Amended Shield Law hurdles 2nd reading; non-print journos can’t be forced to name sources
The Senate passed on second reading Tuesday a measure which affords legitimate print, broadcast and online media protection from having to reveal their sources, paving the way for the journalists’ privilege statute to be put to a vote on third and final reading next week.
WATCH | Mocha Uson appointed assistant secretary of PCOO
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed blogger and staunch supporter Mocha Uson as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office.
Cimatu a good fit for DENR job, Palace tells doubters
Newly appointed Environment chief Roy Cimatu, a former military chief of staff and special envoy under two presidents in handling OFW-related crises, is eminently qualified to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Malacañang said Tuesday.
Speaker eases up on Robredo impeachment
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez appeared to have softened his stance on impeaching Vice President Leni Robredo over her video message to the United Nations criticizing the administration’s drug war.
Basti Artadi returns to performing after facial tumor operation
The singer had surgery on his benign facial tumor in San Francisco in January.
‘Lobby money talks’: Duterte meant ‘lobby’, not ‘money’, Abella says
Malacanang on Tuesday once again had to explain comments made by President Rodrigo Duterte, this time about how “lobby money talks” in the wake of Gina Lopez’s rejection as Environment secretary by the Commission on Appointments.
5 nabbed, P1.4-m weed seized in Bulacan bust
Police arrested five alleged street pushers, including a minor, and seized P1.4 million worth of marijuana during a buy-bust in Sta. Maria town, Bulacan on Monday.
Rockets’ Nene out for rest of playoffs with groin injury
The Houston Rockets announced Monday that reserve center Nene will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs with a torn left adductor. Nene suffered the...
Why Kobe Paras transferred from Creighton to Cal State Northridge
After just a season with the Creighton Bluejays, Kobe Paras has decided to take his talents to another school. The 19-year-old Filipino announced on Tuesday...
WATCH | 45 states want UN to probe EJKs, war on drugs; Malacanang says...
Malacanang said it is open to having the United Nations investigate extrajudicial killings in the country even as it insists that other countries have simply “misunderstood” the government’s war on drugs.
‘Buko’ delivered to Dumaguete jail yields P11-M worth of shabu
Jail authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle P11 million worth of crystal meth or shabu into the Dumaguete City Jail during the weekend.
WATCH | Ostrich-like robot balances itself as it runs
Researchers from the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) build a robot that can balance itself while running thanks to what they call 'dynamic geometry'.
Jakarta’s Christian governor gets 2 years in jail for blasphemy against Islam
Jakarta's Christian governor was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam and sentenced to two years in jail on Tuesday after a trial that was seen as a test of religious tolerance in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
BSP seen keeping rates steady for now, hike in H2 – Reuters poll
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas looks certain to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its policy review on Thursday as inflation is not yet a threat even as economic momentum stays strong, a Reuters poll showed.
MAY FOREVER | ‘Brotherly love’ for Duterte is constant – Floirendo
The bitter spat with Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez that is threatening the deal which helped make a family-owned firm one of the world’s largest banana producers has not diminished Davao del Norte Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr.’s “brotherly love” for President Rodrigo Duterte.