DENR chief vows help for residents of closed southern Negros mining site

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez pledged to provide alternative livelihood for residents of a closed mining site in Sipalay City in southern Negros Occidental.

Thai man broadcasts baby daughter’s murder live on Facebook then kills self

BANGKOK -- A Thai man filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in two video clips posted on Facebook before committing suicide, police said on Tuesday.

Uber looks to soar with flying taxis by 2020

After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis.

China to lead wind power growth over next 5 years

China will lead growth in global wind power capacity of almost 65 percent over the next five years, with other Asian countries also developing more renewable energy, the Global Wind Energy Council said on Tuesday.
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WATCH | PICC lockdown; AFP assures tight ASEAN Summit security

In the face of the skirmishes between government security forces and a terrorist band of Abu Sayyaf Group in the province of Bohol over...
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IED-making components found at Nobleza’s home in Malaybalay, Bukidnon

Butuan City - Components for making an improvised explosive device, or IED, along with firearms and ammunition, were unraveled Monday morning after law enforcers...
NHA site underdevelopment Pandi Bulacan

WATCH | Legislators’ ocular visit unravels Pandi housing site shortcomings

PANDI, Bulacan - Georgina Toston appeared at peace inside a box-like concrete structure in a government resettlement site in this town. At a glance, one...

‘Gravitational lensing’ helps discovery of rare supernova

Astronomers have captured multiple images of a Type Ia supernova, namely the brilliant explosion of a star, appearing in four different locations on the sky, as it was through the "magnifying glass" of a galaxy sitting 2 billion light years away from Earth.
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Ground subsidence caused by nearby sewerage work brings down house in Cupang, Muntinlupa

A house collapsed in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa City, and two nearby houses also suffered damage, believed to have been due to ground subsidence or...
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Calida wants Sabio disbarred over ICC filing

Soliticor-General Jose Calida said on Tuesday that he wants lawyer Jude Sabio disbarred over his move to file a case at the International Criminal...
bomb making paraphernalia, Panglao, Bohol, ASG suspects

WATCH | State of calamity declared in Clarin ASG staging base; bomb-making paraphernalia...

CLARIN, BOHOL - A state of calamity is declared in the municipality of Clarin in Bohol, as the government security apparatus continued its mop-up...
Quezon City jobs for addicts

WATCH | Jobs in Quezon City for former junkies who want to turn a...

The vicious war on drugs of the Duterte Administration is one of the big reasons persuading drug addicts and those under the influence of...

Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with collaborative website

Jimmy Wales, the founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has launched a website aimed at countering the spread of fake news by bringing together professional journalists and a community of volunteers and supporters to produce news articles.

DILG’s Cuy orders probe of claims NGO collecting money for gov’t’s anti-illegal drugs project

MANILA, Philippines - Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-In-Charge (OIC) Catalino Cuy has ordered an investigation on claims that one of the...
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EJK, ELK | Centerlaw to seek new ‘Writ Contra Homo Sacer’

MANILA - The Center for International Law (CENTERLAW) will file with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 26, a Letter-Petition asking the High Court...