DOTr hits back at MRT3 maintenance contractor in row over ‘withheld payments’

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday refuted claims by the maintenance contractor of the MRT3 that it is being denied payments, saying that the government is withholding payments because the company has failed to submit necessary documents.

House okays SOGIE bill on 3rd and final reading

The House of Representatives approved, 198-0, on third and final reading on Wednesday the proposed SOGIE Equality Act.

South Korean suspect in Jee kidnap-slay case nabbed

Immigration officials arrested Monday an overstaying South Korean national tagged as an accomplice in last year’s kidnapping and murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo.
MRT-3 Interaksyon

MPIC likely to be granted original proponent status on MRT rehab – DOTr

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) will likely be granted the original proponent status for the takeover and rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3.

Asia firms’ sentiment slips on geo-political tensions – Thomson Reuters/INSEAD

Business confidence among Asian companies fell for the first time in three quarters in July-September as escalating geo-political tensions outweighed an improved performance by most economies in the region, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed.

WATCH | Duterte says DAP cases to be filed soon vs De Lima, Trillanes

The government will soon file cases against two of President Rodrigo Duterte’s staunchest critics -- senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV.
HOR plenary hall

HINDI NA P1K | Watch: House restores budgets of CHR, ERC, NCIP

(UPDATE - 8:13 a.m.) Days after reducing to P1,000 each the budget of three agencies, the House of Representatives on Wednesday announced that it had restored the allocations for the Commission on Human Rights, the Energy Regulatory Commission, and the National Commission on Indigenous People.

Business as usual for Toys “R” Us Philippines despite US bankruptcy filing

It's business as usual for all Toys “R” Us stores in the Philippines, which will continue to offer a wide assortment of toys and merchandise for kids, the company said Wednesday, amid reports that Toys "R" Us Inc, the largest US toy store chain, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Dondon Hontiveros, Tony Dela Cruz sign off from PBA

Dondon Hontiveros and Tony Dela Cruz played their last PBA game on Wednesday night in the Alaska Aces' 112-82 defeat to the Rain or...

‘DU30 NOT KING’ | Risa casts lone ‘no’ vote as Senate OKs postponement of...

Explaining why she cast the lone negative vote, Hontiveros said: "I vote no to the postponement of elections based on the flimsiest reasons, unsubstantiated by evidence, and motivated only by the President's desire and intent to have full control over the barangays."

New headphones join industry-leading noise-cancelling 1000X Sony family

Sony launches three new variations of wireless headphones with industry-leading noise cancellation technology in the 1000X series.

‘WE WERE DELIBERATELY MISLED’ | Watch: Cops see cover-up in slay of UST law...

Authorities think there is a cover-up in the slay of Horacio Tomas Castillo III because the man who brought the UST law student to the hospital had deliberately misinformed the police on what really happened to the victim.

China’s probes of rights lawyers ‘alarming’: Human Rights Watch

China has launched more rigorous investigations into the activities and finances of rights lawyers and law firms that take on politically sensitive issues, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, in its multi-year campaign to stifle dissent.

Removing extremist content within hours is huge challenge — Internet firms

Removing extremist content from the internet within a few hours of it appearing poses “an enormous technological and scientific challenge”, Google’s general counsel will say later to European leaders who want it taken down quicker.
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‘HINDI KO PAPAYAGAN’ | Alvarez says House won’t allow Duterte to cut short his...

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said the House of Representatives would not allow President Rodrigo Duterte to step down and cut short his term because he has a “contract” with the people to complete his mandate.