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Did Grace Poe tap Marcos 'social media strategist' Franco Mabanta as consultant?
The office of Senator Grace Poe denies that she enlisted the services of self-proclaimed social media strategist Franco Mabanta

Spain set for verdict in first 'stolen babies' trial
Eduardo Vela, an 85-year-old former gynecologist who used to run a clinic, is the first to stand trial for alleged involvement in the baby trafficking

Spain passes decree allowing Franco exhumation
(UPDATED) Friday's decision is announced by Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo, but the decree will still have to be approved in parliament

Politicians involved in murder of Brazilian activist Marielle Franco
Colleagues say the leftist politician was killed because she had angered police and underground paramilitary groups known as militias

Letting love win: How my parents' love made me a winner
As Pride Month begins, Mela Habijan writes about her and her parents' journey as she navigates life as a transgender woman

Pinoy Ako Blog files complaint vs Thinking Pinoy, Sass Sasot
Jover Laurio of Pinoy Ako Blog is asking for over P2 million in damages

Mexican man, once the world's fattest, dreams of walking again
Now 33 years old, Juan Pedro Franco currently weighs in at 760 pounds, but his doctor expects him to lose about 100 kilos more in the next year and a half

Fake news law can be 'dangerous' – former Al Jazeera correspondent
'If the law can be loosely interpreted, at some point it will be loosely interpreted,' says former Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste

NUJP slams Roque as 'fake news peddler'
NUJP says Roque 'has acquired a penchant for accusing media of making him look bad by doing what they ought to – reporting his pronouncements accurately with the proper context and background'

Alleged NPA finance officer arrested in Butuan
Leonida Guao, an alleged finance officer of the New People's Army, is arrested at Barangay Bading over a murder case

Michael Douglas, James Franco deny sexual misconduct allegations
Michael Douglas, issues a pre-emptive denial of accusations ahead of story from The Hollywood Reporter. James Franco meanwhile denies he had engaged in sexual misconduct after accusations surfaced on social media.

James Franco accused of sexual misconduct
The New Times cancels a Time Talk scheduled with the actor following the allegations

In Memoriam 2017
Let us remember the men and women from the local entertainment industry who joined our creator in 2017

Watch: Coke Studio Artists and teens unite to bring music back to Marawi
Marawi’s streets have always been filled with vibrant music, but since the war, the city has been silent. Volunteers sought to change that

Jameson Blake, Jon Lucas on Franco Hernandez's death: We miss him
The two Hashtag members, who star in 'Haunted Forest' share how the group is coping with the death of Franco

AFP on Martial Law extension, Duque on Dengvaxia, Salvator Mundi buyer | Evening wRap
Watch the evening newscast with Marguerite de Leon

Pinoy Ako Blog's Jover Laurio sues Franco Mabanta for libel
Jover Laurio of Pinoy Ako Blog says she received attacks and messages in her Facebook account – similar to Mabanta's – disparaging her appearance


IN PHOTOS: Franco Laurel's wife Ayen gives birth to baby girl
Lucia is the couple's 3rd child

WATCH: Franco Hernandez's girlfriend shares their last video together
Janica Floresca shares the last video that she and Franco took before he drowned

Hashtags member Franco Hernandez dies in drowning incident
(UPDATED) Franco Hernandez dies in a drowning accident in North Lamidan, Davao Occidental

5 fun facts about Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco
Meet the Philippines’ 4th Miss Earth titleholder

'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' review: Charming, but repetitive
'The franchise is slowly but surely losing its novelty and luster'

5 ways to make a rented space feel like your own
Turn your rental into a dream home with these designer-recommended tricks

What's next after SUCs' non-collection of tuition in the 1st semester?
‘Just because [President Duterte] signed this into law doesn’t mean things will be miraculously okay tomorrow ’ says the UP vice president for public affairs

PH has 'fastest growing' HIV epidemic in Asia Pacific – DOH
85 of the new HIV infections among Filipinos are hitting 15 to 24 year old males having sex with males

SAKSIKAN: Deretan selebriti nyanyikan lagu Spice Girls, ‘Wannabe’
Bintang bintang televisi dan layar lebar menyanyikan Wannabe untuk merayakan ulang tahun ke 21 lagu hit Spice Girls ini

WATCH: Millie Bobby Brown, Nicole Kidman, more cover Spice Girls’ ‘Wannabe’
Stars from the big and small screen zig a zig ahh to celebrate the song’s 21st anniversary

Singapore coach says tough Gilas Pilipinas squad benefits SEA region
It s great to have a team like that in our region so that all nations can continue to develop says Franco Arsego

Alison Brie, Dave Franco are married
Reps for the couple confirm that they have tied the knot

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Burying a dictator: How other countries did it
UPDATED Many countries have struggled with reconciling a dictator’s burial with their history

Why Marcos’ final resting place matters
History is a powerful force President Duterte cannot dismiss

Killer and suspected accomplices in Nice: What we know
Here is what we know so far about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel and his alleged accomplices

Jejomar Binay's impossible dream
UPDATED Vice President Jejomar Binay s name vast political experience and formidable political machinery are not enough to make him the 16th president of the Philippines What went wrong?

Analysts to Binay: Widen scope of message
The United Nationalist Alliance standard bearer has been hard at work wooing his core base the voters who delivered his victory in the 2010 vice presidential race Analysts say this may not be enough

Binay ‘lackluster’ in 1st presidential debate – analysts
Members of the Vice President s camp disagree with political analysts saying he did a good job at conveying his campaign message of addressing poverty

James Franco responds to Pia Wurtzbach: 'I love the Philippines!'
On Instagram James posts a solo photo of him next to Pia s winning moment photo

Metro Pacific officially takes over SCTEX
The tollways group of Manuel V Pangilinan officially takes over the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway SCTEX for an upfront payment of P3 5 billion 74 60 million for the contract

Dave Franco and Alison Brie are engaged
Alison wears her engagement ring to the screening of Sleeping With Other People

Karlos Lorenzo 'Kenzo' Gutierrez is eliminated from 'PBB 737'
Kenzo s eviction from kuya s house leaves us with a Teen Big 4

Kamille Filoteo eliminated from 'PBB 737'
Kamille Filoteo is the fifth housemate to be evicted from Kuya s house

Delayed right-of-way acquisition takes a toll on NLEX Harbor Link
A toll road from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to C3 or 5th Avenue in Caloocan City could be open to motorists by December 2016

NLEX operator to extend toll road to Commonwealth Ave
By 2019 the North Luzon Expressway will be extended to Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City

Expressways to swell due to Holy Week traffic
Northbound traffic is expected to build up in the afternoon of April 1 Holy Wednesday until late morning of April 2 Maundy Thursday

Italy in 'historic blitz' against 'Ndrangheta mafia
More than 40 arrests are made in Calabria the secretive crime group s southern homeland but the bulk came in dawn raids in towns and cities across the much wealthier north of Italy

Sony lines up DVD version of 'The Interview'
The DVD will include 90 minutes of bonus content including 14 deleted scenes 7 minutes of bloopers and 8 featurettes

'The Interview' becomes Sony top online film of all time
Including box office takings the movie has made some 36 million approaching its reported 44 million budget according to the Hollywood studio

Sony expands distribution for 'The Interview'
A total of 580 independent theaters will show the movie starting Friday January 2
