Poe, Binay, Roxas statistically tied; presidency a tight race – SWS poll

MANILA – Presidential aspirants Senator Grace Poe, Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay and former Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II seemed to be in a tight...

CNN Philippines lays off 70 employees

MANILA – As part of a manpower adjustment program to improve financials, CNN Philippines laid off about 30 junior employees and 40 contractual workers who were...

FIBA Day one: Gilas Pilipinas loses to Palestine, 73-75

MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas fell short against Palestine, with 73-75, on FIBA Asia Championship opener on Wednesday at the Changsha Social Work College’s Gymnasium. The FIBA...

New labor cooperation agreement with NZ does away with placement fee

Wellington — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and New Zealand Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Michel Woodhouse has signed a landmark labor cooperation agreement...

WATCH: CCTV footage of abduction of 3 foreigners, Filipina from PH resort

Criminal raps filed against 90 MILF, BIFF members for SAF death

MANILA – Criminal charges were filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday against 90 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom...

Abu Sayyaf eyed behind kidnapping of 3 foreigners, 1 Filipina

MANILA – The way the armed men abducted Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad, and Filipina Teresita Flor was similar to past attacks...

Hard drive with personal info on 3.4 million B.C. and Yukon students lost

VICTORIA – A team of 50 bureaucrats spent much of the summer rummaging through boxes in a secret Victoria warehouse, searching for a hard drive containing...

Frenemies: Tense undercurrents for US-China state dinner

View image | gettyimages.com WASHINGTON — It’s never good when tension is on the dinner menu. When Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan visit...

Tax exemptions for working class, not for local capitalists and foreign monopolies

MANILA — A MILITANT labor group is calling on organized labor to rally behind the proposed measures by Rep. Quimbo and Sen. Angara that would raise...