20-May-12, 9:03 PM | InterAKTV
Filipina boxer Josie Gabuco, a 25-year-old single mother of a 5-year-old boy, defied the odds to win the gold medal in the Women's World Championships in China.
20-May-12, 8:52 PM | InterAKTV
Eddie Basden showed he's more than just a defensive player as he came through with crucial baskets in the fourth quarter to lift Petron Blaze to a 97-83 win over a stubborn Powerade five.
19-May-12, 8:49 PM | Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV
The Governors' Cup features reinforcements 6-foot-5 and below, but the fun they promise to deliver look to be unlimited.
19-May-12, 6:41 PM | Agence France-Presse
A row sparked by boxer Manny Pacquiao's comments on gay marriage has damaged the world champion, but has not so far affected any of his mega-buck endorsement deals, his spokeswoman said Friday.
18-May-12, 6:08 PM | Roices Naguit Sibal and Renz Ongkiko, News5
Malacanang said on Friday that the planned exhibition match between a PBA selection and a Chinese team is a "gesture of goodwill" between China and the Philippines, amid tension between the two countries over a standoff in the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
21-May-12, 1:47 PM | Katrina Mennen A. Valdez, InterAksyon.com
The Aquino administration enjoyed a P31.024 billion budget surplus last April, the highest on record for the month when income tax returns fall due.
21-May-12, 12:36 PM | Maggie Lu Yueyang, Reuters
Australia will sign a free trade agreement(FTA) with Malaysia on Tuesday in a move it hopes will add new momentum to stalled bilateral trade talks with other key Asian trading partners.
21-May-12, 2:58 PM | Darwin G. Amojelar, InterAksyon.com
The Cabinet Committee of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-CabCom) has approved P32.67 billion worth of transportation, infrastructure and health projects.
21-May-12, 8:13 AM | Katrina Mennen A. Valdez, InterAksyon.com
After more than a year of consultations, the Bureau of Customs will automate export documents processing starting next month.
21-May-12, 8:37 AM | InterAksyon.com
In a move to entice more investments from its neighbors, the Philippines will host first Philippines-Malaysia Investment Partnership Forum to be held on May 29 at the Royal Chulan Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
19-May-12, 8:35 AM | InterAksyon.com
The search for the next big thing in Philippine IT innovation has begun as the MVP group starts a series of boot camps in Metro Manila schools.
19-May-12, 10:44 PM | Patrick Villavicencio, InterAksyon.com
Itâs looking to be an interesting end-of-May as Appleâs new iPad joins the series of big-ticket releases in the Philippines, heralded by the launch of Samsungâs new Galaxy S III in the last week of May.
21-May-12, 10:59 AM | Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
President Benigno Aquino III's human rights record after nearly two years in office remains wanting as his government failed to successfully prosecute a single suspect in pending cases, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
21-May-12, 12:55 PM | Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com
Over 13 million Filipinos were reported jobless as adult unemployment hit a fresh record-high in the first quarter of 2012, results of a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Monday.
21-May-12, 10:27 AM | Abigail Kwok, Joseph Holandes Ubalde | InterAksyon.com
(UPDATE) Hardly any cloud was in sight when the moon partially covered the sun early Monday, and gave many Filipinos the rare chance of seeing the first eclipse of the year.
21-May-12, 4:36 PM | Karl John C. Reyes, InterAksyon.com
The Senate sitting as the impeachment court will strictly enforce rules on decorum and behavior when Chief Justice Renato Corona testifies on Tuesday, May 22, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III said Monday.
21-May-12, 9:01 AM | Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has started conducting inspections on all boarding houses and dormitories nationwide as school opening nears.
21-May-12, 1:31 PM | Lourdes M. Fernandez, InterAksyon.com
The controversy stirred up by Lady Gaga's two-day Philippine show that starts tonight at the MOA Arena cannot be framed in simplistic terms, as may be seen in the arguments of those who have taken a stand on the issue.
20-May-12, 3:18 PM | Atty. Mel Sta. Maria, TV5
Atty. Mel Sta. Maria talks about and beyond "all the advantages imaginable" in having Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona testify before his own impeachment trial.
20-May-12, 9:10 AM | InterAksyon.com
Nothing that any person does, no matter how rich or famous, really matters. All that matters is the faith to believe that something is better than nothing. If this something contains evil, it is conscious and constant revolt against evil that gives life its value.
21-May-12, 12:30 AM | Nestor B. Ramirez, VERA Files
Customers are flocking to hole-in-the-wall type eateries in a shoreline barangay in Cebu to eat a special stew from the sea turtle or pawikan, despite laws prohibiting the catching or slaughter of the animal.
21-May-12, 6:44 AM | Danny Calleja, Philippine News Agency
Local farmers agree with the Department of Agriculture (DA) that the Philippines would be able to attain rice self-sufficiency by 2013 and even export its production surplusn soon after. However, they call for reforms on the rice import system so that cartels won't control the supply and price of the country's staple grain.
21-May-12, 6:48 AM | Agence France-Presse
Robin Gibb, singer with the legendary British band the Bee Gees, died on Sunday aged 62 after a lengthy battle against cancer, his family said.
19-May-12, 10:46 PM | InterAksyon.com
Jessica Sanchez's remaining contender in the 11th season of the "American Idol" needs to go under the knife immediately, according to a report by celebrity news website TMZ.com.
18-May-12, 7:50 PM | MJ Marfori, TV5
The number of people who flocked to Samal, Bataan, the hometown of Jessica Sanchez's mother Editha doubled on Friday after the American Idolsinging sensation made it to top two.
21-May-12, 2:01 AM | InterAksyon.com
CIGNAL, the fastest growing Philippine satellite TV provider, and TV5 sister company, will launch the Weather Information Network ( WIN ) â the country's first dedicated 24/7 weather and public information channel. The launch is opportune as the country prepares for the onset of the rainy season, which PAGASA says starts mid-May.
20-May-12, 1:09 AM | Eric B. Apolonio, InterAksyon.com
Ian Joseph Somerhalder, star of the Popular TV series 'The Vampire Diaries,' arrived past 11 pm Saturday at the NAIA Terminal 1 for a week of photo shoots and to endorse a clothing brand.
21-May-12, 3:02 PM | InterAksyon.com
News 5 on Monday joined the 2012 Brigada Eskwela Kickoff of the Department of Education at Justo Lukban Elementary School in Paco, Manila, in preparation for the school opening on June 4.
21-May-12, 12:21 AM | Reuters
The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people has died, his brother said on Sunday.
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21-May-12, 9:54 AM | Laurent Thomet, Agence France-Presse
NATO leaders launched Sunday the first phase of a US-led missile shield for Europe and sought to appease Russian anger over the system by renewing an invitation to cooperate.
21-May-12, 2:41 PM | Ramil Digal Gulle, InterAksyon.com
Erap is 75 years old. Mayor Lim is 82. Will Erap's stem cell therapy treatment give him advantage over the incumbent mayor in next year's elections? Columnist Ramil Digal Gulle surmises why Erap is baa-ck!
21-May-12, 8:16 AM | UN News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has denounced the murders of two Pakistani journalists and expressed alarm over the continued deteriorating security of journalists in the country.
20-May-12, 8:14 PM | Jessica Dye, Reuters
A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments.
20-May-12, 11:19 PM | Agence France-Presse
Myanmar aims to restore a stretch of the infamous 'Death Railway' to Thailand which was initially built by Japanese-held prisoners of war, the minister in charge of the scheme told AFP.
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