World losing battle against climate change – France’s Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a bleak assessment on the global fight against climate change to dozens of world leaders and company executives on Tuesday, telling them: “We are losing the battle.”

Trump bans Kaspersky Lab software

President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government.

LOOK | Nursing board results out; UP Manila grad tops exams

A graduate of the University of the Philippines Manila topped the Nurse Licensure Examination given last month, which was passed by 5,875 of the 12,869 applicants who took it.

U.S. slaps terror charges on Times Square bomb suspect

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against the suspect in Monday’s attempted suicide bombing in one of New York City’s busiest commuter hubs, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.

IS THIS THE PRELUDE TO ML IN ENTIRE PH? | Politicians, groups argue over...

(UPDATED) Critics said that "it is likely that" President Duterte "is now reverting to his original plan to impose martial law nationwide in order to establish his very own dictatorship" after the failure of the administration's alleged plot to establish a revolutionary government to pave the way for the top leader's autocratic rule.

Rainy Wednesday as TD #UrdujaPH holds course, could become tropical storm

(UPDATE - 6:44 a.m.) It will be a wet Wednesday as tropical depression Urduja holds its course, bringing widespread rain showers and thunderstorms from the southern part of Luzon all the way down to Mindanao, and the northeast monsoon bringing scattered rains to the rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila.
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PROJECT REPEAL | 88 government agencies commit to ‘cut the red tape!’

When was the last time you had to apply for a permit in a government agency? Did you have to return another day because...

Total trade grows 10.4% in October

The country’s total trade grew by 10.4 percent in October 2017 from 4.6 percent in the previous month after exports recorded its 11th consecutive month of positive growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.
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5 fighters claiming to be Bukidnon NPA return to the fold of the law

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Five alleged members of the New Peoples Army (NPA) turned themselves in and yielded their guns to the police...
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2018 Budget is ratified by Congress

MANILA, Philippines – After resolving their respective different versions of the proposed 2018 national budget, the House of Representatives and the Senate ratified the...

Unemployment slightly up in October

The country’s unemployment rate slightly increased to 5 percent last October from 4.7 percent in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.
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TAX BURDEN DISPLACEMENT | With TRAIN, individuals enjoy lower taxes, higher take-home pay, but...

MANILA, Philippines – With the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill on its way to becoming a law, income earners can expect...

Philmar Alipayo crowned as first Filipino surfing champ

It was a hard-fought comeback for John Mark Tokong as he beats Piso Alcala in an epic thirty-minute duel on the final day of...
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SERENO CASE | ‘Damning testimonies’ by justices, or just opinions not rising to level...

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Tuesday the three Supreme Court Associate Justices who appeared before the House Justice committee hearing the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno gave “damning testimonies” that could boost the likelihood of the case reaching the Senate for trial.