GADGETS | Amazon sweeps US market for voice-controlled speakers: study

Amazon.com Inc is dominating the nascent market for voice-controlled speakers, research firm eMarketer said.

Floirendo stripped of CA slot on eve of House probe of TADECO-BUCOR deal

Davao Representative Antonio “Tonyboy” Floirendo Jr., who has been involved in a full-blown spat in past months with erstwhile friend and political ally House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, has been removed as a member of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), it was announced in plenary Monday.
Duterte congratulates Espenilla

President Duterte names Espenilla incoming BSP governor

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday named Nestor Espenilla as the incoming Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, according to an announcement made by...
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RIGHTS REVIEW IN GENEVA | Peers urge PH to grant full access to UN...

Several countries from Europe, Africa and Latin America on Monday urged the Philippine government to grant access to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, with some specifying that it attach "no conditions" to this, as the country's record was subjected to periodic review before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

WATCH | Martial Law victims who keep up quest for change among first batch...

Among the first batch of human rights claimants who will receive compensation under the Duterte administration are activists during the Marcos regime, who continue campaigning for political and social change in the country.
wahoo caught at Benham Rise

WATCH | On Benham Will Rise: Fishing dock, multi-purpose development, tech diving facility

It takes Romeo Sarco 36 hours to travel eastward by motorized boat from Infanta, Quezon, where he is based, to Benham Rise, where he...

Warriors coach Kerr’s back procedure went well, says GM

Golden State coach Steve Kerr's spinal cord leak procedure went well, the team's General Manager Bob Myers said on Sunday, but there is no...

Here’s what Andray Blatche has to say about his new Gilas teammates

Many fresh faces have joined the Philippine national men's basketball team since Andray Blatche's last appearance with the squad. Now that the naturalized Filipino is...

BOI OKs Consunji power project in Batangas

Consunji-owned Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corp. was recently given the nod by the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) to put up a gas turbine power plant in Calaca, Batangas.

US military’s X-37B space plane lands after 2-year secret mission

The U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane returned to Earth on Sunday after completing a secret space mission that lasted nearly two years.

Duterte replaces Gina Lopez, ex-AFP chief Roy Cimatu is new DENR secretary

President Duterte announced on Monday that retired general Roy Cimatu, currently the special envoy for OFW refugees, would take the place of Gina Lopez as chief of the DENR.

Duterte attending WEF in Cambodia, meeting HK Pinoys before going to China

President Rodrigo Duterte will go to Cambodia and Hong Kong before embarking on his much-awaited travel to China for a conference on the One Belt One Road initiative, among others.

Tim Cone on Justin Brownlee: ‘He’s a such an intelligent player’

Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee drew praises from coach Tim Cone after saving the Gin Kings once again with a game-winning and-one play against...

Ai-Ai delas Alas, ‘Area’ lead PH winners in Malaysia filmfest

She won for the same film at the Queens World Film Festival in New York less than two months ago.

WATCH | Imelda Marcos not dead: ‘Buhay pa ko, matanda lang’

Asked about her wish for herself, Imelda Marcos said: "All that's good for the country, that's my dream that I may be given the chance to help bring back our country to being a paradise...because the wealth and beauty are here, we need to unite."