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Bato on ABS-CBN shutdown, alleged abuses: What is 11,000 losing jobs?

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 07:10 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Tuesday said the welfare of the nation was more important than 11,000 people who could lose their jobs if ABS-CBN Corp failed to renew its franchise by March 30, 2020.  Read more »

What you need to know about the new price cap on medicines

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 04:04 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed an executive order setting the maximum price for 87 medicines. But what does it mean for consumers? Read more »

More Pinoys abroad worry over ABS-CBN franchise row

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 12:19 PM

Some Filipinos living overseas expressed concern after the Office of the Solicitor General filed a quo warranto petition to forfeit the legislative franchises of ABS-CBN Corporation and its subsidiary, ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc. Read more »

Quo warranto plea vs ABS-CBN franchise catches attention of int'l media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 10:10 AM

It's not just in the Philippines where the quo warranto petition seeking to revoke ABS-CBN's franchise and prevent it from airing is being talked about.The discussion has reached other countries, with the move seen as President Rodrigo Duterte's worst attack against the press. Read more »

Life of a CIA coder: Nerf guns, pranks and fat jokes

Nicole Hong, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 18 08:21 AM

From their cubicles, the CIA programmers sent prank emails, taunted colleagues about their physical appearance and shot each other with Nerf guns and rubber bands, according to trial testimony.  Read more »

DOH says no evidence cruise ship buffet, hotpots cause COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 04:59 PM

The Department of Health on Monday asked the public not to panic and jump to conclusions.  Read more »

‘Charcoal Confessions’: Nancy Binay releases book on cyberbullying

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 08:10 PM

Senator Nancy Binay hopes that people will learn a thing or two from her experience with cyberbullying with her newest book. Read more »

2 Makati cops relieved from post over 'transgender profiling'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 02:56 PM

Two Makati City police officers were relieved from their posts after they were caught in a video inviting a random trans woman to the police station for alleged "profiling." Read more »

Death squad disrupters: Filipina patrols help keep drug killings at bay

Martin Petty and Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 17 12:27 PM

Late each night, a dozen women chat and share a meal before hitting the narrow streets of a Manila suburb where a death squad once roamed. Read more »

'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho gets hero's welcome in South Korea

Dogyun Kim and Chaeyoun Won, Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 10:37 PM

"Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho was greeted with cheers and applause as he returned to South Korea on Sunday after his historic four-Oscar win. Read more »

Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 02:06 PM

Australia's "black summer" of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fueled disasters are raging on. Read more »

Kobe among eight 2020 finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 15 05:33 PM

NEW YORK, United States - Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers legend killed last month in a helicopter crash, was among eight finalists named Friday for 2020 induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more »

How Mactan Airport beat Singapore's Jewel Changi in world architecture tilt

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 07:12 AM

Architect Winston Shu said that from the start, the designers of the Mactan Cebu International Airport wanted something different from other commercial airports. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: A show of love on Valentine's Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 05:52 AM

Employees and supporters of ABS-CBN came and showed their appreciation to the media network on Valentine's Day. Read more »

S.Korean mother 'reunites' with dead daughter in virtual reality show

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 09:00 PM

A tearful reunion between a mother and her dead daughter via advanced virtual reality for a South Korean television has become an online hit, triggering fierce debate about voyeurism and exploitation. Read more »

What SM Supermalls President Steven Tan learned from late founder Henry Sy

Cathy Yang and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 10:32 PM

Before his death, SM founder Henry Sy had regular coffee dates with his lieutenants, including the would-be president of SM Supermalls, Steven Tan. Read more »

Dying a desperate death: A Wuhan family's coronavirus ordeal

Yawen Chen and Tony Munroe, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 04:15 PM

BEIJING - There were no doctors, nurses or medical equipment at the Wuhan hotel converted into a temporary quarantine facility for suspected coronavirus patients when brothers Wang Xiangkai and Wang Xiangyou arrived two weeks ago.   Read more »

Love boat: Valentine's Day on a quarantine cruise

Sara Hussein and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 12:09 PM

TOKYO, Japan – "Cupid's avocado" for dinner, heart-shaped messages for the crew, but also painful separation: for those trapped on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruiseship, Friday is no ordinary Valentine's Day. Read more »

Bong Joon Ho’s path from Seoul to Oscar dominance

Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 14 11:11 AM

The streets of Seoul are as much a character in “Parasite” as the actors themselves, and they played a formative role in shaping Bong Joon Ho’s politicized worldview and intense focus on the searing inequality in the pulsing city of 10 million people.   Read more »

Why IKEA moved opening of first Philippines store to 2021

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 11:27 AM

Located at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, IKEA Philippines is " taking great shape" but adjustments have to be made, IKEA Southeast Asia Market Development Manager Georg Platzer told ABS-CBN News. Read more »