WATCH | Iligan residents receive info Maute-led forces planning to carry out bombings in...

Before Islamist extremists started attacking Marawi last month, Iligan residents had received information that Maute-led forces were also allegedly planning to bomb their city.
Stalled Kalinaw relief convoy Marawi

AFP spox maintains relief mission to Marawi was prevented based on safety grounds

Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla on Friday maintained that the military did not "block" the convoy of a relief...
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CDO lawmakers, lawyers, buck transfer of Maute cases to their city

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A group of lawyers and local lawmakers here are opposing the transfer of trial of the cases involving the...

GLOBAL INNOVATION LIST | PH makes it to 73rd …from 74th

The Philippine only managed to a do little hop this year by moving from 74th place to the 73rd spot in the 2017 Global Innovation Index (GII).
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BPI says ‘just a glitch’, NPC says ‘wait, not so fast’

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) bared it is conducting a privacy compliance check on the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) after the recent incident that caused the bank’s electronic channels to be temporarily suspended.
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WATCH | VP election protest: Bongbong camp seeks recount in three provinces

MANILA, Philippines - The camp of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday asked for a recount of the votes at three pilot...

Ericsson pushes network virtualization, cloud platform for telcos

Telco operators around globe are now looking to virtualization as a cost effective way to run their networks, and the current buzzword in the telecom industry is NFV or Network Functions Virtualization.
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AFP in tight watch over Iligan, CDO for suspicious characters

MARAWI CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) acknowledged Friday the possibility that some of the Islamist militants from the terrorist Maute...

Short+Sweet Film Festival Manila extends call for entries

Deadline for submissions to the inaugural Short+Sweet Film Festival Manila is on June 20.
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Alvarez threatens to dissolve CA, disbar justices handling cases of detained Ilocos employees

Speaker Alvarez said Congress could dissolve the appellate court, being a mere creation of the legislative branch. He also threatened to file disbarment charges against CA justices handling the cases of Ilocos Norte employees detained in Batasan.

WATCH | Panelo denies Du30 rushed to hospital, says no full Cabinet meeting in...

Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo has denied claims that the Palace had called a full Cabinet meeting in Davao City amid the continuous absence of President Duterte from public view. He also denied that the chief executive was rushed to a hospital in San Juan, Metro Manila.

BDO says it got reports of likely compromised ATMs, urges affected clients to contact...

Did you lose money in your bank account even if you didn't withdraw any cash from your ATM card? If you did, report it at once to BDO Unibank, Inc.

President’s health a public concern – Lacson

Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Friday people deserve to know the state of President Rodrigo Duterte’s health, which he said is a public concern.

Father’s Day 2017: Bike show, tools sale, dart contest at Robinsons Malls

There's something for every dad to do and enjoy with their families this weekend in all Robinsons Malls.
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NFA warns imports not enough but DA says no shortage expected

Government agencies can’t agree on whether the country has enough rice, with the National Food Authority warning that imports approved last month won’t be enough to build a buffer and the Department of Agriculture saying no shortages of the staple should be expected.