Trump administration appeals ‘Dreamer’ immigrant ruling to Supreme Court
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump’s move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
U.S. lawmakers may soon be liable for sexual harassment payouts
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives could no longer use public funds for awards or settlements in sexual harassment cases under bipartisan legislation unveiled on Thursday that updates a 20-year law governing the rights of congressional employees.
3 hurt in QC grenade blast
Three persons, including a 9-year old girl, were injured when a grenade exploded after being lobbed at the home of a peace officer in a Quezon City village Thursday night.
Peruvian president seeks visiting Pope’s help in political crisis
Pope Francis arrived in Peru on Thursday as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appealed to the pontiff to help put the country back on track after a political crisis nearly ousted him from office a month ago.
Overseas Filipino Bank launched
President Rodrigo Duterte led Thursday’s launching of the Overseas Filipino Bank, which aims to cater to the needs of the millions of overseas Filipino workers.
Press watchdog asks UN, ASEAN to act on threatened shutdown of Rappler
An international media watchdog has asked the United Nations, its cultural and educational agency UNESCO, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to “take a stand” against the threatened shutdown of news site Rappler on “trumped-up legal grounds.”
Reuters, AFP journos detained in Sudan
Sudanese authorities have detained a Reuters stringer and an AFP reporter who were covering protests in the capital Khartoum, the external information council, which deals with foreign media organizations, said.
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WATCH | Huge crowd jams mobile passport kiosk at Manila City Hall
A mob of applicants who jammed the Manila City Hall grounds on Thursday grew impatient at the efficiency of Department of Foreign Affairs consular...
WATCH | ANOTHER CASE: NBI probes Maria Ressa, 2 others over Rappler story written...
The subpoenas were all signed last January 10, a day before Rappler's corporate registration was revoked by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Maria Ozawa miffed at Uber/Grab drivers for texting, sharing her phone number
'I LOVE the Philippines but Why can’t I trust this country AT ALL!? Why are the people SO UNPROFESSIONAL!?'
WATCH | SWS poll: Pinoys more satisfied with Duterte government than any other
MANILA - Public satisfaction with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration rose in December 2017 to the highest level on record since the...
Ayala Land, Eton tie up to build P53-B mixed-use estate
Property developers Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and Eton Properties Philippines Inc. (EPPI) will jointly invest P53 billion to initially develop a 35-hectare mixed-use estate that spans portions of Pasig and Quezon City over the next 10 years.
IKEA to announce opening date this year
Swedish furniture company IKEA was planning to announce targeted opening date in the Philippines within the year, IKEA Sustainability and Communication Director Lars Svensson said Wednesday.
Unheralded center Poy Erram making name for himself in PBA
When talking about big men in the PBA today, the names of June Mar Fajardo, Greg Slaughter and Japeth Aguilar are always in the...