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Blogger Cocoy Dayao indicted for libel, says Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:14 PM

Blogger Eduardo 'Cocoy' Dayao has been indicted for libel, said Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III who filed the charges against the online personality last year. Read more »

Xander Ford, bumalik sa pag-aaral dahil sa bashers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 06:58 PM

Ibinahagi ni Xander Ford ang kaniyang pagiging abala sa pag-aaral, na binalikan niya dahil sa pamumuna ng mga netizen. Read more »

Tech firms should be made liable for 'fake news' on sites -UK lawmakers

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 08:22 AM

Tech firms like Facebook should be made liable for "harmful and misleading" material on their websites and pay a levy so they can be regulated, British lawmakers said, warning of a crisis in democracy due to misuse of personal data. Read more »

Rappler 'business as usual' despite CA ruling

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 01:56 PM

Online news website Rappler will continue operating in the Philippines while the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reexamines if the media company is fully owned and controlled by Filipinos, the website's legal counsel said Saturday. Read more »

Rappler insists on being a 'completely Filipino-owned' company

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 02:28 PM

Rappler released this statement on the matter: Read more »

Perfect storm of bad news for Facebook sinks shares

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 08:08 AM

The social network star -- which has weathered storms over privacy and data protection -- is now looking at cooler growth following a years-long breakneck pace. Read more »

Bayan's Reyes calls out alteration of anti-SONA protest photo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 07:09 PM

MANILA - Renato Reyes of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan called out Duterte-Marcos supporters for digitally altering photos of protests during Monday's State of the Nation Address (SONA). Read more »

Kapos na MMDA, inalok ng pamasahe ang pa-PGH na matanda

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 06:57 PM

Kapos man, nagawa pa ring ibigay ng isang MMDA enforcer sa Alabang ang kaniyang perang pangkain para lamang may pamasahe ang isang matandang magpapagamot sana sa Maynila.  Read more »

After 'rant' vs Pinoy helpers, Kuwaiti online star loses sponsors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 11:56 PM

Al-Qattan made international headlines when she slammed the new law allowing Filipino domestic workers to keep their passports and have rest days. Read more »

Kuwait social media star unapologetic on Filipino workers' rights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 03:07 AM

A Kuwaiti social media star remained unapologetic Monday over comments she made against new laws aimed at improving conditions for Filipino domestic workers, despite a backlash on the internet. Read more »

Netizens, sagana sa reaction sa SONA, 'kudeta' sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 09:23 PM

Ginamit ng mga netizens ang social media para magpahayag ng kanilang reaksiyon sa SONA ng Pangulong Duterte at sa kudeta sa Kamara.  Read more »

Sharon on career low point: 'Akala ko tapos na'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 11:11 PM

Cuneta admitted that she hit a low point in her career and even thought that it was all over. Read more »

What we want: Netizens share what they expect from #SONA2018

Angela Baylon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 12:46 PM

A week before the anticipated speech of the president, netizens responded to ABS-CBN’s question: “Ano ang nais mong marinig mula sa pangulo sa kanyang ulat sa bayan?” Read more »

No drugs found in slain Albay radioman’s vehicle, says PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 06:52 PM

Radio broadcaster Joey Llana also tested negative for illegal drugs. Read more »

Probe on Albay radioman's slay a top priority: PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 02:30 PM

MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde has ordered Bicol police to prioritize investigation on the killing of Albay radio broadcaster Joey Llana. Read more »

Tear-jerking mini-film on history-making Aeta graduate goes viral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 10:13 AM

MANILA - In 2017, Norman King went viral as the first Aeta to graduate from the Philippines’ premier state university.  Read more »

WhatsApp limits forwarding in India after lynchings

Simon Sturdee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 07:04 PM

WhatsApp announced limits on Friday on the forwarding of messages by its 200 million Indian users in an effort to stop a spate of horrific lynchings and to assuage government threats of legal action in its biggest market.   Read more »

'Makina nga napapagod': Pahayag ng Kuwaiti influencer ikinagalit ng OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 09:47 PM

Reklamo ng Kuwaiti internet celebrity, bakit daw kailangang bigyan pa ng day-off ang mga Pinoy na kasambahay sa Kuwait. Read more »

Palace condemns Albay radioman’s slay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 01:18 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Friday condemned the killing of Albay radio broadcaster Joey Llana.   Read more »

Comcast drops bid for 21st Century Fox assets, letting Disney win

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 20 07:53 AM

Cable and media giant Comcast said Thursday it is pulling out of the bidding war with Walt Disney Co. for film and television operations of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. Read more »