‘Easy, easy!’ PH tells parties in Korean threat trade; contingency set for Pinoys in...

The Philippines has reiterated its call for restraint in the Korean Peninsula, even as it stepped up contingency for tens of thousands of Filipinos based in South Korea and in Guam, the US territory that North Korea has threatened to attack.

ICC-Cabinet Committee approves 6 projects worth P57.5B

The Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-Cabinet Committee has approved six new big-ticket projects worth a combined P57.494 billion that are meant to, among others, improve road networks and mobilize financial resources for local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao and help ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

Notorious Abu sub-leader, part of group executing hostages, slain in Sulu

A sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf and member of the Muktadil brothers - notorious for carrying out some executions for the ASG - was slain in counter operations of military troops in Sulu, according to the Zamboanga-based Western Mindanao Command.

NLEX bounces back, deals Meralco first loss

The NLEX Road Warriors unleashed a late run to turn back the Meralco Bolts, 100-94, and get back on the winning track in the...

‘KIM JONG UN? WALA YAN!’ | Despite escalating threats of attack on Guam, no...

North Korea is threatening to ignite an “enveloping fire” of ballistic missiles aimed at Guam, but no one is budging. The island remains calm — almost stoic — shrugging off reports about the supposed mid-August crack of doom. For most Filipinos living on Guam, packing up is out of the question.
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Activity guidelines for barangay, SK polls revised; House sets hearing on deferment

The House Suffrage committee is set to hold a hearing Monday (Aug. 14) on the October 23 barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan elections, which administration allies want reset.

New-look Rain or Shine stops skid, keeps Kia winless

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters looked good with their new acquisitions as they snapped a two-game skid with a 94-86 win over the...

2 suspects in Tarlac farmers’ gunslay arrested

Two men tagged by witnesses as the shooters in the August 12 gunslaying of farmers at Barangay San Nicolas Balas, Concecpcion, Tarlac were arrested by authorities during follow-up operations in a village just a few kilometers from the crime scene.

Fans pay big money for Mayweather-McGregor tickets

Fight fans attending the much-hyped boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial artist Conor McGregor will have a chance to rub shoulders with...

Pinoy triathlete aims to make history by swimming across the English Channel

DOVER, United Kingdom, August 12 — Endurance swimmer Ingemar "Pinoy Aquaman" Macarine will attempt to set a record by becoming the first Filipino to...
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Palace eyes P4.2B for 3,000 more Customs hires, but solon pitches outsourcing work of...

President Duterte wants Congress to appropriate P4.2 billion in the 2018 budget so the Bureau of Customs could hire more than 3,000 personnel—or double its current workforce—next year, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Sunday. He supports that request, but party-list solon John Bertiz says the "reform-resistant" bureau's job would be better bidded out to the private sector.

Neo-Nazis blamed for violence in Virginia; one dead as car plows through crowd

A gathering of hundreds of white nationalists in Virginia took a deadly turn on Saturday when a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters and killed at least one person in a flare up of violence that challenged US President Donald Trump.

REVIEW | The timeless overpowers the timely in ‘West Side Story’ revival

This production looks pretty but ignores the inherent darkness in the themes that would have made it relevant in 2017.

Parojinog burial postponed to give way to private autopsy

The burial of Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., his wife and brother will be postponed as relatives seek a second, private autopsy to determine the circumstances of their death in a police raid two weeks ago.
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Clark airport to remit P38M to national treasury

The Clark International Airport Corporation will be remitting some P38 million to the national treasury, representing half of the 50 percent annual net earnings for 2014 and 2015