Ginebra and San Miguel Beermen in...

Pacquiao expects brainchild MPBL to reach 20 teams

Senator Manny Pacquiao’s fledgling league, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, started with a bang on Thursday night at SMART-Araneta Coliseum. The commercial league began...

Philippines to develop rules on cryptocurrency trading

The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it is crafting rules to regulate cryptocurrency transactions to protect investors and reduce the risk of fraud.

Sereno warned me meeting with Duterte spells end of my career – CA Presiding...

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno threatened then Court of Appeals (CA) Presiding Justice Andres Reyes Jr., which prompted the magistrate to cancel his meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte.

Nokia introduces high-capacity 5G chipsets

Nokia is introducing new silicon chipsets for running next-generation 5G wireless networks that promise to cut antenna size in half, triple data-handling capacity and cut the power consumption of mobile towers, the company said on Monday.

Bruno Mars triumphs at Grammys; Jay-Z is biggest loser

Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z were denied the honor of becoming the first hip-hop artist in 14 years to win album of the year.

SKYWAY STANDSTILL | If Mayon has moved to Naga, is Skyway the new EDSA?

MANILA - The internet was ablaze Monday as angry motorists lambasted the Skyway management for the humongous traffic jams caused by its opening of new toll booths supposed to "facilitate faster toll collection" but which got people stuck for hours, including those catching flights at NAIA Terminal 3.

3 men with dubious ‘warrant’ try to ‘arrest’ teachers’ union leader

ACT Teachers partylist Representative France Castro on Monday condemned an attempt to arrest a teacher in Malabon while she was in school, with the use of invalid documents.

Alibaba to take on Kuala Lumpur’s traffic in first foreign project

Alibaba Group will set up a traffic control system harnessing artificial intelligence for Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, its first such service outside China.
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WATCH | Palawan’s Reyes yields as Sandiganbayan cancels bail bond, orders re-arrest in Ortega...

Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes, whom the Court of Appeals recently released over the objections of the family of murdered broadcaster-environmentalist Gerry Ortega, has been ordered re-arrested -- but not over the assassination seven years ago.

Gov’t to accept Uber, Grab franchise applications on February 5

Starting February 5, the government will start accepting franchise applications for vehicles to be used on ride-hailing platforms despite setting a cap on the number of cars it will be allowing on the road.

WATCH | Duterte office slaps Deputy Ombudsman Carandang with 90-day suspension order

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte's office has slapped Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang with a 90-day preventive suspension order for allegedly committing grave misconduct and grave dishonesty.

PTV4, NEC launch digital terrestrial broadcasting services in PH

People’s Television 4 (PTV4), the Philippines’ public broadcasting network, has gone from analog to fully digital after the launch of the network’s digital terrestrial broadcasting system on January 2017.

WATCH | Delay in poll protest case? Blame yourself, Leni camp tells Bongbong

“He only has to blame himself for filing a weak and flawed election protest that the Presidential Electoral Tribunal has to resolve many preliminary matters before the case could move on,” said Robredo’s legal counsel Romulo Macalintal.