‘MEDIUM NA ‘KO ULI’ | Watch: Sharon Cuneta winning battle of the bulge

It looks Sharon Cuneta is on her way towards winning the battle of the bulge. Can she go back to the days when she was the svelte Darna?

Facebook, Google and Twitter user terms ‘insufficient’ — EU

European Union authorities have increased pressure on Facebook, Twitter and Google to amend their user terms to bring them in line with EU law after proposals submitted by the tech giants were considered insufficient.

China urges Vietnam to halt oil drilling in disputed South China Sea

China's Foreign Ministry has urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil company Repsol had been operating in cooperation with Vietnam.

Perlas Pilipinas falters against South Korea ahead of FIBA Women’s Asia Cup playoffs

The Philippine national women's basketball team failed to sustain its rousing start, running out of gas against South Korea, 91-63, ahead of the FIBA...

US embassy responds to Du30’s call, says it will help PH resolve issue on...

A day after President Rodrigo Duterte called on the United States government to return to the Philippines the church bells that were taken as war trophies by U.S. soldiers during the Philippine-American War, the U.S. Embassy in Manila promised that it would do something to address the issue.
Pampanga bank fraud suspects arm skimming

Cops arrest European bank fraud suspects in Pampanga

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Three suspected members of an international bank fraud gang were arrested by law enforcers while in the act of...

PURO GALIT, POOT | De Lima: SONA not true state of the nation but...

It wasn’t the true state of the nation but the “sorry state of his mind full of anger, hate, and profanity.”

International arbiter rules: PH govt must pay Maynilad P3.4B

The Philippine government must pay Maynillad Water Services Inc. P3.4 billion to cover the losses the water concessionaire suffered for 17 months as a result of the former's failure to act promptly, per its own undertaking, on a rate rebasing request, an arbitral tribunal in Singapore has ruled.
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SC junks bid to re-assign ‘House Minority’ tag from Suarez to Baguilat bloc

Saying it cannot dictate on matters governed by the internal rules of a co-equal body, the Supreme Court has dismissed the petition of seven opposition members of the House of Representatives, challenging the status of the Minority group.

SPACE | Scientists exploring new methods to tackle space junk

An innovative experiment of deploying "de-orbit sails" on space objects like satellites may lead to better solutions to the growing problem of space junk.
HOR plenary hall

House implements ‘lockout’ roll call policy

MANILA, Philippines - The session hall was teeming with lawmakers at 4 p.m. Outside, several other legislators were rushing to the main entrance, but...
AKG with foreign kidnap suspects

WATCH | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE: DOJ drops complaint against 30 of 44 kidnap suspects in...

The Department of Justice on Tuesday dropped from the complaint resolution some 30 names out of 44 initial suspects in the kidnapping incident of...

WATCH | Ilocos 6 freed after 57 days in detention but House leader says...

After 57 days in detention at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City, six employees of the Ilocos Norte government finally walked free on Tuesday, July 25.

Former PSE chief Hans Sicat joining ING Bank as next PH country head

Consuelo “Zondy” D. Garcia will retire as Country Manager and Head of Clients of global ING Bank’s Manila Branch effective November 16, 2017, and will be replaced by Hans B. Sicat, former president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE).

How do we thank soldiers who keep us safe? MVP Group reaches out to...

The family of a 29-year-old soldier who led his platoon in fierce battles with the Maute Group in Marawi City, and whose unit recovered P79 million from a house used by the terrorists, was among those reached out to by the MVP Group in a campaign to help government forces who perished in the still-ongoing siege.