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Catholic bishops open to dialogue with Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 03:56 AM

MANILA - The Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is open to a dialogue with President Rodrigo Duterte despite relentless tirades from the chief executive. Read more »

Better for Church not to engage Duterte in word war, CBCP official says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 09:56 PM

Fr. Jerome Secillano says it is better for Church officials to use the president's tirades against them as an opportunity to improve themselves. Read more »

Why is the Trump administration separating immigrant families?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 06:16 PM

President Donald Trump declared Monday that the US will not become a "migrant camp" as his administration faced a backlash for its practice of separating the children of illegal immigrants from their parents. Read more »

Children separated from parents at US border sob, wail desperately

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 06:06 PM

Several Central American children separated from parents at the southern US border are heard desperately sobbing and wailing in a recording released Monday by transparency group ProPublica, some so hard they almost cannot breathe. Read more »

Palace to Sereno: Good luck as a private citizen

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 03:46 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said it respects the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the removal of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice via a quo warranto decision. Read more »

Trump says US not 'migrant camp' amid family separation crisis

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 07:31 AM

President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would not become a "migrant camp," as he faced soaring pressure to end the separation of immigrant families on America's southern border.   Read more »

Trump wants to dominate space, Moon and Mars

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 19 07:59 AM

President Donald Trump boasted Monday of the US commercial space industry's deep wallet and enterprising spirit, and vowed US dominance in exploration of the Moon and Mars, as well as any future space race. Read more »

Sister Fox stays: DOJ says immigration has no 'legal basis' to cancel visa

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 10:28 PM

(UPDATED) The Department of Justice (DOJ) has nullified the Bureau of Immigration’s order forfeiting the missionary visa of Australian nun Patricia Fox on technical grounds. Read more »

S. Korea conducts war games to defend vs Japan in dispute over Dokdo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 11:33 AM

South Korea on Monday will begin two days of war games to practice defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast -- against an unlikely attack by Japan. Read more »

Pro-business candidate wins Colombian presidential election

Helen Murphy and Stevan Grattan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:39 AM

Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque won Colombia's presidential election on Sunday, beating leftist Gustavo Petro in a victory that reassured investors but raised the prospect of changes to a landmark peace accord with Marxist rebels. Read more »

US lawmakers, first lady call for end to migrant family separations

Olivia Hampton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 06:32 AM

Democratic and Republican lawmakers upped the ante Sunday on the thorny issue of the separation of migrant children from their parents at the US border, as First Lady Melania Trump made a rare political plea to end the deeply controversial practice. Read more »

Malaysia power shift hits China infrastructure drive

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 12:49 PM

Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative. Read more »

Bong Go insists on 'one-on-one' amid Trillanes' call for bank waiver

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 01:21 PM

Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go on Saturday did not directly address Senator Antonio Trillanes IV's dare for both of them to sign a bank waiver and instead insisted on his "one-on-one" challenge against the opposition lawmaker. Read more »

NPC mulls including politicians from other parties in 2019 Senate slate

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 12:51 PM

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, member of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) said their lineup will be a mixture of familiar names from different political parties. Read more »

Sotto rejects Senate probe into priest slays

Sherri Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 11:23 AM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday criticized a proposal to mount a legislative inquiry into the assassination of 3 priests in the last 6 months. Read more »

Paolo Duterte to file libel raps vs Trillanes

Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 11:59 AM

Former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte will file criminal and civil complaints against Senator Antonio Trillanes for linking him to P6.4 billion worth of shabu smuggled into the country last year. Read more »

Who won in the Trump-Kim summit?

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 04:33 PM

North Korea was the big winner in the summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, an analyst said Wednesday. Read more »

Konsehal na protektor umano ng mga sindikato ng droga timbog sa Lanao del Sur

Jasper Acosta, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 03:45 PM

BALABAGAN, Lanao del Sur - Arestado Miyerkoles ang isang konsehal sa bayang ito na inaakusahang tagapondo at protektor ng mga sindikato ng droga sa lugar.    Read more »

Sara Duterte blasts Trillanes: Leave me alone

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 03:14 PM

The President's daughter and incumbent Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday slammed an opposition senator who claimed that she will run for president in 2022 as part of the family's bid to remain in power. Read more »

'Wake up Punchy!': Trump jabs back at De Niro

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 07:12 AM

US President Donald Trump hit back at Robert De Niro on Tuesday after the Oscar-winning actor used an expletive to condemn him at the Tony Awards. Read more »