Duterte presents P3.35-T budget
The Duterte administration yesterday presented to the House of Representatives its first full year national budget of P3.35 trillion for 2017 that retained human resources and social development as top…
Quake shakes buildings in Tokyo
An earthquake shook buildings in the Japanese capital on Monday, but there was no danger of a tsunami and no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Lions eye 10th win
San Beda faces winless College of St. Benilde today in a bid to remain on top of the leaderboard in NCAA men’s basketball at The Arena in San Juan City.
Thailand detains several people over bombs
Thailand's army said on Monday it had detained several people for questioning over a wave of deadly bombings in some of the country's best known-beach resorts that killed four people…
The rich and the Kingdom of heaven
Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of…
Lacson raises concern over ‘vigilantes’
Senator Panfilo Lacson expressed yesterday concern over vigilante groups which have been riding on the government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign, saying crime data would reveal the killings being attributed to them…
PAGASA’s radar fail to detect tornado
The tornado that swept parts of Manila Sunday went undetected by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), a senior weather forecaster admitted yesterday.
Soltones keys SSC quarters
It took some doing, but San Sebastian College’s thrilling 25-22, 13-25, 25-18, 16-25, 15-7 win over Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) was enough to clinch the first quarterfinal berth…
HK student leaders avoid jail for 2014 protest
Three Hong Kong student leaders who helped orchestrate the financial hub’s massive pro-democracy street protests in 2014 were spared jail time on Monday but ordered to carry out community service.
Bolt completes 100m hat-trick
Usain Bolt roared into Olympic history on Sunday, capturing an unprecedented third consecutive 100m crown to confirm his place in the pantheon of the greatest athletes the world has ever…
Trump lashes out at ‘crooked media’
Donald Trump, clearly angered by news reports that he has grown depressed and sullen over his fading presidential prospects, has issued some of his sharpest attacks on the media.
US dodges bullet as France sits Parker
NBA marksman Klay Thompson shook off his Rio slump to net 30 points but the USA laboured again to defeat France Sunday as Olympic basketball heads for the knockout rounds.
Actor who played R2-D2 in ‘Star Wars,’ dead at 81
Kenny Baker played the lovable droid R2-D2 in the “Star Wars” films, achieving cult status and fans’ adulation without showing his face or speaking any lines.
Aiza bares plans as youth chairman
NEWLY-appointed chairman of the National Youth Commission Aiza Seguerra said that her first agenda as chief of the agency would be to visit the Lumad, a group of non-Muslim indigenous…
Wife-y stories dominate TV drama serials
“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.” – Kahlil Gibran
Life has no regrets
Like thinking again and again how you were not able to close the sale and someone else took over that account or your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you…
