Maria Lourdes Sereno

MEL STA.MARIA | The SC Jardeleza decision does not support CJ’s impeachment

To constitute a constitutional impeachable offense, the requirement is not merely a “violation of the constitution.” It must be a “culpable” one connoting a furtive and seriously deplorable act insidiously intended to endanger the state.

WATCH | ‘ITAPON NA LANG ITO, GILITAN NG LEEG’: No shootout, cops’ plan was...

Before Caloocan authorities killed Carl Angelo Arnaiz while he was handcuffed and kneeling, a police officer only known as "Sir Lakay" or "Mr. Raras" had already told the taxi driver who was allegedly robbed by Arnaiz, that they would have the 19-year-old former UP student executed, so there would be fewer people stealing from taxi drivers.

OPENWORLD 2017 | Oracle debuts revolutionary new machine learning applications

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -– Oracle unveiled revolutionary new machine learning applications for database and cyber security in the opening keynote presentation at Oracle OpenWorld...

Pernia urges Senate to make TRAIN closer to House version

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia has urged the Senate to make its version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill “closer” to the version of the House of Representatives.

Q3 ends with ‘subdued’ factory growth

The Philippines last month managed to land second place in Southeast Asia behind Vietnam in terms of growth of manufacturing activity, but the improvement was its second weakest since its inclusion in January last year in the survey IHS Markit conducts for Nikkei, Inc.
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MPIC to invest P20B for MRT rehab

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) has increased by P8 billion the resources it plans to pour into its proposed takeover and rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3).
Cops bust Catalan voting

EU urges Spain to talk to Catalans, condemns violence

The EU executive urged Spain to talk to Catalan separatists on Monday, condemning violence but also calling for unity, a day after Spanish police beat people trying to vote in an independence referendum in Catalonia.

Britain’s Monarch Airlines goes bust, stranding thousands

Britain’s Monarch Airlines collapsed on Monday, stranding more than 100,000 travelers abroad after it fell victim to intense competition for flights to holiday destinations in Spain and Portugal.
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PBEd calls for reforms to improve teachers’ licensure examination

MANILA - The NGO Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) points out that the country's would-be teachers have been performing poorly in the Board Licensure...

PH expresses condolences to US over Vegas mass shooting; checking if Filipinos among victims

The Philippines expressed its deepest sympathies to the United States and to the families of the 50 people killed in Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the same time, consular authorities were checking if any Filipinos were among the 400 people injured in the attack on an outdoor concert site at the so-called Vegas Strip, with the shooter perched with 10 high-powered guns from the 32nd floor of a hotel.
Termite Gang tools used in bank heist

WATCH | ‘Termite’ Gang hits Chinabank branch in Fairview, Quezon City

Robbers operating by digging their way underneath the surface to the venue of their intended heist, which earned for them the moniker Termite Gang,...

COUNTDOWN TO DATA PRIVACY | Data privacy is essential to all businesses

Disini & Disini Law Office, eLegal, and Data Privacy Philippines have organized "Countdown to Data Privacy," which aims to educate organizations on the nuances of complying with the Data Privacy Act.

WATCH | Turn your head into a remote control

New gesture control technology developed at Lancaster University will allow people to use their head, hand, or any household object as a TV or tablet remote control.

Ginebra clobbers TNT to grab 1-0 lead in #PBASemis

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel cruised to a dominant 121-94 victory over TNT KaTropa to take Game One of their best-of-five Oppo PBA Governors' Cup...
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Bank economist sees rate hike as response to overheating risks

An economist of ING Bank Manila is eyeing a hike in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key rates in the last quarter of 2017 on account of possible overheating of the economy, citing rising inflation and rise in trade deficit among others.