Emma Watson says ‘The Circle’ brought home pitfalls of social media
Her new movie is a chilling vision of how social media giants control and monitor personal information - not always for the good.
Chinese navy conducts more drills in Western Pacific
China's navy has again sailed through the Miyako Strait that lies between two Japanese islands and carried out drills in the Western Pacific, state news agency Xinhua said.
US spacecraft shares first view from inside Saturn’s rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent the closest-ever images of Saturn on Thursday after surviving its first plunge inside the planet's rings, the US space agency said.
United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger dragged from plane
United Airlines and the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month have reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum, they said on Thursday, in the carrier's latest step to contain damage from an incident that sparked international outrage.
Hackers exploited Word flaw for months while Microsoft investigated
While Microsoft investigated, hackers found the flaw and manipulated the software to spy on unknown Russian speakers, possibly in Ukraine.
Negros Occidental LGUs ban Coke from fiestas
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines -- Local government units in Negros Occidental have banned the sale of Coca-Cola products during their fiestas in support of the...
Cops kill 5, nab 10 in Batangas ‘Oplan Crackdown’
Five alleged drug pushers were killed separately when they supposedly resisted arrest and fired at law enforcers during the Batangas police’s “Oplan Crackdown” Thursday morning.
40% less US visas issued to citizens of nations covered by Trump travel ban
The United States issued about 40 percent fewer temporary visas in March to citizens of seven countries covered by President Donald Trump's temporary travel bans than it did in an average month last year.
Surprise CHR visit exposes ‘secret’ cell, 12 illegal detainees in Manila police station
(UPDATE - 8:34 a.m.) Personnel of the Commission on Human Rights visiting a police station in Tondo, Manila, Thursday evening found a dozen detainees crammed into a dark, narrow, airless 'secret cell'.
Duterte: China not recognizing PH legal win, PH not ready to fight China, so...
MANILA, Philippines – China isn’t recognizing an international court’s ruling that certain areas within the South China Sea are within the Philippines’ exclusive economic...
‘DI KO MASIKMURA’ | Duterte threatens to squeeze PDI and ABS-CBN
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday launched a counterattack against Filipino and American media outfits whom he claimed were “crucifying” and hitting him and his administration below the belt.
Terrorist Marwan ‘wed’ Supt. Nobleza and Abu Sayyaf’s Dongon – Bato dela Rosa
No less than the Malaysian terrorist Marwan, who for years operated in Mindanao, had performed the "wedding rites" in the Abu Sayyaf's jungle lair between ASG member Renierlo Dongon and Police Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza, now both detained after authorities caught them on a mission to help embattled ASG members in Bohol.
What did our neighbors do right? Mentors from ASEAN to share secrets of successful...
The Association of Southeast Nations Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) is set to launch a mentoring network program for entrepreneurs in the small, medium, and micro enterprises (MSMEs) sector as part of creating an inclusive business environment in the ASEAN Region.
Vietnam says Facebook commits to preventing offensive content
Vietnam's government said Facebook has committed to work with it to prevent content that violates the country's laws from appearing on its platform.
‘NYT IS AN A_ _HOLE’: Duterte hits New York Times’ alleged hypocrisy, wants it...
President Rodrigo Duterte lashed back at The New York Times and said that the operations of the 166-year-old award-winning American newspaper must also cease just like what it wanted with the Philippine leader’s alleged crimes.