WATCH | Time to set de Lima free, let her clear her name: Trillanes
Sen. Leila de Lima has just marked her sixth month in detention, and it's time for her peers to also take up the cudgels for her and help secure her freedom from unjust persecution for drug-related charges, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV said Wednesday.
Philippines wraps up SEA Games campaign with worst performance in 18 years
The Philippines' wrapped up its 2017 Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, with the country coming up with its worst performance in...
PCC clears Jack Ma’s Alipay acquisition of Globe Fintech
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said Wednesday it has approved Alipay Singapore Holding Pte.’s acquisition of Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. on August 23, 2017, after reaching a Phase 2 review that looked into digital financial services affecting the Philippine market.
Toyota joins Grab’s $2.5-B fund raising, unveils tie-up
Toyota Motor Corp’s trading arm became the latest participant in ride-hailing firm Grab’s current financing round that is expected to raise $2.5 billion, led by Chinese peer Didi Chuxing and Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp.
Toni Gonzaga, Paul Soriano say misunderstandings part of a healthy marriage
He says rumors linking him to Erich Gonzales are false, and she believes him.
Speaker on CJ Sereno impeachment: We’ll get there, getting endorsers not a problem
A number of congressmen are willing to back the impeachment complaint to be filed against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Wednesday.
ICRC looks to reunite families split up by Marawi crisis
Families that have broken up or have relatives missing due to the crisis in Marawi City may soon reunite through a page on the website of the International Committee of the Red Cross that helps trace missing persons and provides information on what happened to them.
Improved NLEX not thinking about this year’s draft
Currently enjoying their best tournament this season, the NLEX Road Warriors aren't thinking about the PBA Rookie Draft in its Oppo PBA Governors' Cup...
Nike endorser Kevin Durant takes shot at Under Armour
Shares of Under Armour Inc (UAA.N) sank more than 3 percent on Tuesday, a day after National Basketball Association star Kevin Durant said young...
Palacios, former newsman, SSS exec among victims in Pasay carnage
A senior journalist who also served as spokesman of the Social Security System was one of the five persons killed by a man who went on a stabbing rampage in a Pasay City condominium Tuesday night before he, too, was shot dead by responding policemen.
Joel Reyes, ex-Palawan governor, gets 6-8 years for graft
Former Palawan governor Joel Reyes has been sentenced to a jail term of six years and one month to eight years after being found guilty by the Sandiganbayan of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act by allowing a mining firm to extract more than it was allowed to.
FAKE LAW | France corrects Duterte: We uphold presumption of innocence
The embassy released a statement, saying: "We have to point out that, as in the Philippines, the presumption of innocence until proven guilty is at the core of the French judicial system, based on the principles enshrined in the French Declaration of Human and Civic Rights of August 26, 1789."
WATCH | Speaker wants Marcoses to ‘return everything;’ Lagman seeks ‘categorical’ statement
(UPDATE 2 - 2:02 a.m., Aug. 31, 2017) While welcoming the purported offer of the Marcos family to turn over part of their wealth to the government, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said they should return everything plundered during the 14-year dictatorship.
Transgender members in U.S. military may serve until study completed – Mattis
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday current policy regarding transgender personnel serving in the military would remain in place until he advises President Donald Trump on how to implement his directive on a transgender ban.
Storm Harvey paralyzes a fifth of U.S. fuel output
Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey has shut nearly a fifth of U.S. oil-refining capacity, triggering worries about a gasoline supply crunch as the slow-moving tempest lumbers through the heart of America’s petrochemicals industry.