BPI offers specialized bank for small, medium enterprises
The number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines continue to rise yet their access to financing remains low.
Odd coupling, no-frills storytelling power ‘Kita Kita’ to box office success
Reportedly made for less than P10 million, the film is expected to crack the P100 million box office mark this week.
Maxene Magalona, Leila Alcasid share tips on staying fresh all day
Discover their secrets to feeling clean and fresh despite their busy schedules.
As IP, Speaker says he can be polygamous but lumad say he’s ‘out of...
(UPDATE - 10:25 a.m.) Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who openly admits to a partnership outside of marriage, denied he is pushing a bill on the dissolution of marriages for his personal benefit saying he is allowed by law to be polygamous as a member of a Mindanao tribe.
Vatican treasurer to face Australia court on sex charges
Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell arrived at a court in his native Australia on Wednesday for his first appearance to face historical sex charges as the most senior Roman Catholic official to face such accusations.
North Korea could carry out missile test soon – U.S. officials
U.S. officials said on Tuesday they have seen increased North Korean activity at a site in the western city of Kusong that could be preparations for another missile test within days.
Retract threat to bomb schools, pledge to keep them safe instead, Duterte urged
(UPDATE - 1:31 p.m.) Lawmakers and an international human rights watchdog slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat to order the military to bomb lumad schools in Mindanao and demanded that he retract his statement.
Classes suspended in Metro as ‘Gorio’ becomes tropical storm
(UPDATE 2 - 12:32 p.m.) Classes were suspended in Metro Manila cities Wednesday due to heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon even as the weather disturbance named “Gorio” intensified from a tropical depression into a tropical storm and slightly slowed.
WATCH | Flash Mob Alert: American choir performs Coconut Nut inside plane’s passenger cabin
The Baylor University School of Music's men's choir recently gave an impromptu rendition of a number from its repertoire: our home-grown composer Ryan Cayabyab's...
WATCH | China backs joint energy development with Philippines in disputed sea
China's foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and damage both sides.
WATCH | Carambola: Motorcyclist pinned, dies in 18-car smash-up at C5-Ortigas flyover
Still another traffic jam reared its ugly head at around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning when a truck descending the northbound lane of the C5...
No Andray Blatche for Gilas in FIBA Asia Cup
Naturalized player Andray Blatche will not be suiting up for the Philippine national men's basketball team in the upcoming 2017 FIBA Asia Cup as...
‘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.














