Imee recants claim ‘Yellows’ dangled P100M to lawmakers, apologizes to House members

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos has apologized to the members of the House of Representatives for spreading word that a P100-million fund from the "yellow forces" was being dangled to lawmakers to ensure that she would be detained.

Leni supports Rody’s ‘unrelenting’ war on drugs but VP says there should be no...

Vice President Robredo says that while she supports President Duterte's unwavering fight against crime, her approach differs from that of the chief executive as she will ensure that human rights will not be violated in efforts to address criminality.
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SC junks petition to compel Congress to hold joint session on martial law

The Supreme Court has thrown out the petition to compel Congress to convene in joint session in order to tackle martial law in Mindanao, saying the Constitution compels lawmakers to hold such joint session only if they wished to reject or extend a martial law proclamation. Two justices said it had become moot with the lapse of the 60-day martial law and the holding last July 22 of a joint session that voted to extend this till Dec. 31..

Quiet village where Metrobank exec in P900-M fraud hails from is shocked by scandal

In a small rural barrio in Angat town in this Central Luzon province, the key suspect in one of the country's biggest bank scandals grew up. These days the quiet village is in shock, unable to reconcile their image of their kind, generous neighbor with news reports that she had perpetrated an operation that has rocked major lender Metrobank.

Bright future ahead for Philippine basketball with influx of young and tall Pinoy players

Philippine basketball officials see a very bright future for Gilas Pilipinas with the influx of tall and young Filipino teenagers who in a few...

New, stylish Robinsons Place affirms it’s business as usual in Iligan City

A stylish retail and dining hub opens in The City of Majestic Waterfalls on Wednesday, July 26.

NLEX is Kevin Alas’ team, says Larry Fonacier

Veteran Larry Fonacier may have won several titles, but he knows that he isn't the leader of the NLEX Road Warriors which he recently...

Guiao, Norwood believe Gilas has great chances of winning FIBA Asia Cup gold this...

They may no longer be together in one team now but coach Yeng Guiao and Gabe Norwood agree that Gilas Pilipinas has a better...

Derrick Rose to sign 1-year deal with Cavs

Free agent point guard Derrick Rose and the Cleveland Cavaliers reached agreement on a one-year contract, ESPN reported Monday, citing league sources. The deal will...

Duterte ‘lowest of the low’ for threatening to bomb lumad schools – CPP

The Communist Party of the Philippines called President Rodrigo Duterte "the lowest of the low" for threatening to bomb lumad schools, which human rights activists reminded him would, if carried out, be a violation of international humanitarian law and, thus, a war crime.

Southern Tagalog rebels grade Duterte ‘below 50%’ after a year

Communist rebels in the Southern Tagalog region gave President Rodrigo Duterte a dismal “below 50 percent” grade in his first year in office, saying “puro dakdak ang ginawa, walang material na natupad (all he did was blabber with no material achievement).”

READ | Pres Rodrigo Duterte’s 2nd state of the nation address

Read the full text of President Rodrigo Duterte's second state of the nation address, including the lengthy off-script remarks that stretched what was originally billed as a 40-50 minute speech to a little over two hours.

REVIEW | ‘Kita Kita’ is an eye-opener for the romantic comedy genre

This charming film is a story about kindness and how it can warm even the coldest of hearts.

Imee admits no bidding in vehicle purchase but insists ‘no corruption’

(UPDATE - 1:45 p.m.) Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos admitted on Tuesday that the purchase of P66.45 million worth of vehicles by the provincial government did not go through public bidding but maintained that the deal had been cleared by the Commission on Audit and was thus aboveboard.

‘Game of Thrones’ author teases two possible new books in 2018

Season 7 of the TV series already has advanced beyond the events of George R. R. Martin's published books.