WATCH | 2 Vietnamese hostages beheaded in Basilan – military

The beheaded bodies of two Vietnamese sailors who were abducted from their vessel in November last year were found in Sumisip, Basilan early Wednesday morning, the military said.

3 suspected Maute group members, including ‘financier,’ nabbed in Cagayan de Oro

Authorities arrested early Wednesday three alleged members of the Maute clan and seized explosives in an apartment in Aluba, Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City.
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FROM EUROPE TO MARAWI | Siege-displaced civilians get P49M in aid

The European Commission (EC) is providing €850,000 (P49 million) in humanitarian aid funding to provide emergency assistance to civilians who have fled the ongoing violence in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.

Youth group files ethics complaint vs ‘fake news factory’ Aguirre

A youth group filed Wednesday an ethics complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguiree II, accusing him of “repeatedly making false accusations and allegations” but refusing to “take responsibility for his actions.”

Arroyo seeks creation of agency to oversee transport safety

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has filed a bill seeking the creation of a separate agency to oversee the reliability and security of all modes of transportation in the country.

Dingdong Dantes on parenting while juggling multiple projects

Family, namely wife Marian Rivera and baby daughter Zia, is—and will always be— his top priority.

Aguirre orders NBI to probe ‘resurgent’ Bilibid drug trade

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe what he earlier said was the "resurgent" drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntilupa City.
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6 alleged drug peddlers, including parent-kid duos, nabbed in Nueva Ecija

Six suspected drug peddlers, including two parent-and-child pairs, were captured in separate operations in Nueva Ecija province by the provincial police special operations group late Monday night.

Move over blow-up dolls, the sex robots are here

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into the global sex market, bringing with it a revolution in robotic "sextech" designed to offer sexual gratification with a near-human touch.

‘Resist martial law’ – civil society

Civil society organizations on Wednesday called for resistance to martial law in Mindanao and any attempt to expand its coverage as some groups took to the streets a day after the Supreme Court upheld President Rorigo Duterte’s Proclamation No. 216.

ON TRACK | Samsung to take Intel’s chip crown

With soaring memory chip sales, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd passed Intel Corp as the biggest semiconductor maker by revenue for the first time.

Tested ICBM can carry nuclear warhead – North Korea

North Korea said on Wednesday its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by Washington for global action to hold Pyongyang accountable for its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki to tie knot in October

The news should come as a big surprise to their fans because they had denied rumors that they were dating.

Lunar robots put to the test on Sicily’s Mount Etna

A robot wheels across a rocky, windswept landscape that looks like the surface of some distant planet from a science fiction film. But it is not in outer space, it's on the slopes of Europe's most active volcano.

Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare to meet

Qatar announced plans for a steep rise in Liquefied Natural Gas production capacity on Tuesday that suggested it was ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbors, but Doha said it was doing all it could to reach agreement.