Cavs, Warriors on collision course for another NBA Finals clash

Defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and rival Golden State Warriors are on a collision course for a third straight NBA Finals clash after dominating their...

Hasmine Killip, Ronwaldo Martin clinch top acting honors in New York festival

The 12th Harlem International Film Festival just gave Killip her fifth international award and Martin his first.

DOJ recommends scrapping joint venture between Floirendo firm, Bucor

In what could be a major setback for President Rodrigo Duterte’s main campaign backer, the Department of Justice has recommended the revocation of the joint venture agreement between the Bureau of Corrections and Tagum Agricultural Development Co., calling the deal unconstitutional.

Jasmine Curtis-Smith returns for more vampire chronicles in ‘Forever Sucks 3’

The comedy series with a supernatural twist has developed a solid following after only two seasons.

Honasan to head Senate oversight panel on confidential, intelligence funds

The Senate has agreed to reconstitute the select oversight committee on intelligence and confidential funds, naming the resolution’s proponent, Senator Gregorio Honasan, to chair the panel.

Renewables offer cheaper, more reliable power for PH’s small islands – report

The Philippines can save $200 million a year and build a more reliable energy supply for millions of residents on its small islands by replacing diesel generators with renewable sources such as wind and solar, said a report released on Monday.

Judges hit Trump lawyer with tough questions over revised travel ban

Federal appeals court judges peppered a US Justice Department lawyer with tough questions about President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, with several voicing skepticism that protecting national security was the aim of the policy, not religious bias.

Expect policy and reform continuity, incoming BSP chief says

(UPDATE - 12:07 p.m.) Incoming Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Nestor Espenilla said on Tuesday markets should expect a lot of continuity in terms of monetary policy and reforms when he takes over in July.

BI nabs American wanted in Texas for child porn

Immigration agents, acting on a request from the US embassy, arrested Monday an American wanted in Texas for engaging in child pornography.

IMF says Asia facing risks from rise in protectionism

The International Monetary Fund said Asia's economic outlook faces "significant" uncertainty and downside growth risks from any sudden tightening in global financial conditions or rise in protectionist trade policies.

Director Francis Ford Coppola weighs in on preserving net neutrality

In a letter to FCC chairman Ajit Pai, he said the internet was designed so it would not be dominated by giant corporations.

Balikatan 33 officially opens

The 33rd edition of the Balikatan joint military exercises with the United States officially opened in Camp Aguinaldo Monday.

Atlantic Ocean returns Irish beach it swept away 33 years ago

A beach that was swept away more than 30 years ago from a remote island off the west coast of Ireland has reappeared after thousands of tons of sand were deposited on top of the rocky coastline.

More scrutiny of casinos likely as Philippines joins China to fight illegal gambling

China and the Philippines have joined forces to tackle illegal gambling, part of Beijing's broader campaign to curb illicit capital outflows and a pledge by Manila to weed out unscrupulous operators from the country's booming gaming industry.
EJK protest

UN members concerned over drug war deaths as advocates say PH rights report falls...

(UPDATED - 8:21 a.m.) More than 40 countries aired “grave concerns about thousands of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’” notwithstanding Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s attempt to shrug off the deaths as “alternative facts.”