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'I was ambushed': Diokno cries foul over House hearing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:39 PM

In an interview with ANC, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the House sent 18 questions, which he prepared for, but many of those asked were not on the list. Read more »

Filipino journalists need to hold the line together, says Rappler CEO Ressa

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:07 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said the mission of journalism is "more important today than ever." Read more »

Advocate calls for modern regulations for faster, cheaper internet service in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 06:06 PM

MANILA – Faster and cheaper internet service could be achieved in the Philippines by enacting suitable laws and updating outdated regulations, an advocate said Friday. Read more »

Historic Balangiga bells back home after 117 years

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 06:58 PM

Excited locals of Balangiga welcomed the return of the church bells, seen by historians as a symbol of Filipino resistance to foreign invaders. Read more »

House draft charter better than Puno Commission's version: constitutionalist

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 02:51 PM

The federal charter passed by the House of Representatives is "better" than the version submitted by a consultative committee "in some instances", one of the framers of the 1986 Constitution said Friday. Read more »

Balangiga bells arrive in Eastern Samar, another step closer to home

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 11:27 AM

The Balangiga bells on Friday were brought to Eastern Samar ahead of its formal turnover to the parish church it originally belonged to more than a century ago. Read more »

Continental to hire more in PH to tap autonomous car demand

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 02:11 PM

Continental will add 300 to 400 people in Calamba, on top of its 4,000-strong workforce in the next 2 years, its vice president and general manager Glenn Everett told ANC’s The Boss.  Read more »

A different picture: Martial law in Mindanao led to forced evacuations, school closures - solon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 12:26 PM

At least two lawmakers from the House of Representatives expressed concern on Thursday over the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Bickering over the budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 04:03 AM

Lawmakers want the president to boot out Ben Diokno from the Cabinet. And while the congressmen and the Palace bicker over the budget, the extension of martial law in Mindanao sails through Congress. These are just some of the stories ANC will be covering today: Read more »

ANC Soundbytes: Congress extends martial law in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 02:51 AM

An overwhelming vote by the Philippine Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year. This is the third time martial law had been extended in the South. Will martial law be good for Mindanao?  Read more »

Nokia testing emergency drone tech system in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:34 PM

The collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs will use a network of LTE-connected drones equipped with cameras and sensors that can be deployed to disaster areas along with a portable LTE network. Read more »

Malacañang insists PH freedom of expression ‘robust’ as TIME lauds Ressa

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 06:50 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday maintained that freedom of expression in the Philippines remains robust, after TIME Magazine named Rappler chief Maria Ressa as one of the 2018 "Person of the Year."   Read more »

Filipino veteran anticipates tolling of Balangiga Bells

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 07:07 PM

The 21 years spent helping the government fight for the return of the bells was "very rough" journey, said US Air Force Veteran and former Special Envoy of the Catholic Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar Sonny Sampayan told ANC. Read more »

Draft federal charter 'worse than monarchies, worse than current Constitution' - group ex-spokesman

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 12:26 PM

The draft federal constitution approved on final reading at the House of Representatives is nothing like the proposal of the group President Rodrigo Duterte tasked review the current constitution, the committee's former spokesperson said Wednesday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Battle over the budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 02:48 AM

Allies of President Duterte wrangle over pork barrel insertions in the budget. And the country’s defense chief brands an alleged ouster plot pushed by Paolo Duterte as ‘fake news.’ Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today:   Read more »

ANC Soundbytes: The Balangiga bells are back

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 12:21 AM

The historic Balangiga bells are back home. But what exactly is their history?  Read more »

Return of Balangiga bells signals US respect for PH as a sovereign nation - envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 11:11 AM

The United States returning the bells of Balangiga symbolizes the respect it has for the Philippines, recognizing its longtime ally as a sovereign state, Manila's envoy to Washington said. Read more »

The ANC Brief: The bells are back

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 03:18 AM

The extension of martial law in Mindanao and the budget are up for discussion in Congress. And after a century, the Balangiga bells are coming home. These are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

ANC Soundbytes: Should Revilla return P124M in PDAF?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 11:37 PM

Former Senator Bong Revilla may have been acquitted of plunder, but various parties still believe Revilla should pay back P124 million in PDAF funds to the government. Should he? Read more »

Did Sandiganbayan ignore AMLC report on Revilla wealth?

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 12:11 PM

Differing opinions sprouted on Monday regarding the appreciation of the Sandiganbayan of an audit report on former Sen. Bong Revilla's wealth from 2007 to 2010 in the court's decision to acquit him of plunder. Read more »