WATCH | Ombudsman findings on Aquino ‘accurate’ but raps too flimsy: DOJ chief

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre finds too flimsy the usurpation of authority and graft charges filed by the Ombudsman against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the 2015 Mamasapano incident that killed 44 men of the police special forces.
Rodrigo Duterte in front of CPP-NPA flag_Reuters file

WATCH | Du30 stops peace talks as Reds intensify attacks amid impending martial law...

There'll be no peace talks if there is no ceasefire. President Rodrigo Duterte gave this take-it-or-leave-it deal to communist rebels as he instructed Tuesday night members of the government panel not to resume formal peace talks with the Reds unless they agree to stop their attacks against government troops in Mindanao.

Kaspersky products not certified by Britain’s cyber security center

Britain's National Cyber Security Centre said on Tuesday it had never certified products from Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab.

GAMING | Lineage2 adds new clan bosses, expansion to Tower of Insolence

The fastest-growing mobile game company in Asia, recently announced that its mobile MMORPG Lineage2 Revolution introduced new contents.

Betting on original shows, Netflix in pole position to win over more subscribers

Twenty years after Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix Inc, and a decade after the company introduced video streaming, it hit another milestone - one that is key to its ability to sustain its scorching pace of growth.

Thai judge hands down 21 guilty verdicts in major human trafficking trial

A judge handling Thailand's biggest human trafficking trial on Wednesday had announced 21 guilty verdicts by mid-morning from 103 defendants, with judgments expected to last late into the day.

Suspected NPA assassins kill 2 Marines in northern Palawan

Two Marines were killed Wednesday morning in the northern Palawan town of Roxas in a broad daylight attack believed carried out by the New People's Army, police said.

New uniforms do away with home and away designations

Nike has unveiled new NBA uniforms for the 2017-2018 season that dispense with traditional 'home' and 'away' team designations. The home team will instead pick...

Extending martial law to bring more rights abuses – Karapatan

A human rights organization warned on Wednesday that extending martial law in Mindanao as President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to do would open the floodgates to more human rights violations in the south that will “only magnify the problems” government hopes to solve.

2 reported dead as rains flood 19 Maguindanao towns

At least two persons have reportedly died as incessant rains flooded at least 19 towns in Maguindanao province, affecting at least 15,000 families and disrupting classes for 10,000 students in more than 50 schools.

WATCH | Senate receives security briefing ahead of special session to extend martial law

Senators were briefed behind closed doors by security officials Wednesday morning ahead of the July 22 special session of Congress to decide on President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao until December 31.

Stand with govt vs ‘common enemy’ – Abella

Malacañang challenged communist rebels on Wednesday to “stand against a common enemy” and not make an issue out of the imminent extension of martial law in Mindanao to prove they are “truly in pursuit of peaceful coexistence.”

Cignal Entertainment kicks off with crime drama mini-series ‘Tukhang’

'Tukhang' explores the social costs behind the government’s controversial war against illegal drugs.

Trump, Putin had second, undisclosed meeting at G20 summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a second, previously undisclosed conversation during a dinner for G20 leaders at a summit earlier this month in Germany, a White House official confirmed on Tuesday.

Militiaman slain, 5 PSG personnel wounded in clash with NPA in Arakan, Cotabato

(UPDATE 6 - 2:34 p.m.) A militiaman was killed while five members of the Presidential Security Group were wounded in a clash with the New People’s Army in Arakan town, Cotabato province early Wednesday.