China marks Army Day with massive parade; Xi calls for building elite forces

Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military on Sunday to transform itself into an elite force, as he oversaw a parade with flybys of advanced jets and a mass rally of troops to mark 90 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

Flights to, from Taiwan cancelled by bad weather

Several Manila-Taipei and Taipei-Manila flights were canceled on Sunday due to bad weather in Taipei, where Typhoon Nesat (Philippine local name: Gorio) had made landfall Saturday night.

DOT revives ‘Visit home, bring a friend’ incentive program

A quarterly raffle draw will have free airfare and hotel stays as prizes.

Dionne Monsanto says working with Brillante Mendoza ‘a dream come true’

She plays the lead role in 'Kadaugan,' the latest made-for-television movie for TV5’s 'Brillante Mendoza Presents.'

Matteo Guidicelli misses the thrills of the racetrack

'I still remember those days. They can’t compare to anything else,' he says of his days as a kart racing champion.

Ozamiz City Mayor Parojinog, 13 others dead as cops raid houses, farms

Armed with a search warrant, Ozamiz City police raided at dawn Sunday the house of city mayor Reynaldo Parojinog on reports of guns being illegally kept, and at least 12 people are dead in an "engagement," initial reports said.

George Clooney vows to sue French magazine over twins’ photos

He said photographers 'scaled our fence, climbed our tree and illegally took pictures of our infants inside our home.'

Peso predicted to reach 52-level vs USD this year

An analyst forecasts the Philippine peso to weaken beyond the government’s 48-50 target range for 2017 but considers this as still okay as long as depreciation is not beyond 10 percent.
Wading in flood water

Rains from Gorio, ‘habagat’ to prevail over Batanes, other parts of Luzon as PAGASA...

Batanes Group of Islands will continue to experience rains due to typhoon 'Gorio' while some parts of Luzon will also experience rains due to the southwest monsoon affecting the western section of the island's northern and central part, state weather agency PAGASA said.

REFLECTION | ‘The kingdom of God is for the righteous’

In today's gospel, the faithful are asked to seek the kingdom of God.

Australian counter-terrorism raids thwart aircraft bomb plot

Anti-terrorism raids carried out across Sydney late on Saturday thwarted an alleged plot to bring down an aircraft, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sunday.

Early buyers get first Tesla Model 3 electric cars

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Friday handed over the first 30 Model 3 to employee buyers.
Clark transfer US military assistance

US military aid arrives at Clark; 2nd batch for this year

CLARK FREEPORT – Thousands of rocket rounds, specifically designed for firing from aircraft, have been delivered to Philippine Air Force via Clark as part...
Vegetable truch accident Atok Benguet

Habagat, Storm Gorio spell problems for the Cordilleras

BAGUIO CITY - All provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (DRRMCs) in the Cordillera Region have gone on heightened alert as landslides and...

James Yap newest member of PBA’s 10K points club

Rain or Shine's James Yap achieved another feat in his illustrious PBA career as he became only the 15th player in league history to...