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Arroyo: I didn't campaign to be Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 12:20 PM

MANILA - Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday maintained that she did not rally other congressmen to elect her as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read more »

Duterte calls for PDP-Laban unity

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 11:37 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called for unity within PDP-Laban as the ruling political party struggles against infighting. Read more »

Turkey slaps retaliatory tariff hikes on key US products

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 08:52 PM

Turkey hiked Wednesday tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions against Ankara, as a bitter dispute between the two allies that has battered the Turkish lira showed no sign of ending. Read more »

PDP-Laban faction open to alliance with Sara Duterte's Hugpong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 08:59 AM

The leader of one of the two warring factions of the ruling political party PDP-Laban is willing to forge an alliance with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago. Read more »

Venezuelan general arrested over 'attack' on Maduro

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 08:30 AM

A Venezuelan general has been arrested over the alleged assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Tuesday.   Read more »

DBM preparing for reenacted budget if Congress rejects 2019 proposal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 02:17 AM

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said they are already preparing to reenact this year's fiscal program if Congress fails to approve the 2019 national budget.   Read more »

Duterte mulls stepping down

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 10:57 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he is thinking of stepping down, with four years more left in his term. Read more »

Trump says 'Space Force' to dominate foes, cites China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 07:47 AM

US President Donald Trump signed an almost $750 billion defense spending bill Monday, while vowing a new "Space Force" would give America dominance over rivals in China and elsewhere.   Read more »

School boy, 14, runs for Vermont governor

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 15 02:58 PM

Most 14-year-old American schoolboys might be fixated on baseball, chasing girls and dodging their homework. Not Ethan Sonneborn. He's running for governor in Vermont. Read more »

Imee Marcos, Villar parties align with Sara Duterte's Hugpong

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 04:18 PM

Nine political parties, including those led by Sen. Cynthia Villar and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, have forged an alliance with the regional political party Hugpong ng Pagbabago chaired by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »

Washington police brace as hundreds protest neo-Nazi marchers

Thomas Watkins and Antoine Boyer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 06:52 AM

Washington police threw a ring of steel around the White House on Sunday, as a first small group of white supremacists arrived in the nation's capital to rally a year after a deadly protest highlighted the growing boldness of America's extreme right.  Read more »

Duterte asks PDP-Laban members to resolve rift or just part ways

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 06:30 PM

MANILA - The rift between the two factions of President Rodrigo Duterte’s political party PDP-Laban remains unresolved despite a mediation meeting with the chief executive. Read more »

Sara Duterte’s Hugpong offers help to PDP-Laban amid 'internal problem'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 06:26 PM

The party’s internal squabble deepened after a faction led by Rogelio Garcia replaced Senator Aquilino Pimentel III as party president, and elected their own set of leaders. Read more »

Duterte to meet PDP-Laban factions

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 03:23 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting with the warring factions of his political party PDP-Laban will take place Thursday, Malacañang confirmed. Read more »

Trump claims win in US House race, but Democrat surge looms

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 07:24 AM

The weaknesses of the US Republican Party heading into November's midterm elections were laid bare Wednesday as a special House election featuring a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump remained unresolved -- a contest that also underscored Democratic momentum.   Read more »

Duterte: I’m a lame duck president

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 07:36 PM

Even with four years more left in his term, President Rodrigo Duterte has described himself as a “lame duck” leader. Read more »

DOJ washes hands of murder raps vs leftist leaders

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 07:17 PM

The Department of Justice on Monday denied any role in the revival of a double murder case against an anti-poverty official and 3 former representatives of party-list group Bayan Muna.  Read more »

Venezuela arrests 'terrorists' over Maduro attack as opposition fears reprisals

Alexander Martinez and Margioni Bermudez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 07:02 AM

Six "terrorists and hired killers" have been arrested in Venezuela accused of trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in an alleged drone attack, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

Trump admits son met with Russian to get information on opponent

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 06:57 AM

US President Donald Trump admitted Sunday that his son met with a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower in 2016 "to get information on an opponent" but defended it as "totally legal."  Read more »

Sara Duterte's Hugpong may play vital role in Cha-cha push

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 11:02 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio's regional party 'Hugpong ng Pagbabago' may play a vital role in the push for charter change, a political analyst said Sunday.  Read more »