Oldest human remains outside Africa found in Israeli cave
A partial jawbone bearing seven teeth unearthed in a cave in Israel represents what scientists are calling the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains outside Africa, showing that our species trekked out of that continent far earlier than previously known.
Asked on perceptions he was insane, Trump replies: ‘I’m a stable genius’
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was a stable genius and that he eats good quality food.
Jay-Z makes peace with Grammys as he is honored at Clive Davis party
The rapper was honored by the Recording Academy at the veteran music producer’s annual pre-Grammy party on Saturday.
PHLPost requires public to use standard PHLPost boxes
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has advised the public to use the prescribed PHLPost boxes sold at all post offices and postal outlets nationwide.
UP Laguna HS student is Philippine Sudoku Super Challenge national finals winner for 3rd...
A student of the University of the Philippines (UP) Rural High School in Laguna won as the country’s new sudoku grand master for the third consecutive year in the 12th Philippine Sudoku Super Challenge (PSSC) national finals held at SM City North EDSA Skydome on January 27.
Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday it would return about 46.3 billion yen ($425 million) of the virtual money it lost to hackers two days ago in one of the biggest-ever thefts of digital money.
WATCH | Rainy weather spawns lahar down 2 gullies as conditions worsen at Mayon...
Rainy weather over the past couple of days have rendered conditions difficult in places downslope of the erupting Mayon Volcano, as Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum reported lahar flows down Miisi and Anuling channels.
DOTr apologizes over MRT smoke incident
MANILA - The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has apologized to the public over the smoke incident that occured in one of the trains of...
PROFILE | Respect and love equals condom: new UNAIDS PH director
"Respect" and "love" have not co-existed comfortably with the condom, but if this latex barrier against disease is promoted in the context of self-respect, love and care, more Filipinos will use it to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections, according to Dr. Louie Ocampo, the new Philippine country director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
FOCUS | Data science is the ‘future’ of policy making in PH, says AIM...
Implementing policies and strategies based on intuition alone, especially when wrong, can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes catastrophic, thus the pressing need for data-driven modes of decision-making in all sectors.
Gadon targets other SC execs for graft filing after suing Sereno before DOJ
After filing graft charges against Chief Justice Sereno over her alleged non-filing of her SALNs during some of the years she was a University of the Philippines professor, lawyer Larry Gadon is will sue other Supreme Court officials in the hiring of an IT consultant--the same issues he raised in his impeachment complaint being heard by the House of Representatives.
‘Magnifico’ director Maryo J. delos Reyes passes away at 65
Based on initial reports, the acclaimed filmmaker suffered a heart attack while attending a party Saturday in Dipolog City.
Insurance sector posts double-digit growth in 2017
The insurance sector saw another banner year in premiums in 2017 supported by double-digit growth among life and non-life insurers, latest data showed.
Post-Sundance, female filmmakers find Hollywood dream elusive
A study found that out of 1,223 directors of Hollywood films in the past decade, women accounted for only 4 percent of honorees.
Phivolcs tracks Mayon amid fear of lava flows; alert levels also remain over Kanlaon,...
Government scientists tracked overnight Mayon Volcano's activity amid fears that day-long rains on Saturday could trigger lava flows, even as they continued to monitor two other active volcanoes: Kanlaon in Negros and Bulusan in Sorsogon.













