Banks’ soured debts still manageable as of July

Big banks saw marginal growth of soured debts as of July even as total loans surged by a fifth from a year ago, keeping them on solid footing for sustained expansion, latest central bank data showed.

Market breaks through 8,300 ceiling, breaks previous all-time high close

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) Tuesday registered an uptick of 0.69 percent, or 56.65 points, to 8,312.93 points, which a trader pointed to profit taking. It broke PSEi’s previous all-time high close of 8,294.14, on Sept. 18, 2017.

PATIBONG | Watch: Amid moves vs her office, Ombudsman won’t quit, says Du30 offer...

Amid legal moves against her office and deputies, which Malacañang said it had nothing do with, Ombudsman Morales on Tuesday declined President Duterte's offer for her step down with him, dismissing the chief executive's proposal as just a trap.

WATCH | The handheld device that accurately diagnoses cancer in seconds

A team of US researchers have developed a way of accurately spotting cancer within seconds, allowing surgeons to make sure they remove all and only cancerous tissue.
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WOTL | The X word is for Xander

As if the Filipino nation is not staggering under a slew of problems, here is one more issue to take up your time and...

SNOOKY WHO? | Watch: Alleged source of ‘fake’ Du30 exposé on Trillanes accounts is...

A person by the name of Daniel "Snooky" Cruz is allegedly the source of President Rodrigo Duterte's "fabricated" documents about the overseas accounts of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.

Meralco nears finals berth after blowout win vs Star in Game 2

The Meralco Bolts moved within reach of clinching a finals berth after a dominant 98-74 win over the Star Hotshots in Game Two of...

PC HARDWARE | From home to business: Synology unveils new series product lineup

Storage solutions designed to meet a multitude of needs.

LP: Aguirre ‘investigation’ of opposition figures meant to divert attention from hard issues

The Liberal Party said Tuesday the threat of prosecution of key opposition members by the Justice secretary is a "sorry, hardly unbiased attempt" to divert attention away from corruption, drug smuggling and extra-judicial killings - issues in which the Duterte administration has been mired the past several months.

Foreign delegates confident of PH’s hosting of international math contest

Foreign officials and math experts have expressed confidence and trust in the Philippines in hosting the 2017 International Teenagers Mathematics Olympiad (ITMO) in November.

WATCH | Japan’s tech show offers vision of connected, robotic future

Japan's largest electronics exhibition, CEATEC, has re-branded itself away from consumer electronics, offering a vision of a connected, AI robotic future.

DOJ chief Aguirre helps launch ‘Citizen National Guard’ vs ‘Yellowtards’ and other ‘Enemies of...

With the Department of Justice and the Public Attorney's Office looking on, retired soldiers, military reservists, and Muslim representatives on Tuesday launched a group they called Citizen National Guard that calls for protection from "enemies of the state," including "Yellowtards."

‘No substitute for human rights’ – retired Chief Justice Panganiban

Former CJ Panganiban took the opportunity to remind the audience that human rights are not limited to political rights, such as the rights of the accused, the right to vote, and the right to be voted into office. Prosperity was also a human right.

Facebook says 10 million US users saw Russia-linked ads

Some 10 million people in the United States saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that the company said were purchased in Russia in the months before and after last year’s US presidential election, Facebook said on Monday.

HELP WANTED: HOUSEWIVES, RETIREES WELCOME | Japanese firms struggle to hire, retain staff as...

Companies in Japan’s service industries are struggling to hire and retain staff as the labor market becomes the tightest in decades, and are increasingly taking unorthodox steps to alleviate the shortage.