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Duterte wants Bangsamoro law before SONA, MILF says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 11:57 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte told congressional leaders that the Bangsamoro Basic Law should be passed within the year and he pressed them for a deadline before his annual address to Congress in July, a rebel leader said Friday. Read more »

Gov’t eyes ‘improved’ ceasefire deal with Reds as talks set to resume

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 11:39 AM

Backdoor talks are set to begin in the coming days in what one government negotiator hopes can lead to a ceasefire agreement “in principle” ahead of the formal resumption of peace negotiations with Maoist rebels. Read more »

Android 'Palitaw'? What if Google 's Android P gets name from PH

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 05:50 AM

If Google country manager for the Philippines Kenneth Lingan had his way, this year's version of Android should be named after a Filipino desert. Read more »

Cebuano entrepreneurs unite to promote sustainable furniture businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 08:49 PM

Furniture makers and designers in Cebu have reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable business models by raising awareness and promoting "upcycling," the organizer of the Cebu Design Week said.    Read more »

War on drugs to continue under his watch, says Albayalde

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 07:48 PM

The government's campaign against illegal drugs will continue even after Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa steps down, his successor said Thursday. Read more »

Mobile 'remote' points to $10 billion e-commerce market in PH: Google

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 02:15 PM

Electronic commerce is growing "very fast" in the Philippines, with 65 percent of the population online and using their mobile devices as a "remote control" for commerce and entertainment, Google's head in the country said Thursday. Read more »

Google tells Filipinos: Your data with us is secure

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 01:06 PM

Google on Thursday reassured Filipinos on the safety of data they share with the internet giant, as rival Facebook grappled with the fallout from a breach that affected 87 million people worldwide. Read more »

Boracay's D'Mall not built on wetland, says executive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 11:39 AM

The D'Mall commercial center in Boracay was not built on wetland contrary to the government's claim, a mall official said Thursday. Read more »

Joma to Duterte: Drop terror tag bid vs Reds

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 10:20 AM

The Duterte administration should withdraw its bid to declare communist guerrillas as terrorists before fanning hopes of reviving stalled peace talks with the group, their exiled leader Jose Maria Sison said Thursday. Read more »

Pinay hurricane hero needs kidney donor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 11:26 AM

A Filipina nurse, who is considered one of the heroes of the 2012 Hurricane Sandy disaster in the US, is in need of a kidney donor to save her life.  Read more »

Boracay's D'Mall, water utility face closure: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 11:10 AM

The D'Mall commercial center and Ayala Corp's water unit in Boracay face closure, as the government prepares to solve the island's pollution problem, an official who is helping plan the cleanup said Wednesday. Read more »

Uncertainty clouds looming Boracay closure, rehab: stakeholders

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 09:15 PM

Uncertainty still clouds plans to close and rehabilitate Boracay island, with the government yet to release clear guidelines regarding the matter. Read more »

Missing or misinformed? Robredo, Marcos lawyers disagree on audit logs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 04:31 PM

Should audit logs be inside or outside ballot boxes in the 2016 elections?  Read more »

Maritime expert warns about China's concept of joint development

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 05:34 PM

Under China's concept of a joint development with another state, Beijing retains sovereignty of the territories concerned, an analyst said Monday. Read more »

Unexploded bombs, bones greet Marawi residents on visit to 'ground zero'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 06:15 PM

Unexploded bombs as well as unidentified skeletal remains were found by Marawi residents on Sunday as they inspected their homes in "ground zero" almost a year after abandoning the city during its siege by Islamist militants. Read more »

‘Mobile first’ strategy drives iflix growth

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 08:45 PM

MANILA - A strategy that makes smartphones and other mobile devices a priority has helped drive the phenomenal growth of subscription video streaming service iflix, its top Philippine official said. Read more »

Bank financing is key to wider solar-power adoption for homes, vendor says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 12:19 AM

More Filipinos will be able to install solar-power systems in their homes if banks gave these purchases similar financing terms used for buying cars.  Read more »

Sereno camp denies undeclared parcels of land

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 11:29 AM

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno did not omit in her statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth 2 parcels of land as alleged in the articles of impeachment, her lawyer said Wednesday. Read more »

Sereno still recovering all her SALNs: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 12:23 PM

The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno admitted Wednesday they are looking for the top magistrate's other statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth which she supposedly failed to submit. Read more »

Karapatan: Roque remark linking rights groups to drug syndicates 'dangerous'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 01:31 PM

MANILA - A human rights group on Tuesday said a Malacañang official's remark linking rights organizations to drug syndicates was dangerous and has put advocates' lives on the line. Read more »