STATEMENT | ‘It is the poor that bear the brunt of these wars’
A regime that trades Filipinos’ human rights for vague, ever moving law and order goals can only add fuel to armed rebellions and set back efforts to address the roots of the conflict.
Trump targets illegal immigrants given reprieves from deportation by Obama
The Trump administration has moved to reopen the cases of hundreds of illegal immigrants who had been given a reprieve from deportation, according to government data and court documents.
Trump willing to respond under oath to Comey’s ‘lies’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday denied that he tried to block an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, effectively accusing James Comey, the FBI's former director, of lying under oath to Congress.
2 US bombers fly over South China Sea; China says it is vigilant
China said on Friday it was monitoring US military activities in the South China Sea, after two US bombers conducted training flights over the disputed waters.
FOCUS | Feud over Qatar deepens conflicts across Arab world
The ostracism of Qatar by other powerful Arab states is deepening divisions between their respective allies vying for influence in wars and political struggles from Libya to Yemen.
BOI investments up 25 percent in first 5 months
Investment projects registered with the Board of Investments posted a 25-percent increase in value for the first five months of the year compared with the same period in 2016, growing from P137.3 billion to P174.5 billion. The BOI said Friday this indicated the Philippines remains a preferred global investment destination.
WATCH | AFP checks out report of Omar Khayyam Maute killed in Marawi firefight
Even as the military continued to pound targets in Marawi City where remnants of the terrorist Maute Group were believed to be holding out,...
PAGCOR suspends Resorts World’s casino license; hotel taps global security experts
PAGCOR suspended on Friday the Provisional License granted to Travellers International Hotel Group to operate casinos and other gaming facilities under the business name of RWM, following the June 2 arson spree by a lone gunman that left 38 people dead and 54 injured.
PH consumer confidence hits record-high in Q2 ’17
Consumer confidence in the Philippines posted its record-high index of 13.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017, which respondents of the central bank survey attributed partly to improved peace and order situation.
WATCH | Police arrest Boniel slay case suspect
Law enforcers have arrested the suspect in the killing of the mayor of Bien Unido, Bohol, Gisela Boniel, who is also a commercial pilot. The...
Joshua Smith, Jayson Castro shine as TNT outduels Meralco in OT to book final...
Joshua Smith and Jayson Castro delivered 31 points apiece to help TNT KaTropa book the remaining semifinals spot with a hard-fought 104-96 overtime victory...
Robredo launches Metro Laylayan visits to poor communities, Babaenihan talks for teen girls
Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo has been regularly going to far-flung communities in rural areas to listen to residents' woes and facilitate assistance...
President Duterte on martial law: Marawi siege reached critical moment
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao, June 9 - President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday justified his declaration of martial law in Mindanao based on the onset of...
32 European countries express ‘deep concerns’ over Duterte’s bloody drug war
At the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Högni S. Kristjánsson, the Permanent Representative of Iceland, delivered a statement touching on the...
Jasmine Curtis-Smith admits being attached to vampire alter ego
'I love Izabel and her story through and through. Her emotions are so pure,' she says of her 'Forever Sucks' character.














