Celtics, 76ers finalize trade of No. 1, No. 3 picks in 2017 NBA Draft
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers made their agreed-upon trade official Monday, a deal that will see the teams swap the Nos. 1 and...
No word from Duterte on scrapping peace talks with Reds – Abella
President Rodrigo Duterte is mum on calls by some officials to terminate peace talks with communist rebels following the weekend raid on an Iloilo town police station by the New People’s Army.
WATCH | Military mounts renewed offensive to end Marawi battle by weekend; Duterte ‘very...
Aircraft bombed rebel positions and ground troops launched a renewed push against extremist gunmen holed up in Marawi City on Tuesday, and a military spokesman said the aim was to wrap up the fighting before a weekend festival.
Meet Jake Zyrus, the artist formerly known as Charice
It's the name the transgender singer is now using on his social media pages starting Tuesday morning.
POINT OF VIEW | Buwis(et)! DOF’s Top 5 tax reform lies
The DOF's TRAIN is grossly anti-poor, brazenly pro-rich, and should be derailed.
WATCH | Pinay acquitted of murder in UAE
A Filipino overseas worker has been acquitted of murder charges and, thus, spared the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates.
China’s two supercomputers world’s fastest; US squeezed out of 3rd place
China's Sunway TaihuLight and Tianhe-2 are still the world's fastest and second fastest machines.
NCRPO scrambles to contain spread of ‘police memo’ on supposed Maute attack plan
The National Capital Region Police Office appealed to the public Tuesday to stop further spreading a memorandum from the Valenzuela police station on a purported plan by the Maute group to carry out bombings in Metro Manila.
Facebook to set up local unit in Indonesia
Facebook Inc has received an in-principle approval to set up a domestic unit in Indonesia, said a senior government source from the Southeast Asian nation, home to the social networking giant's fourth-largest user base.
‘GHOULISH’ | UN exec slams Duterte, as he sounds alarm over backsliding human rights...
The thousands of deaths associated with the government’s war on drugs and President Rodrigo Duterte’s assurance that soldiers need not worry about rape earned special mention in a United Nations official’s lament that “human rights around the world are currently under major attack.”
Filipina missing in London high-rise fire presumed dead – PH embassy
A Filipina who went missing when fire struck a high-rise apartment building in London last week is now presumed dead the Philippine Embassy in the United Kingdom said.
WATCH | Rematch set as Baron Geisler, Kiko Matos trade barbs, blows in URCC...
Staged or not, the two actors look to square off in another URCC match on August 12.
US urges China to take on greater role in fight vs terror
The United States wants China to become more involved in supporting the global fight against terrorism and efforts to defeat Islamic State, including in Iraq, a senior U.S. official said on Monday ahead of high-level security talks with Beijing.
Mexican journalists, activists file criminal complaint vs govt spying
Activists, human rights lawyers and journalists in Mexico filed a criminal complaint on Monday following a report that their smartphones had been infected with spying software sold to the government to fight criminals and terrorists.
Driver dead after car rams police van on Paris’ Champs Elysees
A man deliberately rammed a car carrying weapons and explosives into a police van as it drove in a convoy down Paris's Champs Elysees avenue on Monday, officials said.