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Filipinos feel poor due to low pay, lack of jobs: think tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 12:19 PM

A think tank on Tuesday questioned the government's claim of improvements in the labor market in the country. Read more »

Pinakamalaking batch ng Pinoy repatriates mula Sudan, nakauwi na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 07:54 PM

Dumating na sa Pilipinas ang pinakamalaking batch ng mga Pilipinong inilikas mula Sudan. Read more »

Countries evacuate citizens from war-torn Sudan

Mohammed Ali, EPA-EFE
Posted at Apr 24 08:57 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is preparing to evacuate over 150 Filipinos, out of 500 who reached out, from the war-torn African country. Read more »

Higit P400-M halaga ng shabu nasabat sa Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 07:26 AM

Higit P400 milyong halaga ng shabu ang nasabat umano ng mga awtoridad sa isang warehouse sa Pasay City nitong Lunes. Read more »

Africa pays the price as China and Russia muscle in

Lynne Al-Nahhas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 03:59 PM

China and Russia are bolstering their presence in Africa to tap its rich natural resources, analysts say, amid grave warnings from UN agencies the world's poorest countries face accumulating crippling debts. Read more »

Think tank urges PH gov't to rethink RCEP ratification

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 11:21 AM

The Philippine government is once again urged to rethink the country's ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Read more »

Hidden pain: Central Africa's rape epidemic

Barbara Debout, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 23 02:41 AM

In the Central African Republic, sexual violence against women, children and even men is constantly rising, says Doctors Without Borders. Read more »

IBON on P50,000 allowance for Senate employees: 'Dapat lahat'

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 05:12 PM

A think-tank warns raising allowances of Senate employees while decreasing the budget for conditional cash transfers could encourage patronage politics. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 2, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis DRC trip continues

Tiziana Fabi, AFP
Posted at Feb 02 08:27 PM

Pope Francis looks on during the welcome ceremony as he meets with young people and catechists at Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, DRC, on Thursday. Read more »

Pope Francis denounces 'economic colonialism' in Africa

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 03:05 AM

Pope Francis on Tuesday condemned what he termed "economic colonialism" in Africa, on the first day of a trip to the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

Gunmen kill 8 at birthday party in S.Africa

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 01:59 PM

Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing 8 and wounding 3 others. Read more »

S.Africa to send more than 100 cheetahs to India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 06:11 AM

South Africa said Thursday that it had reached a deal to transfer more than 100 cheetahs to India as part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted cats in the south Asian country. Read more »

Think tank sees PH growth slowing to 5 pct this year

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 07:49 PM

GDP growth in the fourth quarter of last year will again be high, but growth will be slower in 2023, independent think tank IBON Foundation said on Wednesday. Read more »

ABS-CBN brings 'Darna' to Indonesia, 'Viral Scandal' to Africa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 11:10 AM

ABS-CBN begins 2023 by continuing to showcase world-class Filipino programs to international audiences, airing its hit primetime teleserye "Mars Ravelo's Darna" to Indonesian viewers, and its drama series "Viral Scandal" in Africa. Read more »

Philippines wins int'l debate tournament

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 03:45 PM

A team from the Ateneo de Manila University won in the latest World Universities Debating Championship. Read more »

Scandal-hit South African President seeks to hang on to power

Gersende Rambourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 12:49 AM

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, people close to him said Saturday. Read more »

Panukalang 'Maharlika wealth fund', tinututulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 08:00 PM

Tinutulan ng iba't ibang sektor ang panukalang Maharlika Wealth Fund na balak kumuha ng paunang pondo sa pension funds sa SSS at GSIS. Read more »

Pope to visit DR Congo, S. Sudan in early 2023

Clément Melki with the Kinshasa bureau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 08:12 AM

Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan early next year, a trip previously postponed due to problems with his knee, the Vatican said Thursday. Read more »

S.Africa's ghost hunters look for clues in hollow rooms

Claire Doyen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 02:33 PM

The study of paranormal events has drawn the interest of researchers and parapsychologists but produced little hard evidence. Read more »