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Balitang America wins NAM award for voter engagement coverage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:29 PM

Balitang America of ABS-CBN International's The Filipino Channel is one of the 12 winners in the 2017 New America Media (NAM) California Ethnic Media Awards held in San Francisco, California. Read more »

22-year-old Arzaylea calls out Pacquiao: I didn't start our chat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 07:55 PM

It was already a little awkward when he puzzlingly chatted up a 22-year-old girl online. But things just got a tad more complicated for Manny Pacquiao.  Read more »

Facebook, Google, Twitter asked to testify on Russian meddling

Dustin Volz and Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 28 10:17 AM

WASHINGTON - Executives from Facebook , Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the U.S. Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, committee sources said on Wednesday. Read more »

'Walang malisya': Pacquiao explains comments on woman's livestream

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 02:03 AM

Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao on Wednesday defended his comments on a livestream of Arzaylea Rodriguez, a 22-year-old American social media sensation. Read more »

Twitter tests expanding tweet limit to 280 characters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 05:17 AM

Twitter announced a test project allowing tweets to double the existing word limit in the latest effort to boost flagging growth at the social network. Read more »

Russia tells Facebook to localize user data or be blocked

Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 09:36 PM

Russia will block access to Facebook next year unless the social network complies with a law that requires websites which store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so on Russian servers, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Kylie Padilla to body-shamers: I feel so womanly, cushiony

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 06:54 PM

Almost two months after giving birth, Kylie Padilla became the target of body-shaming on social media. Read more »

PH to host int'l communication conference for the first time

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 03:32 PM

The Philippines will host the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) international conference for the first time this month, gathering communication scholars and practitioners from around the world.  Read more »

VIRAL: Pasahero nagmaneho ng taxi dahil inaantok ang driver

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 05:51 PM

Nag-viral sa social media ang Facebook post kung saan makikitang ipinasa ng isang taxi driver ang pagmamaneho sa kanyang pasahero dahil umano sa sobrang antok.  Read more »

Facebook to overhaul political ads after threat of US regulation

David Ingram, Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 09:44 AM

Facebook Inc on Thursday launched an overhaul of how it handles paid political advertisements, giving a concession to US lawmakers who have threatened to regulate the world's largest social network over secretive ads that run during election campaigns. Read more »

Guwardiya, pilit sinubuan ng resibo ng galit na customer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:30 AM

Nag-viral sa social media ang video ng babaeng pilit isinubo ang kaniyang resibo sa guwardiya ng isang supermarket sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Read more »

Balikbayan, nawalan umano ng gamit sa bagahe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 01:10 AM

Isang balikbayan umano ang nawalan ng gamit mula sa na-check in niyang bagahe. Read more »

Saudi Arabia set to lift ban on internet calls

Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 07:04 PM

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia will remove its ban on internet phone calls on Thursday, a government spokesman said, in a bid to stimulate online business as the kingdom looks to boost non-oil revenue. Read more »

'I Can See Your Voice' gets strong ratings start

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 11:20 PM

It appears Filipinos have a new weekend habit.    Read more »

OPINION: ‘Me Pulis sa ilalim ng tulay‘ in times of EJK

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 18 12:51 AM

There’s a song going around social media that is so much fun. It’s a new version of an old game song “May Pulis sa Ilalim ng Tulay.” Read more »

EU set to demand Internet firms act faster to remove illegal content

Julia Fioretti, Reuters
Posted at Sep 13 09:10 PM

Companies including Google , Facebook and Twitter could face European Union laws forcing them to be more proactive in removing illegal content if they do not do more to police what is available on the Internet. Read more »

ISIS targets 'tweens' in recruitment drive for stay-home extremists

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 09:02 PM

WASHINGTON D.C.—The Islamic State or ISIS group is recruiting people barely in their teens in what looks like a global campaign by the terrorist group to lure teenagers to extremism without leaving their homes.  Read more »

Paulo Avelino's 'The Promise of Forever' debuts strong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 06:28 PM

''The Promise of Forever,'' ABS-CBN's newest afternoon drama starring Paulo Avelino, secured a strong start with its pilot episode, drawing in more viewers than its rival show.  Read more »

'It's policy': PNP defends limited access to spot reports

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 09:19 PM

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday defended its move to limit media access to police spot reports, saying it is just implementing policy.  Read more »

Mga senador, nanindigang ipaglalaban ang pondo ng CHR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 02:47 PM

Nanindigan ang ilang senador na ipaglalaban nilang mabigyan ng mataas na pondo para sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Read more »