Eric Menk officially announces retirement

PBA legend Eric Menk is finally hanging up his sneakers after 16 seasons in the league. The 42-year-old Menk officially announced his retirement on his...

US far-right activists, Wikileaks and bots help amplify Macron leaks: researchers

US far-right activists helped amplify a leak of hacked emails belonging to leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign, some researchers said on Saturday, with automated bots and the Twitter account of WikiLeaks also propelling a leak that came two days before France's presidential vote.
Quiapo blast map May 06 2017

Two blasts rock Quiapo district; 2 dead, 6 wounded

(UPDATE 4 - 10:58 p.m.) The Manila Police Department scrambled an explosive and ordnance team to the scene of an explosion that rocked Quiapo...
orange stained mangrove area Carrascal

Groups rail at CA rebuff of Lopez, call for action ‘in defense of the...

Butuan City - Various environmental, academic and religious groups across the Caraga Region condemned the decision of the Commission of Appointment (CA) to thumb...

Star turns back Rain or Shine with fiery run as Tony Mitchell’s dunk literally...

The Star Hotshots launched a blistering late run to spoil Rain or Shine's comeback efforts, 99-93, in the Oppo PBA Commissioner's Cup on Saturday...

Callamard reiterates call for Duterte to lift conditions attached to PH invitation

It’s not true that Agnes Callamard rejected the invitation of the Philippine government to officially visit the country. It was President Rodrigo Duterte himself who apparently made it harder for the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings to make an official trip by imposing conditions on her visit.
Disguise by NPA raiders Valencia Bukidnon

Suspected NPA guerillas raid security agency in Valencia City, Bukidnon

Butuan City - Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) conducted a daring raid Friday evening into the office of a security agency...

Saudi Arabia, US in talks on billions in arms sales – US sources

Washington is working to push through contracts for tens of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, some new, others in the pipeline, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to the kingdom this month, people familiar with the talks told Reuters this week.

REVIEW | ‘Gifted’ tugs at the heartstrings and gets the waterworks flowing

Chris Evans plays amore down-to-earth kind of hero in this drama from the director of '500 Days of Summer.'

PH foreign reserves rise to $81.82B in April 2017

The Philippines’ foreign exchange reserves rose to US$ 81.82 billion in April 2017, which the central bank traced partly to its foreign exchange operations and the net foreign currency deposits by the national government.
GoogleMap Payatas with QC officials inset

QC Council ratifies city jail agreement for new site in Payatas

The Quezon City Council has ratified an agreement between the city government and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology designating a portion of...

WATCH | US-Nokor rift unlikely to escalate into full-blown war – security expert

It is unlikely that the United States-North Korea rift would escalate into a full-blown war because the US would take into consideration the war's effect on its Asian allies such as South Korea and Japan.

NLEX acquires Larry Fonacier, JR Quinahan in 4-team trade

The NLEX Road Warriors continued their roster overhaul, acquiring Larry Fonacier and JR Quinahan in a four-team, seven-player trade approved by the PBA on...
Agnes Callamard, UN Special Repporteur

‘WAR NOT THE NORM’ | Callamard points out punitive model doesn’t work in dealing...

On Friday at the forum Different Perspectives: A Policy Forum held at the University of the Philippines, Philippine National Police (PNP) Spokesman Chief Supt...

PH govt debt reaches P6.2 trillion in Q1 2017

Outstanding liabilities of the Philippine government rose to P6.2 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2017 from year-ago’s P5.9 trillion.