‘It’ – a.k.a. Pennywise the Dancing Clown – knows what you’re afraid of
The terror of Stephen King's creation is embodied in the malevolent clown, Pennywise — devourer of children, connoisseur of fear.
Thousands driven from homes, seven dead, as Harvey hammers Houston
Historic flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey killed at least seven people in Texas and was expected to drive 30,000 from their homes, as officials on Monday warned that floodwaters would likely rise in the coming days as the storm hovers over the U.S. Gulf Coast.
U.S. judge blocks new movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd
The judge ruled that the film violated a 1988 consent order governing the use of the Lynyrd Skynyrd name.
Thousands flee as Myanmar army battles Rohingya insurgents
Myanmar security forces intensified operations against Rohingya insurgents on Monday, police and other sources said, following three days of clashes with militants in the worst violence involving Myanmar’s Muslim minority in five years.
North Korea missile flies over Japan, sharply escalating tensions
(UPDATE 3 - 9:08 a.m.) North Korea fired a missile early on Tuesday that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific waters off the northern region of Hokkaido, South Korea and Japan said, in a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
WATCH | Duterte to Espenido: Go to Iloilo
"Do you hear me? your next assignment is Iloilo. Thank you." With the above words, President Rodrigo Duterte formalized the much ballyhooed posting of Ozamiz...
WATCH | Mother fears her missing child may have become Maute child warrior
It breaks a mother's heart to lose her child. For the mother of Azramie Magondacan, also known by the moniker Ram-Ram, having her son...
WATCH | Modern hero: Forester shot by illegal logger gets top DENR honors on...
On the day the nation remembered its heroes, DENR honored one of its own who risked his life protecting nature. Forester Joselito Eyala was shot by a suspected timber poacher he had apprehended, and left for dead. His amazing story of survival in the forest, and courage, touched Secretary Roy Cimatu's heart.
WORD OF THE LOURD | How much do we know our heroes?
As we celebrate National Heroes Day, how many of our heroes do we really know, aside from Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio? We take to the...
BOC, DOF ink trade facilitation program for honest traders
Honest traders transacting business with the government will soon be rewarded. This, after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Finance (DOF) signed Customs Administrative Order (CAO) 5-2017 establishing the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program.
Oil markets roiled as Harvey hits US petroleum industry
Oil markets were roiled on Monday after Tropical Storm Harvey wreaked havoc along the US Gulf Coast over the weekend, crippling Houston and its port, and knocking out several refineries as well as some crude production.
STILL VOLTING IN | 5 reasons why Voltes V remains big with old and...
Although the 40-year-old series was never revived or rebooted, 'Voltes V' has returned to free TV from time to time.
Soldiers kill 10 Maute terrorists trying to sneak into main battle area in Marawi...
Soldiers of the Joint Task Force Marawi intercepted, and killed, at dawn Monday members of the Daesh-inspired Maute terror group on board two motorized pump boats as they tried to sneak into the main battle area.
WATCH | Callamard to Duterte: Respond with empathy, not expletives
Agnès S. Callamard, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on Monday expressed regrets after President Rodrigo Duterte's expletive-laden response to her condolences to the family of schoolboy Kian Lloyd delos Santos.
P4.2-B budget to double Customs staff is a waste; pre-shipment inspection abroad better –...
Instead of spending billions to hire personnel, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) should put in place a pre-shipment inspection abroad of all imports bound for the Philippines, a minority lawmaker said.














