Phone repair shop owners, employee nabbed for drug peddling

A couple who own a phone repair shop in Bacolod City and their employee were arrested by police late Monday afternoon after they sold crystal meth or “shabu” to an undercover officer.

WATCH | Kurdish Peshmerga writes troops battling extremists in Marawi

Government forces who have been battling extremists in Marawi City since May 23 received support from a fellow warrior who has been battling the Islamic State half a world away.

WATCH | Duterte sees Marawi crisis ending in 10-15 days

After giving up on setting deadlines to clear Marawi City of the extremist gunmen who have been battling government forces since May 23, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday again predicted an end to the crisis in, at most, half a month.

WATCH | Tricycle driver nabbed for death of American in Caloocan

A tricycle driver was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing dead an American in Caloocan City.

Trump Jr.’s emails suggest he welcomed – ‘I love it’ – Russian help against...

Then presidential candidate Donald Trump's eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have information incriminating Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as part of Moscow's official support for his father, according to an email chain released on Tuesday.
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WATCH | Maute dangled P100,000 and assault rifles in recruitment drive

A drone-recorded video clip shows a group of armed men, garbed in black, on the move at a street in Marawi's war zone, supporting...
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SWS Q2 SURVEY | More than 6 out of 10 in SWS survey oppose...

(UPDATE - 7:20 a.m.) Results of the Second Quarter 2017 Social Weather Survey showed that, while 57% support President Rodrigo R. Duterte's declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, more than 6 out of 10 oppose expanding it to Visayas and Luzon.
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Syrian Observatory says it has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief is dead

CAIRO/BEIRUT - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had "confirmed information" that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...

REVIEW | There’s more drama than war in ‘War for the Planet of the...

It's a sight to behold, this smorgasbord of simians battling nature, battling humans and battling their own humanity.

Wife of abducted ‘person of interest’ in Bulacan massacre still hopes he’s alive

Loremae Sorima has lost a brother to unknown assassins since being tagged as a person of interest in the June 27 Bulacan massacre of Dexter Carlos' family, but she holds out hope her husband Alvin Mabesa, who was abducted after also being tagged a person of interest, is still alive.

WATCH | Preliminary conference held on Marcos-Robredo electoral protest

After some delays, the preliminary conference went under way Tuesday on the electoral protest filed by former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and the counter-protest by Vice President Leni Robredo.
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Report: Child marriage robs girls of their future, and nations’ coffers, too

For some Filipino girls, turning 18 brings with it visions of their debut, complete with dresses, dances, and drinks, but many of their sisters around the world cannot share the same prospects, since as many as 41,000 girls become brides each day.

WATCH | Govt allows Uber, GRAB to continue but fines each company P5M for...

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has decided to allow the accreditation of transport network companies Uber Philippines and GRAB, but slapped a P5-million fine on each for repeated violations incurred since the government allowed their operation two years ago.

Lawmakers criticize BIR for failing to implement alcohol tax stamp

After being grilled during a legislative inquiry, officials of the BIR vowed to firm up the guidelines for the implementation of a tax stamp system covering alcohol products before the end of the year.

FDCP head Liza Diño slams critics of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino

Diño stressed that the PPP is not designed to compete with the MMFF and separate indie from mainstream films.