Henry Walker believes Blackwater has gained the respect of other PBA teams
Despite coming in as a late replacement, import Henry Walker has made a huge impact to the Blackwater Elite who have won four of...
BOUNTIFUL HAUL | Pinoy math wizards BAG 273 medals in Singapore math contest
Filipino students recently bagged 273 medals in an international mathematics contest in Singapore. The math wizards took home 32 gold, 75 silver and 166 bronze...
Best Buy stops sale of Kaspersky products
Best Buy Co, the No.1 U.S. electronics retailer, is pulling Kaspersky Lab’s cyber security products from its shelves and website, amid concerns that the Moscow-based firm may be vulnerable to Russian government influence.
FOCUS | DDB Group chairman Chua, on legacies and leadership in PH advertising
Some of the largest companies in the world have emerged from circumstances most people don’t know about or would even expect. Many CEOs have built their business through what turned out to be some inspiring motivation. The head of one such organization, Gil Chua of DDB Group Philippines, shared his insights on leadership and service and vision for and outlook on the advertising industry, in this interview.
PROOF OF ‘SABOTAGE’? | ‘Malignant elements’ could be behind kids’ killings – Abella
“The recent killings apparently targeting the youth should be viewed with suspicion and urgency” as these could be the handiwork of “malignant elements” out to “sabotage” the government’s war on drugs, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said Saturday.
Should Pulong show his tattoo? Twitter poll shows 50-50 split
Twitter users were neatly split in half as they voted in an InterAksyon poll on whether Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte should show a tattoo on his back that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed would prove his membership in the Chinese Triad.
WATCH | Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh reach 270,000 – UNHCR
An estimated 270,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, announcing a dramatic jump in numbers fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
Lists of over 5,000 ‘targets’ found in German anti-terror raids – media
German officials found lists with over 5,000 names of possible targets, including over 100 politicians, during the raids on the homes and workplaces of two terrorism suspects in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern last week, Die Welt newspaper reported on Friday.
U.S. calls for U.N. Security Council vote on North Korea Monday
The United States on Friday told the U.N. Security Council that it intends to call a meeting on Monday to vote on a draft resolution establishing additional sanctions on North Korea for its missile and nuclear program, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said in a statement.
Gunplay comments point to Duterte ‘meltdown’ – Trillanes
President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that he carries an “unlicensed” pistol in case he runs into arch-critic Senator Antonio Trillanes IV indicates the chief executive “is clearly having a meltdown,” the lawmaker said Saturday.
The Wuds’ Bobby Balingit takes part in artist initiative for Marawi victims
The Songs for Peace Project hopes to create public awareness on the human costs of the war in Mindanao.
Youth killings highlight need for UN probe of war on drugs – HRW
The recent killings, in quick succession, of young men in what are widely believed to be police executions have underscored the need for the United Nations to investigate the war on drugs waged by President Rodrigo Duterte, a human rights watchdog said.
At least 61 die in 8.5 magnitude Mexico quake, strongest in 85 years
(UPDATE - 12:07 p.m.) At least 61 people died when the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in over eight decades tore through buildings and forced mass evacuations in the poor southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, triggering alerts as far away as Southeast Asia.
PH suspends trade with North Korea to comply with U.N. resolution
The Philippines has suspended trade relations with North Korea to comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution over its repeated missile tests, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Friday.
WATCH | Duterte: I carry an ‘unlicensed’ gun in case I need to engage...
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he was carrying an unlicensed gun in case he engages in a duel with his leading critic, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, a former mutineer.













