If it were the movies, it’s a true-blue all-star cast. Five National Basketball Association legends – heroes of our rabbit-antenna TV sets, pre-Photoshop posters and yes, short shorts – visit Manila to give basketball-crazy Pinoy fans a...

While Congress sits on a bill to amend an excise tax law on alcohol and tobacco products, the House committee on ways and means on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure imposing a tax on text.

We all have a dark side, but John Conrad “JC” Candare had to share his online, for everyone to see, and for Google to save for posterity. For even if you delete a really really offending blog post from your Multiply, it will remain available for...

MySpace on Tuesday revealed it has booted 90,000 registered sex offenders from its popular online social-networking playground. Attorneys general in several US states took credit for the information going public, saying that a subpoena forced News...

They came to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on a Sunday, braving horrible traffic jams caused by a parade of Santo Niños on February 1, for a chance to play a role at this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Wrinkles are not due to genetics alone but also to stressful environmental factors, such as a divorce, abnormal weight loss and use of antidepressants, according to a study published Tuesday.

PRESIDENT Arroyo has rejected a proposal from the Commission on Higher Education to add one more year to all college courses, including nursing, but ordered the agency to continue holding consultations on what courses should last five years.

Victories in three different weight classes, including two title conquests and a dominant showing against one of boxing’s all-time greats. All of these Manny Pacquiao achieved in a 12-month span, giving him a strong case as the leading pick for the...

The United States Department of Labor has awarded a Filipina with the first annual Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. US Ambassador Kristie Kenney presented the award to Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda of the non-governmental...

Motels in Manila and their patrons have reason to celebrate two weeks before Valentine’s Day. The Supreme Court yesterday declared as unconstitutional a Manila city ordinance banning “short time” admission in motels, saying it violates the rights...