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WATCH: Lea Salonga joins fellow Disney Legends in online fundraiser

ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 04:34 PM | Updated Jan 28 05:05 PM

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga reunited virtually with her fellow Disney Legends in an online fundraiser for members of the performing arts and entertainment industry who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Elbert's Diner in Rockwell set to close amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 03:36 PM

Elbert's Diner is set to close at Power Plant Mall in Makati and will instead focus on delivery orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

WATCH: Claudia Barretto shares book recommendations with sister Julia

ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 01:55 PM

Julia said she hopes to become a bookworm just like Claudia, saying she "probably reads 2,000 books every month, and probably read 10,000 last year." Read more »

Pinoy-developed Vietnam War game expands to include new maps, units

ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 01:34 PM | Updated Jan 28 03:46 PM

The expansion also enhanced details in the game, which was initially done as a lockdown project after being shelved for some 18 years.  Read more »

Did you know? Lovely Abella's wedding gown was made in just 2 days

ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 01:06 PM

Lovely Abella recently thanked Kathryn Bernardo, her friend and co-star in "Hello, Love, Goodbye," for the gown she wore to her wedding to Benj Manalo.  Read more »

DOT chief to celebrities: 'Always wear masks, set an example'

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 11:31 AM | Updated Jan 28 05:05 PM

Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat admonished celebrities to diligently follow health protocols in the wake of the controversial birthday party of events planner Tim Yap in Baguio City where guest personalities did not wear masks and practice social distancing.    Read more »

TINGNAN: Mga bangkang 'bituin' ng Camarines Sur

ABS-CBN News
Jan 28 01:26 AM

Tila mga bituin sa dagat. Read more »

Merriam-Webster adds COVID-related terms to dictionary

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 11:56 PM | Updated Jan 28 08:08 AM

"ASMR", "silver fox" and other COVID-19 pandemic related terms are among 520 new words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary for January 2021. Read more »

CBCP elevates Obando Church to national shrine status

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 07:12 PM

The Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines on Wednesday voted to designate the San Pascual Baylón Parish-Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao in Obando town in Bulacan as a national shrine. Read more »

Did you know? Heart Evangelista would've been a veterinarian if she didn't enter showbiz

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 06:11 PM

She has long been an advocate of animal rescue and adoption. Read more »

Offering a prayer amid the pandemic

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 05:52 PM

People wearing face masks visit and offer a prayer at the St. Peter Parish in Commonwealth, Quezon City on Wednesday amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Baguio and Cebu City top list of areas with highest number of new Covid cases

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Jan 27 05:15 PM

Today’s new cases also indicate an alarming 100 percent increase from yesterday’s numbers.  Read more »

LOOK: Sam YG engaged to girlfriend Essa Santos

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 04:04 PM

"Let me love you for the rest of my life?"  Read more »

This restored Jay Ilagan classic is a one-of-a-kind portrait of the Filipino as ‘tumatandang binata’

Jerome Gomez
Jan 27 03:02 PM | Updated Jan 27 05:17 PM

What was it like being single in 1984? Not so different with being single in 2021, says this ECP classic. Read more »

Mimiyuuuh sets sights on 'new clothing line' for 2021

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 01:51 PM

Mimiyuuuh is setting his sights on "a new clothing line" this 2021, marking a return to his roots in fashion.  Read more »

LOOK: Pia Wurtzbach, Jeremy Jauncey find temporary home in Morocco

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 01:19 PM | Updated Jan 27 03:56 PM

Pia Wurtzbach and Jeremy Jauncey have found a temporary home in Morocco amid quarantine measures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Rockin' inside a bubble

Flaming Lips/Warner Music/Handout via Reuters
Jan 27 12:24 PM

Staff inflate individual plastic bubbles, used as a safety measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for a socially-distanced concert by the Flaming Lips at the Criterion in Oklahoma City, U.S. January 22, 2021. Read more »

LOOK: Bb. Pilipinas 2021 beauty breeds rabbits amid pandemic

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 11:50 AM

How does one fight the stress and isolation of the pandemic? Binibining Pilipinas 2021 Faith Garcia of Olongapo City has discovered the healing power of taking care of animals - particularly rabbits - during this time.  Read more »

Sandra Lemonon: No more pageants for me

ABS-CBN News
Jan 27 12:09 AM

Sandra Lemonon, who made headlines last year for her controversial statements against Miss Universe-Philippines, has decided to retire from pageantry, she said on Monday. Read more »

Tim Yap on viral Baguio party: We followed protocols, with goal to promote tourism

ABS-CBN News
Jan 26 09:21 PM | Updated Jan 27 07:21 AM

“Ang talagang goal namin, ang aim namin is to help restart the economy, reopen the economy at mapromote ang local tourism.” Read more »

Indonesia is now 19th country with more than 1 million Covid cases

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Jan 26 08:18 PM | Updated Jan 26 08:19 PM

In the Philippines, the number of new cases is much lower than the case count from previous two days  Read more »

Who was Jason Tengco before he was appointed new White House liaison?

ANCX Staff
Jan 26 07:30 PM | Updated Jan 26 11:23 PM

“Although I was once ashamed of my identity, I’ve truly come full circle and derive incredible strength and pride in being Filipino,” he once wrote in an essay.  Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga sintomas ng problema sa thyroid

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Jan 26 07:20 PM

Ang thyroid ang nagre-regulate ng kakayahan ng katawan na magproseso ng cholesterol, digestion, heart rate, at iba pa. Read more »

Filipina DJ Katsy Lee makes top DJ lists for 2020

Rick Olivares
Jan 26 06:15 PM | Updated Jan 26 06:42 PM

The vivacious disc jockey (DJ) was named to two 2020 Best DJ lists -- the FDJ World List and the EDMDroid Asia. Lee placed No. 95 and No. 25, respectively, in the Asian category (No. 1 in the Philippines).  Read more »

Elena Patron: The private side of a Filipino komiks icon

ANCX Staff
Jan 26 05:55 PM | Updated Jan 26 06:17 PM

In an intimate interview, the veteran writer and creator of “Blusang Itim” revealed details of her life not known to many Read more »