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It’s the 11th Senate hearing on Customs corruption, yet no one has seen alleged...

Who's Jojo Bacud and where in the world is he? The question arose Wednesday at the 11th Senate blue ribbon hearing on corruption at the Bureau of Customs, after Senate probers asked the law enforcement agencies why the name of the alleged big-time "fixer" keeps cropping up and yet he cannot be found to testify.

Don’t let Mid-Autumn Festival pass without these 4 delectable mooncakes

From the fancy to classic-baked ones, there's a mooncake in this list that you'll really like.
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Marilou Danley has returned to U.S. – BI

Marilou Danley, who U.S. authorities described as the girlfriend of Stephen Paddock, the gunman responsible for the massacre of concert-goers in Las Vegas early this week, has left the Philippines for the United States, the Bureau of Immigration said.

ICT UPDATE | Overcoming obstacles to automation

Many micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines’ manufacturing sector may be left behind in the fourth industrial revolution as they are...
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WATCH | Duterte signs law postponing barangay, SK polls – Fariñas

(UPDATE - 10:53 a.m.) President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections originally scheduled for this month.

U.S. trio win Nobel for finding Einstein’s gravitational waves

Three U.S. scientists won the 2017 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for opening up a new era of astronomy by detecting gravitational waves, ripples in space and time foreseen by Albert Einstein a century ago.

Spanish king condemns Catalan leaders as thousands take to streets vs police crackdown

Spain’s King Felipe VI on Tuesday accused Catalan secessionist leaders of shattering democratic principles and dividing Catalan society, as thousands took to the streets to protest against a violent police crackdown against the banned independence referendum held on Sunday.

‘OUR LIVES ARE AT STAKE’ | Ex-BOC intel chief to go into hiding if...

The former intelligence chief of the Bureau of Customs said he would go into hiding should the drug trafficking charges filed against him and 11 others over the smuggling of P6.4 billion worth of crystal meth, or “shabu,” reach the courts.

REVIEW | Dream Theater in Manila: Prog metal dreams do come true

The concert was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that couldn’t be missed by die-hard fans.

Vegas gunman wired $100K to PH as probe turns to girlfriend

(UPDATE - 10:06 a.m.) The investigation into the motives of a Las Vegas retiree who killed 59 people in the bloodiest mass shooting in modern U.S. history turned on Tuesday to the gunman’s girlfriend in the Philippines, where she turned up after the massacre, authorities said.

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler shuts down heart attack rumors

'I give you all an A+ for creative speculations but I certainly did not have a heart attack or a seizure.'

CA affirms kidnap raps vs Palparan

The Court of Appeals has upheld the kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges filed against retired Army general Jovito Palparan.

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.