Aguirre: ‘I had no hand’ in downgrading raps vs cops in Espinosa slay
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II washed his hands Wednesday of the resolution downgrading the charges filed against police officers for last year’s killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. from murder to homicide.
LOOK | Living dolls: Spanish firm makes eerily realistic human, alien babies
Want a doll that looks, moves and feels almost exactly like a newborn? Or how about a baby Avatar, or a half human-half piglet?
WATCH | BIFF ends school occupation in Cotabato village but fresh fighting reported
(UPDATE - 12:21 p.m.) Gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters who occupied a village school in Pigcawayan town, Cotabao province early Wednesday morning have withdrawn with no reports of casualties, the military said.
Trump’s coal plan sends U.S. energy ‘back to the past’ – Vatican
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending U.S. energy production "back to the past" with disastrous decisions to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and to promote the coal industry, a senior Vatican official said on Friday.
Camels caught up in Arab feud reunited with Qatari owners
Thousands of camels crossed Saudi Arabia's desert border into Qatar on Tuesday and were reunited with their owners after being stranded for days at a frontier shut because of a feud among Arab powers.
China tried, but failed, to help on North Korea – Trump
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program have failed, ratcheting up the rhetoric over the death of an American student who had been detained by Pyongyang.
WATCH | Duterte fears Muslim-Christian ‘civil war’ if extremists not contained
If the threat posed by extremists like the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups who have been battling government forces in Marawi City for a month now is not quelled, it could lead to a “civil war” pitting Muslims against Christians, President Rodrigo Duterte warned.
DOT Sec. Teo urges tour guides, ‘We must tell the Filipino story’
Tour guides are encouraged not just to share facts about the destination but inspiring stories about its people, too.
Belgian troops kill ‘terrorist’ bomber in Brussels station
(UPDATE - 8:18 a.m.) Belgian troops shot dead a suspected suicide bomber in Brussels' central train station on Tuesday but there were no other casualties, in what authorities were treating as the latest terrorist incident in Europe.
US Senators want military action in Syria subject to Congress OK
U.S. senators called on Congress on Tuesday to take back its authority to determine whether the country goes to war, saying recent U.S. strikes in Syria were not covered by existing authorizations for the use of military force.
WATCH | Eton Centris incident ends peacefully as disturbed guard surrenders
(UPDATE 3 - 11:25 a.m.) A security guard who sowed panic then locked himself in an office at the Eton Centris commercial and entertainment complex in Quezon City early Wednesday morning has surrendered.
With positive take on PH business environment, LT Group sees bright prospects for all...
Tycoon Lucio Tan’s LT Group, Inc. (LTG) is optimistic about the local business environment bringing better prospects for its business units.
15 major rivers, lakes target of massive revival program
The agriculture department has begun implementing a nationwide project aimed at rejuvenating major lakes and rivers, starting with the seeding of 5 million fingerlings in Laguna Lake to boost fish production
Oil prices hit seven-month lows on global oversupply
LONDON - Oil prices fell to seven-month lows on Tuesday after news of increases in supply by several key producers, a trend that has...
NDF: Lorenzana and Abella are out of bounds on Maasin, Iloilo raid
The National Democratic Front (NDF) of the Philippines on Tuesday described the statements of Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Presidential Spokesman...