DEDMA | No mention of Trump in Obama’s first major post-presidential speech

Barack Obama, making his first major appearance since leaving the White House, made no mention on Monday of his successor, Donald Trump, but urged young people to get more involved in their communities at a time of stark political divides.

30 extremists slain in assault on Maute lair in Lanao del Sur – AFP

The military claimed to have killed 30 members of the Maute group "in fighting that has been raging in the last three days," an official said.

DOJ OKs raps vs RCBC, Philrem over $81-M Bangladesh Bank heist

The Department of Justice approved Monday the filing of money laundering charges against officials of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and remittance firm Philrem Service Corporation over the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Bank, which was laundered in the Philippines.

California university sued over postponement of Ann Coulter speech

Students who invited conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak at the University of California at Berkeley sued school officials on Monday saying their postponement of her talk was discriminatory and violated free speech rights.

Here’s how a Michelin-starred chef cooked ‘malunggay’ and ‘camote’ tops

British master chef Simon Rogan cooks 'bahay kubo' vegetables at Madrid Fusion Manila to spread his advocacy on sustainable cuisine.

OFWs no longer have to pay terminal fees starting April 30

Starting Sunday, April 30, overseas Filipino workers no longer need to pay airport terminal fees.

Kendrick Lamar scores biggest debut album of the year on Billboard

The rapper's 'Damn.' sold a total of 603,000 album units that comprised 340 million streams, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

BIMP-EAGA wants incentive package to attract investments

The Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) wants to craft an incentive package to attract investors to explore opportunities in the sub-region.

First Gen signs USD500-M loan with 6 banks

First Gen Corp., through its unit First Gas Power Corp., signed a USD500-million, seven-year loan with six banks on Monday.

Le Pen attacks Macron ahead of French presidential runoff

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday accused Emmanuel Macron, her inexperienced opponent in next month's runoff for the presidency, of being weak in the face of Islamist terrorism.

MARIE YUVIENCO | Degrees of alienation

President Duterte is certainly a lawyer, a politician and a public servant, but the jury is still out whether he has contributed so much to and distinguished himself in international understanding, leadership and the rule of law.

WATCH | #OCCUPYLUISITA Farmers bash perimeter wall at Cojuangcos’ hacienda

More than 2,000 militant farmers and their supporters trooped to Hacienda Luisita in this city Monday to help occupy a portion owned by the Cojuangco family which was not distributed despite a ruling by the Supreme Court five years ago.

US carrier group heads for Korean waters, China calls for restraint

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all sides to exercise restraint on Monday in a telephone call about North Korea with US President Donald Trump, as Japan conducted exercises with a US aircraft carrier strike group headed for Korean waters.
Abu Sayyaf bunker Clarin Bohol

WATCH | News5 takes a look around the Abu Sayyaf bunker in Clarin, Bohol

BOHOL - An electronic news gathering crew from TV5 looks around the place where a bunker of the Abu Sayyaf bandits was unraveled in...

SWS survey: Fewer Pinoys afraid they’ll be burglarized

There are fewer Filipinos nowadays, in this quarter, that is, who are afraid they'll be burglarized, compared with those surveyed in the last quarter...