Ginebra improving but won’t look past next opponent Kia

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is showing signs of progress with the return of seven-foot slotman Greg Slaughter and the Gin Kings will have a chance to continue moving up with a win against Kia Picanto on Wednesday.

WATCH | VACC sends complaint vs Sereno to House, but no lawmaker-endorser yet

Anticrime crusader Dante Jimenez teamed up Wednesday with the Vanguards for the Philippine Constitution Inc. in submitting to the House of Representatives a complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The same is not yet being considered as a "filed" impeachment complaint, however, as it has not been endorsed by any member of Congress.

Malaysia seizes nearly $1 million in trafficked wildlife at airport

Malaysian authorities seized trafficked ivory tusks and pangolin scales worth nearly $1 million over the weekend, airport customs officials said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of seizures in Asia of products made from endangered animals.
Trade Sec. Ramon Lopez

DTI links up with PNP, NBI, NICA in fight vs fraud, trade malpractices

In a bid to protect public consumers against fraudulent, deceptive and manipulative schemes in buying products or services in the market, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and three law enforcement agencies have closed ranks to fight such scams.
BOC Nicanor Faeldon

Calls for Faeldon’s head persist despite Duterte’s support for BOC chief

Lawmakers continued to demand the resignation of Nicanor Faeldon despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s professed support for the beleaguered Customs commissioner.

Duterte’s pal Peter Lim is also the alleged drug lord – CIDG

Peter Lim, the Cebu businessman described as a friend of President Rodrigo Duterte, is also allegedly one of the biggest drug lords in the Visayas, the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group told the Department of Justice.

Sec. of State Tillerson says he and Trump disagree over Iran nuke deal

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump disagree over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and said the two men discuss how to use the international agreement to advance administration policies.

Arroyo bill would let women reclaim maiden names sans court orders

Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has filed a bill that seeks to allow women to reclaim their maiden names without needing to secure a court order first.

DOJ junks funeral parlor owner’s petition for review in Jee kidnap-slay case

The Department of Justice dismissed the petition for review filed by the owner of the Caloocan City funeral parlor where South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo’s body was taken and cremated after he was killed by his police abductors.

Iran Revolutionary Guards find new route to arm Yemen’s Houthis

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have started using a new route across the Gulf to funnel covert arms shipments to their Houthi allies in Yemen's civil war, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.

‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling apologizes over Trump tweets

She apologized to the family of a wheelchair-bound boy for tweets in which she accused Trump of ignoring him at a media event.

CRYPTOCURRENCY | Bitcoin splits, but clone off to slow start

Bitcoin's underlying software code was split, generating a new clone called "Bitcoin Cash," but the new virtual currency got off to a slow start due to lackluster support for its network.

Trump ‘condoned police misconduct,’ says U.S. DEA chief

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's acting director criticized President Donald Trump for telling law enforcement officers not to be "too nice" to suspects, urging DEA agents to show "respect and compassion" and saying he felt compelled to speak out when "something is wrong."

Judy Ann Santos, other former talents mourn demise of manager Alfie Lorenzo

Lorenzo, who died of a heart attack early Tuesday, managed Judy Ann's career for three decades until April.