Duterte won’t plead for emergency powers
President Duterte on Tuesday maintained that he will not ask for emergency powers to resolve Metro Manila's worsening traffic woes. Duterte explained that even if he would be granted such,…
Woman, 2 others die in Negros
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons, including a woman, were killed by unidentified assailants in separate incidents in Negros island in the past two days. In Negros Occidental, a tricycle driver…
Bomb suspect killed in Sultan Kudarat
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – A suspected bomb courier was killed while his cohort was injured during a shootout with security forces manning a police checkpoint here last Tuesday. Police Major…
Cebu mulls ban on meat from Luzon
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is weighing in on the proposed total ban on the entry of pork and pork-related products from Luzon following the recent confirmation of…
P53-M agri products from China seized in Manila
Customs agents seized Wednesday some P53 million worth of smuggled agricultural products contained in boxes declared as fishballs from China at the Port of Manila (POM). Sixteen containers of…
Largest flying animal in history identified: study
Scientists on Tuesday unveiled a new species pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, Triceratops and other dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous. With a wingspan of…
Heatstroke kills 2 in Japan post-typhoon blackout
Heatstroke has killed two people in Japan, officials said Wednesday, as nearly half a million homes struggled with electricity outages after a powerful typhoon battered Tokyo and the surrounding area.…
CA confirms Honasan as DICT secretary
The powerful Commission on Appointments swiftly confirmed yesterday the appointment of former Sen. Gregorio B. Honasan II as the first Department of Information and Communications Technology secretary. Sen. Bong Revilla…
Trump ousts hawkish Bolton, dissenter on foreign policy
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had strong disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global…
”It is time to stop vaping’: Kansas reports sixth US death linked to mystery illness
A Kansas resident was the sixth person to die in the United States of a mysterious respiratory illness related to vaping, state officials said on Tuesday, as public health officials…
Duterte ready to abide by ruling on Marcos poll protest vs Robredo
President Duterte is ready to abide by the final ruling of the Supreme Court on the poll protest filed by former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President Leni…
House OKs 2 priority measures
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 304 or the Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act, more popularly known as Package 4 of…
Duterte says ex-BuCor chief Faeldon has new private sector job
President Duterte will no longer appoint fired Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon to another government post after he decided to join the private sector. The President bared that Faeldon…
3 die, 2 hurt in Tondo fire
Three people died while two others were injured during a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay 147, Tondo, Manila, Wednesday morning, The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)…
The iPhone 11 is here
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) caught up with hardware rivals on Tuesday by revealing a triple-camera iPhone, and it rolled out a streaming TV service priced at $5 (P260) a month, undercutting…
