Special mission: Army troops tapped to annihilate fowl within bird-flu danger radius
About 100 Army troopers have been deployed for a different kind of war to bird-flu laden communities in San Luis town. Their mission: Annihilate fowl within the 100-kilometer radius quarantine areas.
CHINA E-CAR | Future Mobility raises $200M in new financing
A Chinese-funded electric-car startup Future Mobility Corp, led by former BMW and Nissan Motor Co sales executive as president and co-founder, has raised $200 million in its latest round of financing.
SPEECH THAT NEVER WAS | Recto would have said this of Judy Taguiwalo, if….
The Commission on Appointments voted with finality to reject the confirmation of DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo. One of those who deeply regretted the CA vote was Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto. Here is the speech Recto was scheduled to deliver if the confirmation hearings on Secretary Judy Taguiwalo had advanced to CA plenary for voting.
WATCH | Bill wants govt officials to take public transport
It’s an idea that’s been bandied about since the last administration: If government officials had to endure the daily agony of Metro Manila’s commuters, they might do everything to solve the National Capital Region’s nightmare traffic.
284 Central Luzon coops ‘delisted’
At least 284 multi-purpose cooperatives in Central Luzon have been delisted by the regional office of the Cooperative Development Authority for various violations.
NUJP urges Tolentino to drop raps vs Failon, asks Congress to decriminalize libel
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines threw its support behind broadcaster Ted Failon and members of his staff who have been sued for libel by now presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino as it renewed its call for Congress to decriminalize defamation.
WATCH | ‘Marvel’s The Defenders’ premieres August 18 on Netflix
Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage team up to defend New York City.
Americans’ debt level notches a new record high
Americans' debt level notched another record high in the second quarter, after having earlier in the year surpassed its pre-crisis peak, on the back of modest rises in mortgage, auto and credit card debt, where delinquencies jumped.
Alleged BIFF officer slain near 6th ID HQ, cop wounded in Cotabato City grenade...
Authorities killed an alleged official of a faction of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao while a policeman was wounded when a grenade was lobbed at his home in Cotabato City.
JC Santos pressured by phenomenal success of ‘Kita Kita’
As in 'Kita Kita,' JC's protagonist in '100 Tula Para Kay Stella' has a disability -- speech defect -- that hampers his bid for romance.
JUDY REJECTED | Watch: End of the road for DSWD chief’s Cabinet tenure, as...
Activist lawmakers and organizations are batting for the confirmation of Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, who goes before the Commission on Appointments for the third and last time on Wednesday.
WATCH | ‘Don’t kill my hopes’ – lumad child
Early in the morning of July 11 -- it was around 3 a.m. according to Mark Shane Sanong’s mother Babelyn -- gunmen kicked down the door of their home in Midpanga, Barangay Hinilaan, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat province.
Despite losing trial to Taylor Swift, DJ insists he never groped her
'I didn't do it. I never grabbed her. I never had my hand under her skirt,' said plaintiff David Mueller.
MUDSLIDE | Nearly 400 bodies recovered, hundreds still missing in Sierra Leone
Rescue workers have recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the chief coroner said on Tuesday, as morgues struggled to find space for all the dead.
WATCH | What’s the latest in the war vs drugs?
President Rodrigo Duterte recently admitted he cannot fulfill his promise to stamp out illegal drugs, which he first pledged to do within his first three months from assuming office, then six months, but now says he won’t be able to accomplish within his term.














