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Duterte to confer highest civil service award on the late Miriam Defensor Santiago

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 01:26 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will confer on late senator Miriam Defensor Santiago the Quezon Service Cross, the highest award the republic accords its civil servants. Read more »

Aboitiz Equity Ventures chairman Jon Aboitiz passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:19 PM

The chairman of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Jon Aboitiz has passed away, his family confirmed on Friday. Read more »

Ateneo, UP take 'Battle of Katipunan' online ahead of game

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:30 PM

The "Battle of Katipunan" has begun on social media. Read more »

Adamson coach Pumaren gives advantage in UAAP finals to Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:20 PM

"It's unprecedented that outside La Salle-Ateneo, it's a jam-packed crowd." Read more »

Rachelle Ann Go voted Best Actress for ‘Hamilton’ role

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 05:38 PM

Rachelle Ann Go added another feather to her cap as she was voted Best Actress in the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards.  Read more »

For job-hunting Generation Z, it's not all about the money: study

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 03:32 PM

Generation Z, the youngest members of the workforce, look for employers who are both socially and environmentally responsible, and a workplace where they can apply their technology skills. Read more »

Fact check: No, these Leni slippers were not found at an abandoned NPA camp

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 03:13 PM

Multiple Facebook posts contain a photo purporting to show flip flops with the name of Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on them at an abandoned communist rebel camp. The photo is being misused out of context. The original image was published in 2016 by a major media organization of the flip flops being distributed to residents in a Philippine city. Read more »

UAAP: Why UP coach Bo Perasol doesn’t mind being underdogs to Ateneo

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 03:46 PM

They have less than 72 hours before they battle for the championship on Saturday and, despite likely some fatigue, the Fighting Maroons are ready to go. Read more »

WATCH: Highlights of the heart-stopping Adamson-UP ‘soap-opera’ game

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 03:56 PM

It was a game that had so many twists and turns, runs and droughts that UP Fighting Maroons head coach Bo Perasol compared it to a "telenovela." Read more »

UAAP: ‘Atin ’to’ philosophy lifts UP hero Paul Desiderio amid shooting woes

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 03:47 PM

Paul Desiderio didn't let his game-long shooting struggles stop him from attempting and making the big shots for the Fighting Maroons late. Read more »

WATCH: The Paul Desiderio shot that won it for the Fighting Maroons

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 03:57 PM

Check out Paul Desiderio's go-ahead jumper that sealed the win for UP in their do-or-die match against Adamson on Wednesday. Read more »

World Health Organization: Measles cases in PH up 367 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 06:10 PM

Parents are advised to have their children vaccinated against measles, as the number of measles cases in the Philippines increased by an alarming 367 percent. Read more »

4 Gin Kings, 3 Beermen make it to PH line-up vs. Kazakhstan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 06:34 PM

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Wednesday has unveiled the list of the Philippine national team's final lineup for its coming FIBA World Cup Asian qualifying game against Kazakhstan.   Read more »

Deported OFW loses P42k, valuables in check-in luggage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 01:02 PM

A Filipino worker who was deported from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is seeking help from the government after he lost 3,000 Saudi Arabian riyals and valuables inside his check-in luggage. Read more »

Bohol banks on new ‘eco-airport’ for tourism push

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:34 PM

Bohol eyes to double its tourist arrivals by 2020 with the opening of its new international airport, a local government official said Tuesday. Read more »

Slain Pasay cop gets medal of merit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 12:31 PM

Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde conferred the medal of merit to the Pasay police intelligence chief who died during an operation last weekend. Read more »

Online gaming fuels rise of Chinese workers in PH, says BI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 10:16 AM

MANILA - (UPDATE) Online gaming is one of the factors that contributed to the rise of Chinese workers in the Philippines, a Bureau of Immigration official said Tuesday. Read more »

Disability, old age no hindrance for Bar exam takers

Ron Lopez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 02:54 PM

While he is set to retire next year, Juan Molo remains optimistic that he can start a new career - as a lawyer. Read more »

ABS-CBN Store website back online

Jessica Fenol and Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 11:48 AM

ABS-CBN and the National Privacy Commission also encouraged consumers to practice safe online shopping by using two-factor authentication for credit card payments and to check the security certificates of the websites they are transacting with. Read more »

It's a boy for Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 10:13 AM

Rivera wrote "boy" on blue powder as she, Dantes, and 3-year-old Zia finished a fun run, based on the video, which had nearly 500,000 views early Monday. Read more »