Larry Bird steps down as Pacers president

The Indiana Pacers officially announced Monday that Larry Bird is stepping down as president of basketball operations. Kevin Pritchard, the team's vice president of basketball...

Group challenges Duterte: Push through with call for Pinoys to occupy properties of oligarchs

Youth activist group Anakbayan said that instead of issuing a warning, President Rodrigo Duterte must “push through” with his call for Filipinos “to occupy the properties of landed oligarchs.”

Credit Suisse has deployed 20 robots within bank, markets — CEO

Credit Suisse AG has deployed 20 robots within the bank, some of which are helping employees answer basic compliance questions, the Swiss bank's global markets chief executive, Brian Chin, said

De Lima hits Duterte over threats vs PDI, ABS-CBN, says he is ‘old man...

Describing President Rodrigo Duterte as an “old man at the helm of government but with an EQ of a six-year-old, detained Sen. Leila de Lima again assailed the chief executive following the threats he issued against the country’s two major news organizations.

Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Peters is a ‘complete’ Binibini

The British Filipina also won three special awards including Miss Photogenic and Best in Swimsuit.
Leni Robredo at SC counter-poll protest

NANGUTANG NG PAMBAYAD | Leni pays P8-M fee for poll protest case vs Bongbong

Vice President Leni Robredo paid the P8-million initial cash deposit being required by the Supreme Court to cover the cost of the vote recount for her counter electoral protest against former senator Bongbong Marcos.

WATCH | Duterte admires hotel-like Chinese warship; open to PH-China war games in Sulu...

President Rodrigo Duterte does not only admire China’s warship, the chief executive is also open to conducting joint military exercises with a country that has an on-going maritime dispute with the Philippines.

Duterte vows to end ‘endo’ via stronger EO, ratify global pact to strengthen gov’t...

President Duterte on Monday reiterated his campaign promise to end the labor practice of hiring workers for short-term, non-regular employment without benefits through the issuance of a stronger executive order.
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WATCH | Duterte pitches for China’s intercession between US and North Korea

Sometime during the 30th ASEAN Summit Gala Dinner on Saturday, a telephone call was received by the host, President Rodrigo Duterte. It was United States...
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Labor sector pushes for rationalized national minimum wage structure

The labor sector called for action toward a national minimum wage rate that will achieve parity between workers' earnings in and out of Metropolitan...
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Robots loom as possible job hijackers

Some Filipinos may face the prospect of losing their jobs to robots, both the hardware robots and the software kind. There are an increasing number...
SWS 20171Q joblessness

SWS 1Q SURVEY | Joblessness steadies, but optimism slips

MANILA - The Duterte Administration marked its first labor day commemoration with the jobless rate treading steady and a slightly lower – though still...

Opel to build new Corsa model with Peugeot technology

Car maker Opel, which PSA Group has agreed to buy from General Motors, will use the French carmaker's technology in the next generation of its best-selling Corsa model.

Chamber of Mines renews call to Congress to reject Lopez for DENR

MANILA - Environment Secretary Gina Lopez had defended some of the reforms she was accused of railroading by saying she wanted to ensure they...

CA affirms conviction of 2 bizmen for securities sale

MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the decision of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court's (RTC) guilty verdict on the two businessmen...