BUSINESS AS USUAL | EU’s top envoy in PH to meet Cayetano for clarification...
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen will meet Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano next week to clarify the Duterte administration's decision to reject EU aid.
DOTr cancels PPP plan for 5 regional airport projects
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has decided to terminate plans to develop five regional airports through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, the PPP Center said in a statement Tuesday.
Huawei narrows gap with Samsung, Apple in smartphone sales: Gartner
China's Huawei has narrowed the gap with its two biggest competitors Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics in global smartphone sales, first-quarter data from research firm Gartner showed.
PATI BA NAMAN ROSARYO AT KAPE? | Motorists, lawmakers question enforcement of Anti-Distracted Driving...
The law that seeks to address driving distractions has become a source of confusion among Filipino motorists since its enforcement last May 18.
Nokia settles patent dispute with Apple
Nokia has settled its patent dispute with Apple and signed a business collaboration deal with the U.S. giant, the Finnish firm said, sending its shares sharply higher.
GADGETS | Jabra outs wireless headset designed for the modern office
The Jabra Evolve 75 manages office sounds and interruptions with active noise cancellation and integrated busy light.
PDEA’s C. Luzon chief, 30 others axed over breaches in SOP during raids, buy-busts:...
More than 30 personnel of the Central Luzon office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), including its director, were reassigned to other regional units in the Visayas and Mindanao for alleged violations of standard operating procedures in the conduct of raids and buy busts, it was learned from highly placed sources.
Twitter updates Privacy Policy, offers new data controls
Twitter has updated its Privacy Policy to reflect improvements in how and when it collects, uses and shares information across its websites.
Ping, Dick panels reiterate: No proof of DDS, state-sponsored killings
Two Senate panels have released another report belying the existence of a vigilante group allegedly founded by President Rodrigo Duterte when he was still mayor of Davao City.
LETTER | DBP assures public: we didn’t grant behest loans
In a letter to InterAksyon editors, DBP reacts to a story quoting Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez as looking to inquire into whether DBP had granted behest loans: "May we clarify that DBP strictly follows and observes stringent credit policies and guidelines to ensure that loan transactions are aboveboard and compliant with relevant regulatory requirements."
Cigarette filters may increase lung cancer risk
Cigarette filters, introduced decades ago to reduce the amount of tar smokers inhale, also alter other properties of smoke and smoking in a way...
Ex-cop gunned down at Masbate wedding reception
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- A former policeman was shot dead by three gunmen at a wedding reception in Cataingan, Masbate Monday, a report to...
The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals
Stephen Curry scored 36 points and Kevin Durant added 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors strolled to a 129-115 win...
Thailand reassures foreigners following Bangkok hospital attack
Thailand's foreign ministry on Tuesday reassured the international community that the country would increase security at sensitive locations a day after a bomb exploded at a hospital in the capital Bangkok wounding 24 people.
Jakarta’s Christian ex-governor to withdraw appeal of blasphemy sentence
Jakarta's former Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama will withdraw an appeal against his controversial two-year jail sentence for insulting Islam in Muslim-majority Indonesia, his sister said on Tuesday.