BOOSTING CYBER CAPABILITY. Navy flag-officer-in-command, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo (right), and Synetcom Philippines Inc. president and CEO Dennis Luyahan (left), sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in a ceremony at the Navy headquarters in Manila on Wednesday (July 8, 2020). Under the agreement, the IT firm will assist the …

MANILA – The Philippine main equities index regained its footing Wednesday while the peso ended sideways against the US dollar as investors continue to be wary of the rising coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) worldwide. After a two-day slide, the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose by 0.29 percent, or 18.10 …

RAPID TEST. Some 114 employees of Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation in Claver, Surigao del Norte underwent Rapid Antibody Test on Wednesday (July 8, 2020) where all tested negative. The border of the mining company is placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) on July 8 until July 21 after eight of …

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the troops during his visit to the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City on July 3, 2020. MANILA, Philippines — Private lawyer Dino De Leon failed to substantiate his claims that President Rodrigo Duterte suffers from serious illnesses, which led to the dismissal …

World Conservationists have captured the first images of a group of rare Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria's Mbe Mountains, proof that the subspecies once feared to be extinct is reproducing amid protection efforts. This photo taken by a camera trap shows a group of Cross River gorillas …

Max Collins and Pancho Magno have introduced to the world their first baby named Skye Anakin. “Good morning my Skye,” Max wrote in an Instagram post of the first photo of her baby. She gave birth to her and Pancho’s child on Monday. Pancho revealed his son was delivered via …

Photo shows Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto. MANILA, Philippines — After lawmakers on Monday aired grievances against ABS-CBN during a franchise renewal hearing, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the government should not infringe on private business or on editorial content. "Government should not meddle with business. When mistakes or …

Assunta de Rossi is more than happy to update followers on her pregnancy journey. She shared on Instagram an ultrasound image of her baby on the fifth month of her pregnancy. She said the heartbeat, weight, and size of the baby had been checked but she didn’t know the gender …

Residents of Sampaloc, Manila line up for questioning by police officers after they were rounded up for violating the district’s 48-hour ‘hard lockdown’ on Thursday night. MANILA, Philippines — The interior department has urged local governments to pass resolutions punishing quarantine violators with imprisonment as it reminded the public to …

Angel Locsin can’t say this enough: Beware of scammers. A netizen alleged the actress ordered gallons of isoprohyl alcohol from her but the latter did not get these. The netizen even posted what is claimed to be a screenshot of her supposed conversation with “Angel.” Addressing the issue, The actress …