Ex-Marawi mayor, Maute matriarch charged with rebellion as DOJ asks SC to allow trials...

The Department of Justice has filed rebellion charges against 11 persons, including a former mayor of Marawi City and the mother of the Maute brothers for their alleged involvement in the violence that has gripped the Lanao del Sur capital for more than three weeks now.

Gian Magdangal: I’m very happy to be back

The singer-actor stars in Globe Live and 9Works Theatrical’s forthcoming production of the musical, 'Newsies.'

At least 20 held hostage in Somalia capital after suicide bombing

Gunmen were holding at least 20 people hostage in a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, after a suicide bomber rammed a car next door and militants stormed inside in an attack claimed by al Shabaab militants.

Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide

His remarks on how 'Moby Dick' influenced him bear a close similarity to the SparkNotes summaries of the classic novel.

Cosby sex assault jury hears accuser’s testimony again

The court reporter read back portions of Andrea Constand's testimony describing how Cosby sexually assaulted her.

DOJ asks DFA to cancel Lascañas’ passport

(UPDATE 2 - 2:44 p.m.) Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II asked Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano Thursday to cancel the passport of retired policeman Arturo Lascañas, the self-confessed member of the so-called Davao Death Squad.

YouTube singer Austin Jones arrested on child pornography charges

The 24-year-old has been charged with using social media to solicit explicit videos from two young female fans.

Aguirre admits ‘resurgence’ in Bilibid drug trade

“There is some sort of resurgence of (the) drug trade” in the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has admitted.

UPS shooting leaves 4, including gunman, dead in San Francisco

A UPS driver armed with a handgun opened fire at a United Parcel Service Inc. package-sorting center in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing three people before fatally shooting himself as officers closed in.

WATCH | Netizens to Sen. Villar: Don’t touch our ‘unli’ rice 

Twitter users were up in arms on Wednesday over news that Senator Cynthia Villar had suggested ending the unlimited or "unli" rice offerings of restaurants as a way of reducing diabetes among Filipinos.

Bill seeks P10B for Marawi reconstruction

A bill has been filed in the House of Representatives that seeks to earmark funds for the reconstruction of Marawi City, where fighting between government forces and extremist gunmen has been going on for more than three weeks now.
MRT-3 Interaksyon

WATCH | Expect longer lines, extended travel time via MRT-3 until Monday

The management of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 announced on Wednesday that fewer trains would operate on slower speed as the four-day thorough check on the 17-year-old ailing rapid transit system starts.

Top GOP lawmaker ‘badly injured’ in U.S. shooting; gunman who raged vs Trump now...

James Hodgkinson had raged against Trump on social media and was a member of many anti-Republican groups on Facebook including "The Road to Hell Is Paved With Republicans," "Terminate The Republican Party," and "Donald Trump is not my President," a search of what appeared to be his profile showed.

SMB’s Marcio Lassiter on Game 3 winner: ‘It’s not over until the last second’

Marcio Lassiter is known for delivering big shots down the stretch and his shooting prowess was again put to the test during the thrilling...
Duterte at CDO presser Marawi Conflict

No public appearance for 3 straight days: Do we need to worry about Du30’s...

He skipped the Independence Day rites on Monday and also the celebration of the 16th anniversary of the PDEA on Wednesday. What's happening to President Rodrigo Duterte?